Sea

Common expressions

swim in the sea

dive into the sea

drown at sea

live by the sea

go by sea

Adjective + sea

heavy / rough seas

a calm / flat sea

the open sea

Exercises

1. Prepositions

1. Living in Birmingham is OK, but I’d like to live by the sea.

2. The whole family went swimming in the sea.

3. I dived off the side of the boat into the sea.

4. Because it’s an island, most of Britain’s exports go by sea.

5. My grandfather drowned at sea when his fishing boat sank in a storm.

2. Adjective + sea

1. The sea was very calm. It was like a glass. (b)

2. The crew were rescued minutes before the boat sank in heavy seas. (a)

3. The ferry left the harbor and headed out towards the open sea. (d)

4. A fishing boat is missing in rough seas off the Italian coast. (c)

Notes

1. Note these ways of describing where something is:

• The town is 2000 meters above sea level.

• The lake is almost 600 feet below sea level.

• The Titanic lies on the sea bed, 12,000 feet below the surface.

• The documentary was about creatures that live at the bottom of the sea.

1. There are different ways of saying that you work at sea:

• My father is an officer in the navy.

• My uncle is a seaman in the merchant navy.

  我的叔叔是商船海员。