noun · neutral
ocean
UK/ˈəʊʃən/US/ˈoʊʃən/O·cean
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided
Examples
“Plastic waste in the ocean is a major environmental problem.”
“They sailed across the ocean to reach a new country.”
“The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth.”
Band 8 sentence
“Efforts to reduce ocean pollution must be international, since currents transport waste across national borders.”
Collocations
- the Pacific Ocean
- in the ocean
- ocean pollution
Word family
ocean nounoceanic adjective
Common mistakes
I swam in the sea of my country.→I swam in the sea.
There is much plastic in ocean.→There is much plastic in the ocean.
Say it for a higher band
5sea→6water→7+ocean
Synonyms
sea
Easily confused
sea
“We spent the afternoon swimming in the calm sea.”
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