Gerund and infinitive

Vocabulary

Traveling. Foreign countries and cities.

Study the important vocabulary:

Some words connected with travel: flight, to take off, local time, to be stranded, the airport, overnight, plane, to delay, passengers, run on time, change trains, to sail, crew, to set sail, to/a dock, to disembark, to be wrecked, to be marooned on an island, car goes fast, to overtake cars, to swerved into the middle of the road, to avoid crashing, to back the car, to/a drive, to park…….

transport type	different kinds of vehicle	parts of vehicle	people working with it	associated facilities
road	sports car, estate car, bus, coach, tram, van, lorry	boot, engine, gears, steering-wheel, brakes, tyres	driver, mechanic, chauffeur, bus-conductor	petrol station, garage, service station
rail	passenger train, freight train, local train, express	sleeping-car, buffet, restaurant-car, compartment	engine-driver, ticket collector, guard, porter	waiting-room, ticket office, signal-box
sea	yacht, rowing-boat, fishing-boat, liner, ferry, trawler	engine-room, deck, bridge, gangplank, companionway	captain, skipper, purser, docker, steward(ess)	port, buoy, quay, customs shed, light-house, docks
air	aeroplane, jet, helicopter, supersonic aircraft	cockpit, nose, tail, wings, fuselage, joystick	pilot, ground staff, steward, air traffic controller	duty-free shop, departure lounge, hangar, runway

A number of places to spend a holiday:

youth hostel: cheap accommodation, mainly for young people

time-share apartment: accommodation which one owns and has the right to stay there for 2 weeks every year……

self-catering flat: flat which you rent, you cook for yourself

guesthouse: accommodation like a hotel but cheaper and with fewer services

camp site: a place where you can pitch a tent or park a caravan

holiday camp: a place providing holiday accommodation in little chalets or

flats, with restaurants, bars, swimming pools and lots of other facilities and entertainment

Useful lexis: to hitch-hike, to sunbathe, to swim / go swimming, to do some/go sightseeing, to ski / go skiing, to go for a drive, to hike / go hiking, to tour or go touring, to go on an excursion, to climb or go climbing/mountaineering, to camp or go camping, to go/be wind-surfing, hang-gliding

At the hotel: a single/double room, to book, room with a shower, a colour TV, and a view of the sea, to serve breakfast, to be late for dinner, to get smth to eat, to have/to make a call, a tea-making machine, an extra pillow, to vacate rooms by…

Leisure Time. Hobbies.

Study the important vocabulary:

Leisure, hobby, pass-time, activity, daily routines:

Sleep: to wake up at…, to lie in bed for…, to get up, get out of bed, get dressed, go to bed, tired, to sleep, to fall asleep quickly, to get to sleep, to succeed in sleeping, to manage to fall asleep, to oversleep, to have a nap, to have a lie-in……

Keeping clean: to have a shower in the morning, to have a bath, to have a shave / a wash, clean / brush, to wash hair …

Note: In some contexts, it is more common in English to use have + noun than a single verb, e.g. I'm going to have a wash. [NOT I'm going to wash.]

Evenings: to stay in = stay at home, to have a rest = relax and do nothing, to go out, to go to the cinema or disco with friends, to have friends for dinner, to invite friends to the house, to come round, to visit, to chat, to play cards/ poker/ bridge…

Housework: to do the shopping (= buy the food), a cleaner (= a person who cleans), to do the housework: washing (= wash the clothes), the washing-up (= wash the dishes), the ironing.

Things people play: cards, board games, chess, guitar, saxophone, piano, violin, musical instruments, tennis, football, soccer, volleyball, baseball………

Note: People join clubs (= become members) where they can play cards and chess