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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 . 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. 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. There seemed to be to hide but then he noticed lots of on his left and quickly hid under it. The bird landed nearby and pecked at the rocks. Samuel rolled over swiftly and found himself at the edge of the cliff. He looked down slowly with a beating heart. Below him was his boat lying the shore! “How lucky I am!” Samuel thought to himself. He then gave a mighty leap and landed in it. Once inside he could safely sail away.
Suggested answers:
Answer key for Exercise 1;
1 overhead 2 offshore 3 alongside 4 simplified; minimum 5 voyage; seamen
Answer key for Exercise 2:
nowhere—anywhere; download—upload; outward—inward; reliable—unreliable;
seaweed—land flower; shortcoming—strong point
Answer key for Exercise 3:
Navigation |
Sea |
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 , . . . |
seaman, seaweed, seafood, shore, offshore, onshore, beach, beachball, seabed, sea-bird, seagull, sea shell, seaside, sea water, seasick, coast, coastline, coastal, tide, wave, current, . . . |