English

Travel /ˈtrævəl/ verb

(travelled, present participle)

to make a journey , usually over a long distance.

As a young man he had travelled the world.

Creation /kriˈeɪʃən/ noun

something that has been created

Their policies all emphasize the creation of 

wealth

Agency / ˈeɪdʒənsi / noun

an organization or department, especially within a government, that does a specific job

The duty of the agency is to act in the best interests of the child

Abroad /əˈbrɔːd/ adverb

in or to a foreign country

After her divorce she went to live abroad.

Attraction /əˈtrækʃən/ noun

(Adv: attractively) (verb: attract)

(adj: attractive)

something interesting or enjoyable to see or do

Skiing holds no attraction for me.

Destination /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/ noun

the place that someone or something is going to

The Caribbean is a popular holiday 

destination.

Pilgrim /ˈpɪlɡrəm/ noun

a religious person who travels a long way to a holy place

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mecca.

Booklet /ˈbʊklət/ noun

a very short book that usually contains information on one particular subject

To introduce the tasks, the following information was provided on the cover page of the booklets

Site /saɪt/ noun

a place where something important or interesting happened

The company hasn't yet chosen the site for 

the new hospital.

Vacation /vəˈkeɪʃən/ noun

a holiday, or time spent not working

I've still got some vacation time left before the end of the year.

Information /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ noun

facts or details that tell you something about a situation, person, event etc

We have reliable information that a strike 

is planned next month

Careful /ˈkeəfəl/ adjective

(verb: care) (adv: carefully) (noun: care)

paying a lot of attention to details, so that something is done correctly and thoroughly

You'll cut yourself on that knife if you're not careful.

Historical /hɪˈstɒrɪkəl/ adjective

(noun:history) (adv: historically)

relating to the past

Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed.

Shrine /ʃraɪn/ noun

a place that is connected with a holy event or holy person, and that people visit to pray

Islam's most sacred shrine is at Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Plan /plæn/ verb

(past tense and past participle: planned)

to think carefully about something you want to do, and decide how and when you will do it

She explained her plan in a few brief 

sentences

Choice /tʃɔɪs/ noun

the range of people or things that you can choose from

I'd prefer not to work but I don't have much  choice

Probably /ˈprɒbəbli/ adverb

(Adj: probable) (noun: probability)

used to say that something is likely to happen, likely to be true etc

The probable cause of death was heart

failure.

Suggestion /səˈdʒestʃən/ noun

(verb: suggest) (adj: suggestive)

(adv: suggestively)

an idea, plan, or possibility that someone mentions, or the act of mentioning it

I don't know what to wear tonight - do you have any suggestions?

Agent /ˈeɪdʒənt/ noun

Someone who works in an agency

Please contact our agent in Spain for further information.

Hospitable /ˈhɒspɪtəbəl/ adjective

(adv: hospitably)

friendly, welcoming, and generous to visitors

The villagers were very hospitable

Famous /ˈfeɪməs/ adjective

(noun: fame) (adv: famously)

known about by many people in many places

Marie Curie is famous for her contribution to science.

International /ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl/ adjective

(verb: nationalize) (adj: national)

(adv: nationally)

relating to or involving more than one nation

She was the boss of a large international  company.

Ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adjective

(noun:ancient) (adv: anciently)

belonging to a time long ago in history, especially thousands of years ago

People have lived in this valley since ancient times.

Desert /ˈdezət/ noun

a large area of land where it is always very dry, and there is a lot of sand

We had to cross a large area of arid featureless desert.