Learning about language
Learning about language
Discovering useful words and expressions
Discovering useful words and expressions
1. Replace the words underlined by ones of similar meaning from the reading passage. 1)Seeing the dark clouds above him, George hurried for home. overhead 2) Sailing a boat alone far way from the shore made flora's parents worry about her safety. offshore
1. Replace the words underlined by ones of similar meaning from the reading passage. 1) Seeing the dark clouds above him, George hurried for home. 2) Sailing a boat alone far way from the shore made Flora’s parents worry about her safety. overhead offshore
3)Clare, would you please put your bicycle next to the others in the shed? alongside simplified 4“ Why don’ t you plot a more simple route with the smallest number of stops? asked Mary. minimum voyage 5)Setting out on a long journey by sea with unskilled sailors would be dangerous especially if there were no modern navigational instruments. seamen
3) Clare, would you please put your bicycle next to the others in the shed? 4) “Why don’t you plot a more simple route with the smallest number of stops?” asked Mary. 5) Setting out on a long journey by sea with unskilled sailors would be dangerous especially if there were no modern navigational instruments. alongside simplified minimum voyage seamen
2. find the words from the reading passage that are the opposite of these compound words. nowhere anywhere download upload outward inward reliable unreliable seaweed land flower hortcoming strong point
2. find the words from the reading passage that are the opposite of these compound words. _________anywhere _________upload _________inward _______unreliable _________ land flower ____________ strong point nowhere download outward reliable seaweed shortcoming
3. Write down the words you know, which are related to navigation and sea Navigation navigate, navigational, (instruments: compass, bearing, circle, astrolabe, quadrant, sextant), sail, sailor, voyage, latitude, longitude, equator, horizon, captain, sailor, land island, set sail nautical middles, explore, exploration
3. Write down the words you know, which are related to navigation and sea. Navigation navigate, navigational, (instruments: compass, bearing, circle, astrolabe, quadrant, sextant), sail, sailor, voyage, latitude, longitude, equator, horizon, captain, sailor, land, island, set sail, nautical middles, explore, exploration…
Sea Seaman. seaweed. seafood. shore offshore, onshore, beach, beach-ball, seabed, seabird, seagull, sea shelll seaside, sea water, seasick, coast, coastline, coastal. tide wave current
Sea Seaman, seaweed, seafood, shore, offshore, onshore, beach, beach-ball, seabed, seabird, seagull, sea shell, seaside, sea water, seasick, coast, coastline, coastal, tide, wave, current …
4. Complete the following paragraph with the words below。 precise outward nowhere awkward reference seaweed accelerate mercy randomly voyage alongside approximate
4. Complete the following paragraph with the words below. precise outward nowhere awkward reference seaweed accelerate mercy randomly voyage alongside approximate
Samuel the sailor was extremely good at plotting his course using the stars as a reference. One day he was determined to set out on a vovage across an unknown sea to an unknown continent he set out with his instruments so he would not be at the mercy of the sea. He found on his outward journey a rocky island. it seemed to be covered in nests
Samuel the sailor was extremely good at plotting his course using the stars as a_________. One day he was determined to set out on a _______across an unknown sea to an unknown continent. He set out with his instruments so he would not be at the _____ of the sea. He found on his ________ journey a rocky island. It seemed to be covered in nests. reference voyage mercy outward
Suddenly, as samuel looked, an enormous bird swooped down and picked him up as if he were a/ an awkward parcel. It accelerated its speed and rose straight up into the air so as to reach theprecise place on the rocks where its nest lay. Once there, it shook itself and threw samuel in the approximate direction of the nest
Suddenly, as Samuel looked, an enormous bird swooped down and picked him up as if he were a/ an_________ parcel. It __________ its speed and rose straight up into the air so as to reach the______ place on the rocks where its nest lay. Once there, it shook itself and threw Samuel in the____________ direction of the nest. awkward accelerated precise approximate