TRANSPORT VERBS (4): BOATS
29 / 03 / 2012
TRANSPORT VERBS (4): BOATS: meaning and examples
Good morning!
Today we present our last set of transport verbs by talking about sea travel; in other words, boats and ships. Boats can range from small row boats to enormous cruise ships, but many of them share the same vocabulary.
Today's verbs are related to: BOATS and SEA TRAVEL
EMBARK --> to get on board a boat
DISEMBARK --> to get off a boat
SET SAIL --> when a boat leaves on a voyage
SAIL --> to travel on a sailing boat
CRUISE --> to travel on a ship or to take a cruise
ROW --> to move a small boat (a row boat) with oars (remos)
ANCHOR --> to secure a boat in one position by dropping an anchor (ancla) into the sea
MOOR --> to "park" a boat in a port or harbour by tying it to the shore
SINK / BE SHIPWRECKED --> when a boat fills with water and goes down to the bottom of the sea or it is destroyed at sea
Example Sentences:
- There was a feeling of excitement when the passengers embarked on the transatlantic voyage from Southampton to New York.
- Please watch your step as you disembark down the gangway (pasarela).
- The sail boats participating in the race will set sail at 10 a.m.
- The ship cruises at a speed of 18 knots/hour when it is at high sea.
- My arms are getting tired of rowing. Can you take a turn, please?
- The captain anchored the cruise ship but it was too big to moor in the harbour so the passengers were taken to port by motorboat.
- It's a story about a sailing ship that sinks during a terrible storm. The surviving passengers are ship-wrecked on a small tropical island.
This concludes our review of transport verbs. If you have any questions on any of these vocabulary sets, please leave a comment on our website.
I hope you've found some inspiration for your next holiday! If you're taking a trip during Easter week, then 'Bon Voyage!' as we say in English (yes, we say it in French!).
Tomorrow we will finish up the week with our Essential Weekly Vitamin for Spanish-speaking students of English.
See you tomorrow!
Today we present our last set of transport verbs by talking about sea travel; in other words, boats and ships. Boats can range from small row boats to enormous cruise ships, but many of them share the same vocabulary.
Today's verbs are related to: BOATS and SEA TRAVEL
EMBARK --> to get on board a boat
DISEMBARK --> to get off a boat
SET SAIL --> when a boat leaves on a voyage
SAIL --> to travel on a sailing boat
CRUISE --> to travel on a ship or to take a cruise
ROW --> to move a small boat (a row boat) with oars (remos)
ANCHOR --> to secure a boat in one position by dropping an anchor (ancla) into the sea
MOOR --> to "park" a boat in a port or harbour by tying it to the shore
SINK / BE SHIPWRECKED --> when a boat fills with water and goes down to the bottom of the sea or it is destroyed at sea
Example Sentences:
- There was a feeling of excitement when the passengers embarked on the transatlantic voyage from Southampton to New York.
- Please watch your step as you disembark down the gangway (pasarela).
- The sail boats participating in the race will set sail at 10 a.m.
- The ship cruises at a speed of 18 knots/hour when it is at high sea.
- My arms are getting tired of rowing. Can you take a turn, please?
- The captain anchored the cruise ship but it was too big to moor in the harbour so the passengers were taken to port by motorboat.
- It's a story about a sailing ship that sinks during a terrible storm. The surviving passengers are ship-wrecked on a small tropical island.
This concludes our review of transport verbs. If you have any questions on any of these vocabulary sets, please leave a comment on our website.
I hope you've found some inspiration for your next holiday! If you're taking a trip during Easter week, then 'Bon Voyage!' as we say in English (yes, we say it in French!).
Tomorrow we will finish up the week with our Essential Weekly Vitamin for Spanish-speaking students of English.
See you tomorrow!
