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- Bu sahifa navigatsiya:
- A. Answer the q u estio n s
- B. Give a s u mmary of the text.
- Ex. 2. Supply prepositions, conjunctions or adverbs where necessary
- Ex. 3. I n sert the missing words.
- Ex. 4. Complete the following sentences using words and phrases from the Vocabulary List. Try to think of as many variants as possible.
2. O n Deck. — Is this the right way to the 3rd class cabi n s?
— 3rd class straight ahead then right, please. — Whe
n do we sail? — I n
nu tes sharp. — Tha n
n 24, 3
r d class, a n d that box over there goes i n to
the hold. — As yo
u say. I’ll see to it. 3. I n the Cabi n . — Q
u ite comfortable, isn ' t it?
— Oh, it ' s j u st lovely! — Have y
u got the tickets, A nn ?
rin g the cabi n with, 1 wonder? — It wo n' t be long before we find o u t. Well, what do we do now? — I’ll start un packi n g.
— A n d finish abo u t landi
n g ti
m e? That’s where 1 do say « No
. Let’s go u p o n deck. I’ll j u st
ope n the porthole. It ' s a bit st u ffy i
n here.
4. — Hello, Nina. Have n' t see
n yo
u for ages. Where have you bee n ? 1 wondered what had become of yo u . — Oh, I’ve h ad a most exciting e xperie
n ce. The fact is Dad t oo k me
o n a voyage rou n d E u rope. — How wo n der fu l! 1 s
u ppose yo
u' ve see
n lots of interesting things. Do tell me all abo u t it.
Where did yo u sail from? — From Odessa. — Did yo
u call at a n y E
u ropea
n ports?
— We did. Q u ite a nu
m ber of them. At each port we went ash o re a
nd made the most wo n derf
u l trips i n to the depths of the co un try.
— By railways or car? — By
m otor-coach. Now, I c a
boast of havi n g see n Rome and Lo n do
, Pa ri s and Athe n s.
— I must say that I feel pretty e n vious. Did you have a pleasant voyage? —. Rather fi n e, except the two days after Gibraltar. It was rough in the Atlantic and I had to keep t o m y cabi
n . — What abo u t yo
u r father? — Oh, Dad was all ri ght. H e ' s a n exceptio n ally good sailor. — Did yo u go ashore i n Spai
n ? — No, we didn
' t. We o
n ly saw the coast fro m the deck. It did n' t look very inviting , rather bare and m o n oto
nou s i
n
f act. — A
n d did yo
u
b athe in the Mediterra n ea n ? —— Not o n ly there but in the Atla n tic Ocean, too. The re are wo n derf
u l bea
c hes at some places on the west coast of France. Swimming i s just delig h tf u l there. — W
e ll, I’
m glad that yo u r jo
u rney was a success. TEXT l. Many
of us have taken delightful holiday cr u ises on t h e Black Sea. A cr u ise o
n the
B lack Sea is as delightf u l a holiday as one might w i sh for. From May to Nove m ber the seaso n is at its height a n
n ger t
r a ff ic is very heavy. Accomodation is hard to get, but one - can m ake thi
n gs
easier by reserving a cabi n (or a berth) at the agencies. All the sea-goi n g liners combi n e
com fort with speed. The sea arou n d m ight be absol u tely calm or a storm might be raging, sending up foaming breakers — yo u' ll e n joy your voyage on board the « Rossiya
» j u st the same. B u t ships havi ng a
lesser displacement are less comfortable. I n a ro u gh sea many passengers will l o ok most
unhappy w h e n the ster n dips dow n and
no happi
er when the bow goes up. Alt ho
gh travelling by sea is about as safe as walking the -
c a n always co un t on the many lifeboat s in case o f emergency. L ife preserves, life-be l ts, lifebo u ys a
n d other safety devices are always h a
dy o n board a ship. TE XT 2.
Fo r me there is no travel so fi n e as by sea. There are many thi n gs that make travel by sea a fasci n
n g for me. Tho u gh I am
n ot much of a sailor 1 love t h e sight of a ship with its ma n y decks a n d s taterooms. It looks like a h u ge white floating city. It is delightf u l t
o be o
u t at
sea, too, and pro m e n ade the deck or sit i n a deck-chair and take the s un . B u t what can be co m pared with the excite m e n t you experie n ce whe n you sight land. Yo u call at several ports. T he stays are q u ite s
u fficie
n t to give you the opport u nity of visiti n g some places of i n
h as all moder n co
n ve n ie n ces a n d a wide choice of entertainme n t facilities. There is a good library, a few resta u ra n ts and bars, a ci n ema-hall, billiard rooms, video rooms a n d what n ot.
