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We’re Not Afraid to Die... If We Can All be Together
What struck them on January 2?
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How did the first ‘disaster’ strike the ship?
On New Year’s Day the weather changed for the worse. The waves were gigantic. Strong gales did trouble them. As the ship rose to the top of each wave, they could see endless huge waves rolling towards them. The howling of the wind and the spray was painful to the ears. The sky grew dark. A torrent of green and white water broke over the ship. The captain was thrown overboard.
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Describe the mental condition of the voyagers on 4 and 5 January.
Describe the shifts in the narration of the events as indicated in the three sections of the text. Give a subtitle to each section.
What difference did you notice between the reaction of the adults and the children when faced with danger?
How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure “the direst stress”?
What lessons do we learn from such hazardous experiences when we are face-to-face with death?
Why do you think people undertake such adventurous expeditions in spite of the risks involved?
The following words used in the text as ship terminology are also commonly used in another sense. In what contexts would you use the other meaning?
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knot |
stern |
boom |
hatch |
anchor |
The following three compound words end in-ship. What does each of them mean?
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airship |
flagship |
lightship |
The following are the meanings listed in the dictionary against the phrase ‘take on’. In which meaning is it used in the third paragraph of the account:
take on sth: to begin to have a particular quality or appearance ; to assume sth
take sb on: to employ sb ; to engage sb
to accept sb as one’s opponent in a game, contest or conflict
take sb / sth on: to decide to do sth ; to allow sth/sb to enter e.g. a bus, plane or ship ; to take sth/sb on board
Given on the next page is a picture of a yacht. Label the parts of the yacht using the terms given in the box.
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bow |
cabin |
rudder |
cockpit |
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stern |
boom |
mainsail |
mast |
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