C1 English Collocations Related To Travel

Learn B2/C1 English collocations related to travel.

10 upper-intermediate and advanced (B2/C1) natural English expressions that will help to take your English to another level. These advanced expressions will be very useful to you if you are preparing for an English exam (FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS etc)

Using natural English collocations in your speaking and writing will help you to sound more native in English.

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I’ve got 10 collocations about travel. I’ll take you through them. Some of them are positive, and some of them are negative connotations.

I’ll tell you which is which, and then hopefully you’ll be able to understand them and then you’ll be able to practise that.

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a desolate area /ˈdes.əl.ət/

Meaning: could be part of a desert, a wasteland, or ghost town, etc

Example:

If you’re travelling or you’re going on a holiday, the last place you’d want to be is in a desolate area.

a tedious journey /ˈtiː.di.əs/

Meaning: boring, difficult, tiring, something that wears you out

Example:

Last Saturday, we travelled north out of the city, and the journey was tedious and slow as there was a lot of congestion.

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a panoramic view

Meaning: it spreads almost 360 degrees left to right, and you can span right across it

Example:

My hotel was situated in a lonely spot with a panoramic view of the countryside surrounding it.

luxurious accommodation /lʌɡˈʒʊə.ri.əs/

Meaning: very comfortable and expensive

Example:

It was worth it. The accommodation was luxurious, and I would really suggest and recommend it to any of you to go in there.

C1 English collocations related to travel

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poor service

Meaning: low quality, not what you had expected, not up to scratch

Example:

We will never stay in this hotel again. The service was poor, the room was dirty, and the cost was way over-priced. Not what we had expected.

far-flung location/destination

Meaning: really far away, remote

Examples:

Our hotel was in a far-flung location, miles from the city. There was absolutely nothing around it.

As the world begins to open up after the pandemic, some of us have dared to dream about summer holidays in far-flung locations.

C1 English collocations related to travel

a quaint village /kweɪnt/

Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned

Example:

The quaint village of Cotswolds is nice to visit for Easter weekend.

a raw deal

Meaning: not the best deal, not what you had expected

Example:

The hotel looks half-finished, it’s a long distance away from the city. We’ve got a little bit of a raw deal.

C1 English collocations related to travel

impeccable service

Meaning: service that just cannot be criticised, cannot be bettered

Example:

They gave me a small bowl of fruit as an extra treat. What an impeccable service!

unwary traveller /ʌnˈweə.ri/

Meaning: innocent, not conscious of possible dangers and pitfalls

Example:

The unwary traveller walking along the beach needs to wear flip flops in case somebody’s left some broken glass.

Okay, so let’s go through those C1 English collocations related to travel again.

desolate area
tedious journey
panoramic view
luxurious accommodation
poor service
far-flung location/destination
a quaint village
a raw deal
impeccable service
unwary traveller

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