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# Ferry

## Verb + ferry

* board a ferry
* ***catch / take*** a ferry
* cross by ferry
* ferries sail
* ferries ***link / connect*** (places, islands)

## Ferry + noun

* *a ferry crossing*
* a ferry terminal

## Exercise

### Common collocations

1. There isn’t a bridge across the river - you have to ***cross*** by ferry.
2. When you arrive at the ferry ***terminal***, someone will tell you where to park.
3. There are regular ferry ***crossings*** from Calais to Dover.
4. A daily ferry ***connects / links*** the islands to the mainland.
5. We ***took / caught*** the overnight ferry from Harwich to Rotterdam.
6. You won’t be allowed to ***board*** the ferry until about half an hour before it sails.
7. The ferry won’t ***sail*** if the weather is bad.