Island

Verb + island

• live on an island

• get to / reach an island

• visit an island

• leave an island

• sail around the island

• islands attract (tourists)

Adjective + island

• a desert island

• a remote island

• a tropical island

• an uninhabited island

Exercises

1. Verb + island

1. The only way to get to the island is by boat. A daily ferry connects it to the mainland.

2. Are there people on the island? I thought nobody lived there.

3. Many of young people are forced to leave the island to find work on the mainland.

4. We’ll be visiting a number of Greek islands on our Mediterranean cruise.

5. The island is a popular holiday resort. It attracts around 80,000 tourists a year.

6. We sailed around the island in the middle of the lake, but there was nothing much to see.

2. Adjective + island

1. It’s such a remote island that very few tourists go there. It’s so difficult to get to.

2. What would you take with you if you had to spend some time alone on a desert island?

3. My idea of the perfect holiday would be two weeks on a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean!

4. The island of St Kilda is uninhabited. Nobody lives there any more. It’s off the west coast of Scotland.