vocabulary

1.mansion's construction firm: the building company

He promised the mansion's construction firm would take responsibility for the landslide.

2.haphazardly: casually

The foundations were haphazardly built might lead to the collapse of the buildings.

3.excavate: dig

Rescuers continued excavating the side of the storm's worst disaster.

4.excavation: noun for the excavate

Excavation work continued at a vast hillside apartment.

5.hurl through: hit

Typhoon hurled through northern Taiwan on Monday.

6.topple: collapse, crash, and fall over

A landslide toppled the security wall.

7.trigger: lead to

The heavy rain triggered a landslide.

8.debris: rubble

Squads of soldiers took turns drilling and removing debris to search for the victims.

Accommodation
1. Youth hostel
2. B&B (bed and breakfast)
3. Motel
4. Hotel
5. Resort

Transportation
1. Airport- (a) Customs (b) Stewardess (flight attendant) (c) aircraft commander (d)
           Passport (e) visa (entry visa, transit visa) (f) Transit passenger (g) Ground crew (h) Check
in (i) Duty free shop (j) Luggage trolley (k) On-board computer (l) Runway
2. Departure lounge
3. Railroad Station- (a) Ticket collector (b) Platform (c) Ticket/booking office (d) Ticket barrier
(e) Turnstile
4.Carriage
5. Express (train)
6. Jumbo jet
7. Others on sea-(a) Canoe Schooner (b) yacht (c)
supertanker (d) ferry
8. Camel
9. Helicopter
10. Charter
11. Dugout
12. Turbo jet

Alternative Types of Vacation
1. Package vacation
2. Backpack travel
3. Intercontinental destination/long-haul destination
4. Adventure vacation- (a). Trek (b). Safari (c). Track gorillas (d). Expedition (e) Sail or
Schooner.
5. Study tour
6. Exploratory vacation- (a). Cultural tour (b). Wildlife tour (c). Adventure
tour (d). Discover offbeat archaeological sites.
7. Traditional vacations
8. Others- (a) Whale-Watching tours (b) Bird Watching tours (c) Hitch-Hiking

Travel Industry
1. The tourist association
2. Tourist boom
3. The tourist industry
4. Tourism project

Vocabulary on Tourism--produced by Amy, Lawrence, Teresa, and Maggie
Journey

1. Trip: A journey that you make to a place and back again.
2. Travel: Going from one place to another often to a place far away.
3. Journey: Travel from one place to another(formal use)
4. Tour: (a) Organized trip ??e.g. a The study tour. b. A band is on a tour. c. The musician is on a tour.

(b) A journey during which you visit many places that interest you. (c) A short trip that make around a place.

5. Cruise: a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places.

Voyage:

a long journey on a ship or in a spacecraft.

Vocabulary Exercise:
     Many people in Taiwan now have more and more leisure time to enjoy their lives.
Young people may choose to become backpackers or take semi self-assistant trips.
They will go white water rafting in a dugout or a canoe, for instance, or they will try to
complete a journey by hitch-hiking.   However, some people prefer safe journeys.
They may often pick package vacations and before their journey, they will consult
with the travel agent.   And most of them tend to visit the same famous resorts.

Group Members: Gina, Lily & Eric

A Cruise on River Thames We have planned to go on a river cruise on the River Thames when we go to London next
summer. We went to consult a travel agent and chose a seven-day package vacation in
London for our trip. The travel agent gave us the itinerary, and offered us cheap cut-price
tickets for flights to London. Besides, in order to save money, instead of staying at the
hotel, we would like to stay at the youth hostels. We are looking froward to the cruise to
avoid the congestion on the land in London.

Written by Lynx, Janet, Cicily, and Sophie