noun/verb · neutral
trek
/trɛk/TREK
Band 7+speakingtask1task2
a long and difficult walk, especially in the mountains or wilderness
Examples
“We did a five‑day trek through the Himachalan hills.”
“They trekked for hours before finding a place to camp.”
“A guided trek is safer for inexperienced hikers.”
Band 8 sentence
“The expedition included a gruelling trek through high passes and glacial moraines.”
Collocations
- go on a trek
- trek through the mountains
Word family
trek noun/verbtrekking noun/gerund
Common mistakes
go trek→go on a trek / go trekking
make a trek→go on a trek / undertake a trek
Say it for a higher band
5walk→6hike→7+trek
Synonyms
hike
walk
Easily confused
hike
“We went for a short hike in the national park.”
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