Unit II. The “cutty sark”

PART I. WARMING UP ACTIVITY

TASK I. Look at the race. How are the ships doing?

№ 2 № 6

№1 № 5 №3 № 4

Complete the sentences below using the following expressions:

to keep up with

to fall behind

to catch up with

to take the lead

Number 1 is ______________________.

Number 2 is ______________number 5.

Number 6 is ________________number 3.

Number 4 is _____________.

TASK II. What kinds of ships are they? Discuss it with your partner and then label the pictures using the words below.

_____________________________________________________

power boat, rubber dinghy, dinghy, rowing boat, canoe, yacht, motorboat

When would you use each of them?

Complete the forks:

naval ………. life ……………

merchant…… _________ motor …………. __________

cruise………. police patrol …..

Use the correct name of a vehicle in each gap:

1. It’s much slower to cross the Atlantic by _________than by plane.

2. The passengers of the “Titanic” had to use the ____________ because the ship was sinking, but unfortunately there were too few to take them all.

3. They go racing in a _________ most weekends and enjoy every minute of it.

4. A long light narrow boat, pointed at both ends and moved by paddles is called_________ .

5. It’s much faster to go up the river in a_____________ than in a usual one.

What are the verbs used with some of the names of vehicles?

REMEMBER THAT:

At the beginning of your journey you get in(to) a very small boat, but with a bigger boat, you get on(to) it, go on board, or embark.

At the end of your journey you get out of a very small boat, but with a bigger boat, you get off it, or disembark.

You row a boat using oars (long poles with a wide flat blade), but you paddle a small light boat through the water using only two paddles (short poles with a wide blade).

Did you know that:

- the pronoun used instead of the noun “ship” is “she”?

e.g. She (the ship) stands on dry land at Greenwich as an impressive

reminder of the past.

-the only other ship to match her in those days was the ”Thermopylae”?

PART II. LISTENING

PART I. You’ll hear a part of tape. As you listen, for each question 1-4, choose the answer which fits best. You’ll hear it once only.

1. The “Cutty Sark” is one of the most famous sailing ships of

1. the eighteenth century

2. the nineteenth century

3. the ninth century

2. She stands on dry land as

1. an impressive ship ever seen

2. a sailing vessel which was used to carry things from China

3. a reminder of the sailing ships of the past

2. Another ship, the “Thermopylae”,

1. was of the same size and characteristics

2. replaced the “Cutty Sark” years later

3. was the fastest ship that has ever been built.

3. Both the ships set out

1. from China to Australia

2. from Shanghai to England

3. From England to Shanghai

on an exciting race on June 18^th 1872.

Listen to the second part of the tape and answer the following questions in your own words as far as possible (you’ll hear it once).

1. Where can the “Cutty Sark” be seen now?

2. What sort of cargo did ships like the “Cutty Sark” carry?

3. When did the two ships set out?

4. How long did the race between the “Cutty Sark” and “Thermopylae” last?

5. Who won the race? Why?

TASK III. Listen to the story again and restore the context together with your partner. Use the prompts:

the nineteenth century, is visited by, as an impressive reminder, were replaced by steamships, to carry, one of the fastest, the only ship to match her, set out from, the race was the last of its kind, to reach Java, on the Indian Ocean, took the lead, had a lot of bad luck, was struck by a storm, rudder, was torn away, rolled from side to side, to steer, spare planks, was fitted, to reduce the speed, to lose the lead, to call in a port, to have a new rudder fitted, hundreds of miles ahead, to catch up with, to win a race, many delays.

TASK IV. Read the following sentences and do the following tasks.

1. Vessels like the “Cutty Sark” were used to carry tea. State the verb form. Write three sentences using the following:

I use, I am used to, I used to, I was used. Comment on the forms.

2. This race… was the last of its kind.

Write three sentences using its and it’s.

3. A temporary rudder was made on board.

Which of the following words are preceded by on and which by in:

fire, ink, common, tears, foot, purpose, love, a hurry. Make up a sentence with them.

4. If she hadn’t lost her rudder she would have won the race.

Write two sentences using the construction

If…….hadn’t, ……..would have. Does it refer to the present, past or future?

5. The captain called in a port to have a new rudder fitted.

Note this use of have.

Write the following sentences again using the same construction to

show that the subject of the sentence is not the agent of the action:

He is building a house.

He has cleaned his suit.

He wants to paint the walls in his living-room.

PART III. EXTENSION ACTIVITY.

The class is divided into groups of three to four students. Each group has to decide on a holiday that you would like to have together. A decision should be reached by discussion and finding arguments and not by a majority vote. If the group really cannot agree on a type of holiday you would all like to share, you may present your case to the class for further discussion. The class may ask questions or comment.

PART IV. COMPOSITION.

TASK I.