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Woman Saved From the Sea

worldOctober 16, 2026·98 words·1 min read

This is a A1 (beginner) English article about woman saved from the sea. Read the article below, then check the key words and test your understanding with 4 exercises. You can also listen to the audio and tap any word to see its meaning.

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Key Vocabulary

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Exercises

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Woman Saved From the Sea
A woman went into the sea near Greece. She was on a big ship. The ship was on a holiday trip. She was in the water for 20 hours. She stayed in an orange ring. The ring helped her float.
Many boats looked for her. A helicopter looked too. Then another big ship saw her at night. Workers pulled her out with ropes. She was awake.
Later, the sea police talked about her. She told workers that she jumped. She said she wanted to get off the ship. She went to a hospital. There, she had health tests.

Key Vocabulary

n.
stay on top of water
n.
a round thing that helps you float
n.
a flying machine with top blades
n.
a long, strong string
adv.
not sleeping
n.
a place where doctors help sick people
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

floatn.

stay on top of water

nổiflutuar浮くsu üstünde kalmakflotarunosić się na wodzieطفاdrijvenдержаться на воде漂浮뜨다
ringn.

a round thing that helps you float

phao cứu sinh (hình tròn)boia salva-vidas浮き輪can simidiaro salvavidaskoło ratunkoweطوق نجاةreddingsboeiспасательный круг救生圈구명 튜브
helicoptern.

a flying machine with top blades

trực thănghelicópteroヘリコプターhelikopterhelicópterohelikopterمروحيةhelikopterвертолёт直升机헬리콥터
ropen.

a long, strong string

dây thừngcordaロープhalatcuerdalinaحبلtouwверёвка绳子밧줄
awakeadv.

not sleeping

tỉnh táoacordada, consciente意識があるuyanıkdespierta, conscienteprzytomnaمستيقظة، واعيةwakkerв сознании清醒的의식이 있는
hospitaln.

a place where doctors help sick people

bệnh việnhospital病院hastanehospitalszpitalمستشفىziekenhuisбольница医院병원

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

Only one boat looked for the woman.

2

The woman was in the water for 20 hours.

3

Another big ship saw her at night.

4

Before she went into the sea, she was on a small boat.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What helped the woman float in the water?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What kind of trip was her ship on?

Question 4: Matching

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