Iconic Landmarks: Statue of Liberty and Columbus Monument

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty is a monument located on a small island in the U.S. city of New York. This is a statue whose height is 46 meters, and it was given to the United States as a symbol of international friendship from France.

The Statue of Liberty has become an important sightseeing place of New York and also of the United States. People can visit the inside of the statue, taking an elevator or climbing stairs. When they finally arrive at the top, they can enjoy the amazing views from there.

The Columbus Monument

The Columbus Monument is a 60-meter (197 ft) tall monument to Christopher Columbus at the lower end of La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The Columbus Monument is located atop an iron column. The Columbus Monument in Plaza Portal de la Pau, between the south junction of the Rambla and Passeig de Colom, before the harbor. The statue that greets visitors arriving in the city for the Ronda Litoral. The monument is a tribute to explorer Christopher Columbus. The statue has his arm extended and pointing with the index finger and the sea to America, which is just the opposite.

Travel Vocabulary

Here is a list of useful travel-related vocabulary in English and Catalan:

  • Air travel: viatge en avió
  • Ancient: antic, lloc històric
  • Backpack: motxilla
  • Backpacking holiday: turisme de motxilla
  • Boat trip: passeig o excursió amb vaixell
  • Bring to light: treure a la llum
  • Business trip: viatge de negocis
  • Camping holiday: vacances d’acampada
  • Campsite: lloc per acampar
  • Charge (noun): càrrec, acusació
  • Charge (verb): acusar
  • Check in: registrar-se, fer l’entrada a l’hotel
  • Check out: pagar i marxar
  • Damage: dany
  • Day trip: excursió d’un dia
  • Eat at local restaurants: menjar a restaurants de la zona
  • Fine: multar
  • First-aid kit: farmaciola
  • Forbidden: prohibit
  • Get to: arribar a
  • Go camping: anar d’acampada
  • Go hiking: anar d’excursió (a peu)
  • Go out: sortir
  • Go sightseeing: fer turisme
  • Hiking boots: botes per fer excursionisme
  • Jail: presó
  • Just: només
  • Lucky: afortunat
  • Meet new people: conèixer gent nova
  • Money belt: ronyonera
  • Path: camí
  • Raincoat: impermeable
  • Resort: complex turístic
  • School trip: excursió de l’escola
  • Seaside holiday: vacances a la platja
  • Set off: sortir, posar-se en camí
  • Set up: muntar
  • Shopping trip: sortida per anar de botigues
  • Sign: rètol
  • Skiing holiday: vacances d’esquí
  • Sleeping bag: sac de dormir
  • Spite: malgrat
  • Spokesman: portaveu
  • State: declarar, afirmar
  • Suitcase: maleta
  • Sunbathe: prendre el sol
  • Surfboard: planxa de surf
  • Sunscreen: crema solar
  • Sweatshirt: dessuadora
  • Swimsuit: banyador
  • Take off: enlairar-se (avió)
  • Theft: robatori
  • Torch: llanterna
  • Travel agent: agent de viatges
  • Travel arrangements: preparatius per al viatge
  • Travel documents: documents de viatge
  • Travel expenses: despeses de desplaçament (viatge)
  • Travel guide: guia turística
  • Warn: advertir, avisar
  • Youth hostel: alberg de joventut
  • Through: a través de
  • Perhaps: potser

Common Travel Phrases

  • Can you help me, please?Em pots ajudar, si us plau?
  • What time does the train/plane arrive at…?A quina hora arriba el tren/avió a…?
  • Is there a direct train to…?Hi ha un tren directe a…?
  • Where can I get a ticket?On puc comprar un bitllet?
  • My flight is/leaves at…El meu vol és/surt a les…

Adverbs

  • Unfortunately: desafortunadament
  • Completely: completament
  • Suddenly: de sobte
  • A bit: una mica
  • Badly: malament
  • Luckily: per sort
  • Neatly: ordenadament

Examples

  1. The accident happened suddenly.
  2. Michael wasn’t badly hurt, but he broke his finger.
  3. We were completely unprepared for the bad weather.
  4. At first, the long climb made me a bit nervous.
  5. Unfortunately, they had to go home before the others.
  6. Luckily, they had taken a first-aid kit with them.

Phrasal Verbs

  • Pick up: recollir
  • Looking for: buscant
  • Get across: comunicar, fer entendre; creuar, travessar
  • Get by: defensar-se
  • Get through: comunicar-se
  • Get into: entrar a, ficar-se, interessar-se
  • Turn down: abaixar el volum

Verb Tenses

Present Simple

Structure: I/You/We/They work; He/She/It works; Do I work?; Does he work?

Usage: Expressing routines, habits, scientific facts, schedules, and programs. (always, usually, often, sometimes)

Present Continuous

Structure: I am playing; You/We/They are playing; He/She/It is playing. – I am not playing; We aren’t playing; He isn’t playing. – Am I playing?; Are you playing?; Is he playing?

Usage: Expressing actions happening at the moment of speaking, ongoing present actions. (at the moment, this year)

Past Simple

Structure: I/You/We/They played; He/She/It played; He/I/You didn’t play. Did I play?

Usage: Completed actions in the past. (yesterday, last week, when, 2nd column)

Past Continuous

Structure: I was playing; We/They/You were playing; He/She/It was playing. Wasn’t; Weren’t. Was I playing?; Were they playing?

Usage: Incomplete actions in progress at a specific time in the past, an incomplete action interrupted by another action. (while, as) To describe what was happening at a specific moment in the past.

Past Perfect Simple

Structure: I/He/We had arrived. Hadn’t played. (3rd column) Had I played/eaten?

Usage: A complete action that took place before another action in the past. (already, by the time, after, before, until, never, just)

Example: By the time he arrived, the train had already left. (En el moment de la seva arribada, el tren ja havia marxat.)