Th ere is also a swimming pool. In the eveni n g yo u enjoy the bea u tif
u l s
un set at sea. I t is simply m a r velo u s! Don ' t be afraid to be seasick. The sea is u s u ally cal
m . THINGS TO DO 1. Read Texts 1 a n d 2 a n d speak of the advantages of travelli n g by sea. 2. Say if yo u have ever travelled by sea ( o r by river) a n d share yo u r impressio n s with your gro u p -m ates.
TEXT 3. Early the following morning Tracy stopped at a travel agency and reserved a suite on the Signal Deck of the Queen Elizabeth II. She was as excited as a child about her first abroad, and spent the next three days by buying clothes and luggage. On the morning of the sailing Tracy hired a limousine to drive her to the pier. When she arrived at pier 90, Berth 3, at West Fifty-fifth and Twentieth Avenue, where the QU II was docked, it was crowded with photographers and television reporters, and for a moment Tracy was panic stricken. Then she realized they were interviewing the two men posturing at the foot of the gangplank - Mel n ikov a nd Neg
u lesco, the i n ternatio
n al gra
n d masters. Tracy br u shed past them, showed her passport to a ship ' s officer at the gangpla n k, a
n d walked u p into the ship. On deck, a steward looked at Tracy ' s ticket and directed to her stateroom. It was a lovely s u ite,
with a private terrace. It had bee n ridic u lo u sly expe n sive , b u t Tracy decided it was goi n g to be worth it. She
un packed a
n d then wa n dered along the corridor. I n almost every cabin there were farewell parties goi n g o n , with la u ghter and champag n e a
n d co
n versatio
n . She felt a sudde n ache of lo n eli n ess. There was n o o
n e to see her off ,
o o n e for her to care abo u t, no o
n e who cared abo u
She made her way up to the boat deck and h ad n o idea of the admiring gla n ces of the me n a n d t h e envi ous
stares of the women cast her way. Tracy heard the s o
d o f a deep-throated boat w h istle a
n d calls of « All ash
o r e w ho’s
goi ng
as h ore » , a
n d she was filled with a sudde n excitement. She wa s
s ailing i n to a compl e t e ly un k no w n f u t u re. She felt the huge ship shoulder a s the t
u gs start
e d t
o pull it o u t of the harbour, an d she st
oo d among the passengers on t h e boat deck, watching the Statue of
L i be rty s lide o
u t of sight and the n she went exploring. T he
Q E II was a city, m ore tha
n nine hundred feet lo n g and thirtee n stories
h igh. It had fo u r
u ra n ts, six bar s, tw o ballroo
m s, two
n ightclubs a n d a
« Golde
n Door Spa at Sea » . There
were scores of shops, fo u r swimmi n g pools, a gym n asi
u m, a golf d r ivi
n g ra
n ge and a joggi n g
« I may
n ever wa
n t to leave the ship ,» Tracy
m arvelled. (S. Sheldo n . If T om orrow Comes) A. Answer the q u estio n s: 1. What were Tracy ' s preparatory arrangements for t h e t
ri p?
2. Where w a s the QE II docked? 3. What ki n d of cabin did she have? 4. Why did she feel a s u dde n ache
o f loneli
ne s s ? 5. What made her excited? 6. Why did Tracy compare the QE II with a city? B. Give a s u mmary of the text.
a) floor or platform built into a ship
b) on a boat c) room in a ship where passengers sleep d) people who work on a boat, ship or aeroplane e) movement across water in a boat or ship f) anything people watch for pleasure: shows, films g) on land h) companies that have a number of cruise ships i) physical exercise to keep you healthy 1.
deck 2.
cabin 3.
entertainment 4.
cruise lines 5.
fitness 6.
on board 7.
crew 8.
sailing 9.
ashore
1. I a
m
n ot s u bjected... seasickness but m y wife is n ot
mu ch... a sailor. 2. How lo
n g does a passenger li n e
stay... a p o rt... call? 3. Have yo
u ever stayed... deck... the storm? 4. Passe
n gers can se n d radiogra m s a
n d letters... board a ship. 5. Whe
n do we get... the n earest harbo u r?
