collocation · informal
road trip
UK/ˈrəʊd trɪp/US/ˈroʊd trɪp/ROAD·trip
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a long journey made by car, often visiting several places
Examples
“We planned a road trip along the west coast during summer.”
“A road trip is a great way to see the countryside.”
“They filmed the movie during a road trip across the country.”
Band 8 sentence
“A well-planned road trip lets you discover hidden spots and control the pace of travel.”
Collocations
- take a road trip
- planning a road trip
Word family
road nountrip noun
Common mistakes
We make a road trip last year.→We took a road trip last year.
He did road trip to Da Nang.→He went on a road trip to Da Nang.
Say it for a higher band
5drive trip→6long drive→7+road trip
Synonyms
long drive
Easily confused
long-distance drive
“They drove for twelve hours on a long-distance drive.”
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