Before a trip you book a hotel or a flight to reserve it. You need a ticket to travel and a passport to enter another country.
Planning a trip
book — I book a hotel online.
ticket — I bought a train ticket.
passport — Show your passport at the airport.
Try it: To fly to another country, Amina must show her ___ at the airport. (passport / suitcase / souvenirs) Answer: passport — The document you show to enter another country is your passport. A suitcase holds your clothes and souvenirs are gifts from a trip, so neither one lets you cross a border.
Packing and leaving
You pack your clothes in a suitcase, and all your bags together are your luggage. The departure time is when your plane or train leaves.
suitcase — I put my clothes in the suitcase.
luggage — My luggage is heavy.
departure — The departure time is 9:00.
Try it: Hiroshi folds his shirts and puts them in his ___ before the trip. (suitcase / reception / ticket) Answer: suitcase — The bag you pack your clothes in is a suitcase. Reception is the hotel front desk and a ticket lets you travel, so neither one holds your folded clothes.
On holiday
At the hotel, staff at the reception help you. You go sightseeing to see famous places, and you buy souvenirs to remember the trip.
reception — Leave your bags at reception.
sightseeing — We went sightseeing in the old town.
souvenirs — I bought souvenirs for my family.
Try it: At the end of the holiday, Sofia buys small gifts to remember the trip: some ___. (souvenirs / luggage / departure) Answer: souvenirs — Small gifts that help you remember a trip are souvenirs. Luggage is your bags and departure is the leaving time, so neither one is a gift to remember a trip.