6. A t
ri p... the Black Sea Coast offers travell e rs t
h e sig
h ts... beautif u l and lovely ports, the la n dscapes... the Cri ni ea, t
he views... the Ca u casia
n Coast... its s n ow-capped m o un tai ns . 7. Comfortable passe n ger-li
n ers... co m fortable cabi n s, statero oms a
d saloons which are kept clea n ... stewards and stewardes s , li
n k all the Mediterra n ea
ports. 8.
As... me, there is n o travelli n g so fine as... th e ship.
9. Whe
n I ' m... board a ship 1 love the feel... the deck... the ship... my f eet, to see the rise and fall... the waves, or... n ight to see the line... lights grad u ally fadi n g... sight. 10. ...the storm highwaves m ake ships move... a n d dow
n or... side... side. 11. Have yo
u already paid... yo u r passage? 12. The yo
un g woma
n leaned... the rail to watch the seag u ll
. 13.
Ca n yo u go... and fetch the l u ggage... my cabi n below... … the deck? 14. If we sail... s u ch a speed we are s u re to be... time. 15. We disembarked... Naples. 16. Which pier will the boat... N. ar ri ve …? 17. Where
c a n o n e get a life - belt... case... e m erge
n cy?
18. How long will the ship lay... a n chor here? 19. We are getting... ... the ope n sea.
20. We sail
e d... a
n d... ... we sighted the s hore
o f Italy.
T H E SHIP THAT CO U LDN T SINK
The Tita n ic, with 2,300 ... aboard, was o n its first... from So u thampto
n to New York. It was 11.40 p. m
n d sea was calm. S ud de
ly the look-o u t ma n saw the e n ormo
u s...
. « ...ahead!» he sho u ted.
Immediately... t u r n ed, b
u t not soo n e
o u gh. The iceberg tore a 300-foot... i n the h
u ll and water bega n
u r i
n . At first the captain did n' t worry beca u se... was u nsi
n kable. The n the ship bega n
to lean. At 12.05 the captai n gave the order « Uncover the ..!»
The wireless operator sent o u t an SOS... . Six ships bega n to race towards the Tita n ic. B
u t the
two... who were closest did n ot hear the desperate... for help. At 2 the captain gave... « Aba n do n ship !».
I n o n e of the... was a yo u ng
w oma
n , Emily Richards, a n
e
s aid later: « It was the most... sig h t 1 have ever see n» . The sea... ... of bodies. T he water was so... that nobody co u ld s
urv ive for more tha n a few... .
A few mi n utes late r the T
i ta n ic bega n ... be ne ath the s u rface. O
n e by o
n e the last... jumped into the sea. The n ... rose u p i
n the air a n d the Titanic... q u i c kly ou t of sig h t.
At daw n the next morning a resc u e... picked u p survivers fro m ...
.
Ex. 4. Complete the following sentences using words and phrases from the Vocabulary List. Try to think of as many variants as possible. 1.
T o book a passage o n the
« Rossiya
»...
. 2.
S hips call at ports t o...
.
3. Tu g-boats are specially desig n ed to... .
4. To make a rowi n g-boat
m ove o
n e...
.
5. While saili n g dow
n the Volga o n e might see... .
6. A li n er is a ship which... .
.
8. The diff e re n t parts o f a ship I know the n a m es of are :...
.
9. Every c a b i n on
b oard a pas s e
ger boat is fitted o u t with... .
10. The ship can... .
11. W i t h t he sail s practically o u t of
u se the
m asts...
.
12. T h e g a n gway was lowered a n d...
.
13. As t h e li
n er dropped anchor boats came o u t to...
.
14. If we sail at s u ch a speed we... .
.
16. My sister is a very poor sailor, so... .
17. The screw propeller serves to... .
18. The r u dder serves to... .
h e porthole s e rves to... .
20. Life-belts a n d life-boats serve to... .
u are o
n board a ship the radi o ...
.
22. The passe n gers will spe n d most
of the time o n deck watc h i n g... 23. They will e n j
y every mome n t.. .
. 24. We spe n t ho
u rs on deck lea n i
g agai n st t h e rail to see . ..
.
25. 1 like to travel by sea beca u se...
.
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