Island

Verb + island

• live on an island: 住在岛上
• get to / reach an island: 到达一个岛
• visit an island: 参观一个岛
• leave an island: 离开一个岛
• sail round an island: 环岛航行
• islands attract (tourists): 岛屿吸引（游客）

Adjective + island

• a desert island: 荒岛
• a remote island: 偏远的岛屿
• a tropical island: 热带岛屿
• an island is uninhabited: 岛上无人居住

1. Verb + island

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the above verbs:

1. The only way to …… to the island is by boat. A daily ferry connects it to the mainland.
2. Are there people on the island? I thought nobody …… there.
3. Many of the young people are forced to …… the island to find work on the mainland.
4. We’ll be …… a number of Greek islands on our Mediterranean cruise.
5. The island is a popular holiday resort. It …… around 80,000 tourists a year.
6. We …… round the island in the middle of the lake, but there was nothing much to see.

2. Adjective + island

Complete the sentences with the above adjectives:

1. It’s such a …… island that very few tourists go there. It’s so difficult to get to.
2. What would you take with you if you had to spend some time alone on a …… island?
3. My idea of the perfect holiday would be two weeks on a …… island in the Pacific Ocean!
4. The island of St Kilda is …… .Nobody lives there any more. It’s off the west coast of Scotland.