English Vocabulary Lesson: Collocations & Expressions on TRAVELLING

Hello there. How are you today? This is Mark. In our past lessons, we talked about collocations. In this lesson, I want to concentrate on collocations and expressions that we use when we travel. So, stay tuned. OK. In past videos, I said that collocations are words that go together. OK. So, we're going to have some collocations and some expressions that we use when we travel abroad. Or, we can call this survival English. Survival English is the essential English that you know in order to survive or to live, to work, etc. in an English-speaking country. So, let's look at some scenarios where you can find these types of collocations or expressions. So, for example, when you arrive at the airport, OK, the officer can ask you for your passport. So, he can say, can I see your passport? So, see your passport. Can I see your passport, please? Usually, please. Anything to declare? Do you have anything to declare? So, for example, if you bring with you food to another country, so you need to declare it. Or, if you bring a pet, or if you bring extra money, OK, to another country. So, you need to declare it if they ask you. Purpose of visit. OK. Why are you visiting my country? OK. Your purpose. OK. Purpose of visit. You usually say on holiday, on business. I'm on holiday. I'm on business. Or, you can say for pleasure. OK. Or, another one, just visiting relatives. OK. Just visiting relatives. Cousins, aunts, uncles, your grandmother, your grandfather, etc. So, they usually ask you to fill a form. So, they will ask you, can you fill this form? OK. A collocation here is fill a form. OK. Fill this form. When they finish with you, the customs officer, probably, will tell you, enjoy your stay or enjoy your visit, we can say. We can also say. OK. Once you're out of the airport, we can ask for directions. OK. Maybe you need to take a taxi. OK. Take a taxi. That's another collocation. Take a taxi. Or, take a cab. Also, it's said in slang. Take a cab. You can ask, how can I get to or how to get to? OK. How can I get to downtown? How can I get to downtown? How can I arrive downtown? Can you tell me where the Colosseum is? Or, you can ask, where is the Colosseum, please? Where is the Colosseum? OK. Another phrasal verb that I'm going to teach you in this lesson is looking for. I'm looking for the stanch steps. Another expression that we use a lot is show me on the map. Can you please show me on the map where this location is and they will usually help you. Now, the person speaking to you or answering to you, they will say, take the first turning left or the first turning right. Take. OK. Go and take the first turning left or turning right. Or, go straight. OK. Continue walking. Go straight. OK. Or, turn right. Turn left. OK. Let's continue with our list then. At the pharmacy, for example, you have some problems and so health problems. Fortunately, not not serious. OK. So, we can ask for a pharmacist anything, anything for cold sores. Cold sores are these blisters that you get on your lips. OK. Cold sores. Or, anything for stomach aches. I have some aches on my stomach. So, stomach aches. Anything for headaches. OK. Headaches. A splitting headache. OK. It's very, very, very, very serious headache, really. The other one could be, do you have anything for sore throats? Sore throats. OK. My throat hurts. Sore throats. Do you have anything for chapped lips? So, if you have, you know, with the cold, you can get chapped lips. OK. So, maybe you need some gel or something. OK. If you suffer from allergies, we say, I suffer from hay fever, for example. Hay fever is a type of allergy. I suffer from indigestion. OK. Indigestion. I couldn't eat well, so I have indigestion problems. So, I'm suffering from diarrhea. OK. This is another problem that you may have when you travel abroad. Or, I've got a rush. OK. A rush. OK. Something red on your skin and so you, it's itchy. Itch. OK. So, it's a rush. You get a rush. OK. It's usually pink on your skin. Now, when you get to the hotel, you check in. Right. And you do the check-in. OK. And, in this case, we have, we can say, I have a reservation. If you called before, you can say to the receptionist, I have a reservation. Or, I booked a room. OK. It could be a single room, single or double room. Single room or double. OK. Room. Can you help me with my luggage? If you're in Britain. If you're in America, we say baggage. OK. Can you help me with my baggage? Can I make a call to, or a distance call. Sorry. A distance call to maybe India. I don't know. Make a distance call to India or, you know, from your room. Or, you can get room service. So, they serve your lunch or breakfast to your room. OK. Room service. And, when you check out, for example, I check out or your check out is at 11 o'clock. OK. So, you have to leave your room if you're staying in a hotel. OK. Or hostel. Or inn. OK. So, these are types of accommodation. And, actually, if you go to a tourist information booth or office, you can ask for, if you have problems with your hotel, you can ask for another type of accommodation. You use the same phrasal verb I gave you before. So, look for. I'm looking for accommodation. Can you recommend something? OK. Or, you can ask to the tourist information office what is the best way to get around the city. OK. What is the best way to get around the city? Or, I need to exchange some money. OK. So, I need to, I need the currency exchange office. Or, you can ask for local attractions. What are your local attractions? Well, we have a museum. We have an exhibition going on right now. Very interesting. So, you can ask for local attractions. And, can you recommend any good restaurants? Can you recommend any good restaurants? If you like Thai food or if you like Italian, you can ask. Can you recommend any good Italian restaurants? Any good Mexican restaurants? Thai restaurants? OK. So, these are all the collocations and expressions that we use when we travel abroad, usually to any country, I think, because English is already everywhere. If you don't speak the local language, you can use English. Now, let's recap. So, in this lesson, I talked about collocations. Collocations are words that are put together. OK. So, they could be verbs, class nouns, and so on, like watch TV, listen to music, etc., etc. In this case, though, I concentrated when you travel abroad. And so, when you use it for survival English. OK. So, expressions and collocations that you use at the airport, for example, or at the tourist information office, or at a hotel, etc., etc. I hope you enjoyed the lesson. If you have any questions, requests, or maybe you can write your own example, please do so under this video. Enjoy your day. Travel abroad. Travel more. And I see you next time. See you next week, actually. Take care. Bye-bye.