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# 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。