noun · neutral
terminal
UK/ˈtɜːmɪnəl/US/ˈtɜːrmɪnəl/TER·mi·nal
Band 6-7speakingtask2
a building at an airport or bus/coach station where passengers arrive and depart
Examples
“The international terminal opens three hours before departure.”
“We waited in Terminal 1 until they announced our gate.”
“The new terminal has several shops and a bigger waiting area.”
Band 8 sentence
“The new terminal at the international airport has streamlined passport control and baggage handling, significantly reducing queues.”
Collocations
- airport terminal
- bus terminal
- terminal building
Word family
terminal nounterminate verbterminally adverb
Common mistakes
station→terminal
the terminal 2 (thiếu chữ số không viết hoa đúng)→Terminal 2
Say it for a higher band
5station→6airport building→7+terminal
Synonyms
station
Easily confused
station
“I waited at the station for my train.”
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