PET Result Unit 1 - Travel and transport (part A)

airline - aerolinka

noun - a company that provides flights for passengers

airport - letiště

noun - a building from which you can take a plane

balloon - balón

noun - a large bag filled with hot air used in the past for travelling through the air

bike - jízdní kolo, kolo, bicykl

noun - a vehicle with two wheels without an engine, you move it by moving your legs

board - nastoupit (na palubu), nalodit se

verb - to get on a ship or plane

boarding pass - palubní lístek

noun, American English - a card you need to have in order to be allowed to get on a plane

boat - člun, loďka

noun - a small vehicle that travels across water

bus service - autobusové spojení, autobusové spoje, autobusová doprava

noun - a system that provides bus transportation

by air - letecky, letadlem

adverb - (of travelling or sending mail) done using a plane

by land - po pevnině, po zemi

adverb - (of travelling or sending mail) using roads etc. (as opposed to flying)

by rail - po železnici

adverb - (of travelling etc.) using trains

by road - po silnici

adverb - (of travelling) using roads

by sea - po moři

adverb - (of travelling) using a boat or a ship

cab - taxi, taxík

noun, American English - a taxi

catch - stihnout (autobus apod.)

verb - to be there in time for a bus or train etc; not to be too late

coach - dálkový autobus, autobus (dálkový)

noun - a bus used for travelling for longer distances

customs officer - celník

noun - the person who checks your passport, visa, baggage etc. when you come to a foreign country

cyclist - cyklista

noun - a person riding a bicycle

deck - paluba

noun - the main floor on a ship

depart - odjet, odletět, odcestovat, mít odjezd

verb - to leave the station; to leave

departure - odjezd, odlet

noun - the time when a train, plane, bus etc. leaves or is scheduled to leave

destination - cíl cesty

noun - the place where you are going or aiming to get to; the goal of a journey

document - dokument

noun - a piece of paper with some official information on it

driving licence - řidičák, řidičský průkaz

noun - a document that allows you to drive a car, motorcycle, truck etc.

fare - jízdné

noun - the money you pay for a journey

ferry - trajekt, přívoz

noun - a kind of boat that travels across a channel or a river and carries people, cars, buses etc.

flight - let, létání

noun - the act of flying, a trip by plane or another flying vehicle

check in - ubytovat se, zapsat se (v hotelu), zaregistrovat se

verb - to come to a hotel, sign your name and get a room

check out - odhlásit se (z hotelu)

verb - to leave a hotel, return the key etc.

check-in - odbavení (na letišti), odbavovací přepážka, místo odbavení

noun - the place and situation in which you check in at an airport