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14. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.

1) The use of the term boat is also common for larger vessels.

2) There are special types of boat named historically, which do not referred to a long row of boats with the similar characteristics.

3) Prehistoric boats were made of skins of animals, wood or hollow-out logs.

4) The ancient Egyptians wooden boats were built in four ways.

5) A parallel float attached to the projecting arms gave the stability to the boat.

6) Some kinds of boat of the Middle Ages are still in use today.

7) The galleys were more seaworthy; they were believed to be the first clinker-built boats.

8) A lot of later rugged boats were built on Viking principles and came to be used for numerous purposes.

15. Complete the following sentences according to the text.

1) Boat is a small nautical vessel…

2) The line between boats and ships is…

3) A number of special kinds of boat are generally referred to…

4) Since prehistoric times all peoples dwelling on waterway have known…

5) Modern wooden boats are made in four ways: carvel-built,…

6) Many boats are made of…

7) The Chinese junk, together with a sampan is the familiar sight…

8) The familiar local craft of the Mediterranean is the…

9) Because the northern seas were stormier, the Viking boats were…

10) The fishing boats of the North and Baltic seas are also built on…

16. Answer the following questions.

1) What kind of vessel is a boat?

2) Why the use of the term boat is improper for larger vessels?

3) Some types of boat are generally referred to by their individual names, aren’t they?

4) What materials are boats made of?

5) How are modern boats built in?

6) Where is the difference between the carvel-built and clinker-built methods?

7) What for device was used to stabilize the primitive boats?

8) What Chinese boat, large enough to be classified as a ship is still in use in rivers and coastal waters of East Asia?

9) Is the Mediterranean local craft – gondola popular nowadays as well?

10) Why were the Viking boats more seaworthy? What features of ship structure allowed Norsemen to reach the coasts of Europe and go across the Atlantic?

17. What parts of the text can you define? Do they correspond to the paragraphs? Name each part.

1. ________________

4. ________________

2. ________________

5. ________________

3. ________________

... ________________

18. Find key words and phrases which best express the general meaning of each part.

19. Make a short summary of Text А. Do it according to the following plan.

  1. The title of the text is … .

  2. The text is devoted to … .

  3. It consists of … (parts / passages).

  4. The first passage deals with … .

  5. The second (third, forth, etc.) passage deals with … .

  6. The main idea of the text is … .

VOCABULARY

20. Practice saying the following words.

hydrofoil ['haɪdrəufɔɪl]

catamaran [ˌkætəmə'ræn]

cushion ['kuʃ(ə)n]

knot [nɔt]

vehicle ['viːɪkl]

estuary ['estjuərɪ]

21. Read and memorize the active vocabulary.

Nouns and noun phrases

air cushion vehicle - транспортное средство на воздушной подушке

car ferry - паром

- катамаран

drag - сопротивление, торможение

estuary - устье реки

fan - вентилятор; винт

foil - подводное крыло

hovercraft - судно на воздушной подушке

hull - корпус

hydrofoil - гидрокрыло; судно на подводных крыльях

knot - узел

propeller - движитель; пропеллер, винт

surface - поверхность

thrust of air - напор воздуха

water resistance - сопротивление воды

wave - волна

wing - крыло