Do Ex 1
moor: /mɔː(r)/ /mʊə(r)/ to attach a boat, ship, etc. to a fixed object or to the land with a rope, or anchor it. To fasten a ship or boat to the land or to the bottom of the sea using ropes or an anchor. Sp. amarrar.
E.g
Two or three fishing boats were moored alongside the pier.
We moored off the north coast of the island.
dock: if a ship docks or you dock a ship, it sails into a harbour and stays there. Sp. atracar
E.g.
The ferry is expected to dock at 6
buffet car: the part of a train where you can buy something to eat and drink.
E.g.
He travelled in the buffet car, leaning against the window with a drink.
deluxe: /dɪˈlʌks/ /dɪˈlʊks/ of a higher quality and more expensive than usual. Luxury.
E.g.
a deluxe hotel
The deluxe edition is bound in leather.
slip road: (North American English ramp) a road used for driving onto or off a major road such as a motorway.
access road:
a road used for driving into or out of a particular place
E.g.
an access road to an industrial estate
lay-by: an area at the side of a road where vehicles may stop for a short time.
E.g.
He pulled into the lay-by and got out to see what was wrong with the car.
ingenious: /ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/
(of a person) having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things.
E.g.
an ingenious cook
She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses
Do Ex 2
skid:
(usually of a vehicle) to slide forward or to one side in a way that shows a loss of control
The car skidded on the ice and went straight into the wall.
She could feel they were skidding.
The taxi skidded to a halt just in time.
skid to a halt:
steer:
to control the direction in which a boat, car, etc. moves.
E.g.
He steered the boat into the harbour.
drift:
to move or go somewhere slowly.
E.g.
The crowd drifted away from the scene of the accident.
Her gaze drifted around the room.
People began to drift back to their houses.
of old
(formal or literary) in or since past times.
E.g.
in days of old
We know him of old (= we have known him for a long time).
prowess: /ˈpraʊəs/ (U)
great skill at doing something
academic/sporting prowess
He was complimented on his prowess as an oarsman.
Do Ex 3
sail close to the wind: to do something that is dangerous or only just legal or acceptable. To do something that is dangerous or that may be illegal or dishonest. Be on the verge of doing something illegal or improper. Sp. pisar terreno peligroso.
This term alludes to the danger incurred when literally sailing too close to (that is, in the direction of) the wind.
E.g.
You were sailing a little close to the wind there when you made those remarks about his wife.
The company was sailing close to the wind, but it's not clear if they were actually breaking the law.
She was sailing pretty close to the wind when she called him a liar.
run/go aground: if a ship runs aground, it becomes stuck in a place where the water is not deep enough. Sp. encallar.
E.g.
The oil tanker ran/went aground off the Spanish coast.
The ship ran aground on the shores of Madagascar.
round the bend: crazy
E.g.
She's gone completely round the bend.
The kids have been driving me round the bend today (= annoying me very much).
rock the boat (informal) to do something that upsets a situation and causes problems. To cause problems by changing a situation that is considered satisfactory Sp. agitar las aguas
E.g.
She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat.
I realize I’m new here and I don’t want to rock the boat.
keep/stay/steer clear (of somebody/something)
to avoid a person or thing because they may cause problems.
E.g.
Steer clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening.
fly into a rage/ temper: to become suddenly very angry.
E.g.
Rebecca flew into a rage when she realized no-one had been listening to her.
Do the Grammar in Focus Exercise
double as something | double up as something: to have another use or function as well as the main one.
E.g.
The kitchen doubles as a dining room
The school doubled as a hospital during the war.
don something to put clothes, etc. on
E.g.
He donned his jacket and went out
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