Exercise 2. There are some differences between a travel, a trip, a journey, a tour, a voyage, and a crossing. Study the definitions below and check the correct answer below. TRAVEL - the activity of travelling; a journey (air/space travel business travel; travel about the Far East). JOURNEY - the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle (I love going on long journeys). TOUR - 1. A visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around the place or area and learn about it (We went on a guided tour of the cathedral/museum/factory); 2. A journey made for pleasure, especially as a holiday, visiting several different places in an area (a cycling tour of Provence); 3. A planned visit to several places in a country or area made for a special purpose, such as one made by a politician, sportsteam, or group of performers (a lecture/concert tour). TRIP - a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again (The trip from Y ork to Newcastle takes about an hour by train). VOYAGE - a long journey, especially by ship (He was a young sail or on his first sea voyage). CROSSING a journey across a large area of water, from one side to the other (It was a really rough crossing - I threw up three times). 1. A ________ is a long trip for pleasure and sightseeing often consisting of visits to different places. 2. A ________ is a travel made by water sea or ocean. 3. Our ________ included England, France and Germany. 4. It would be impossible to imagine modern life without ________. 5. In 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg on its first ________ across the Atlantic, and it sank four hours later. 6. You can ________ by train, by bus, by plane, by ship or in a car, and finally you can go on foot. 7. Unfortunately that ________ ended in a shipwreck, and Robinson Crusoe found himself on a deserted island. 8. Mr. Dower has visited many countries and now he is writing a book about his________. 9. One day I came back from a few days' ________ made on foot through the island. 10. As far as I am concerned, I prefer ______ by air.

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