noun · neutral
tour
UK/tʊə(r)/US/tʊr/TOUR
Band 4-5speakingtask2
an organized trip to visit places for pleasure
Examples
“We booked a city tour that includes the cathedral and the museum.”
“The guide offered a walking tour of the old quarter.”
“They went on a package tour with flights and hotels included.”
Band 8 sentence
“We joined a guided tour of the historic district, which really helped us appreciate the architecture.”
Collocations
- go on a tour
- guided tour
- package tour
Word family
tour (n) nountour (v) verbtourist (adj) adjective
Common mistakes
make a tour→go on a tour
do a tour→go on a tour
Say it for a higher band
5trip→6visit→7+tour
Synonyms
trip
Easily confused
trip
“We took a short trip to the coast last weekend.”
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