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We’re Not Afraid to Die... If We Can All be Together
Describe the situation on January 4. Why did the narrator and Mary feel that the end was very near’?
On January 4, after 36 hours of continuous pumping, they could pump the water out. Mary found some corned beef and biscuits. They ate their first meal in almost two day But their respite was short lived. At 4 pm black clouds began building up behind them. The wind was back to 40 knots and the wave rose high. By the morning of January 5, the situatio was again grim. The narrator and Mary sat together holding hands in the evening. Both of them felt that the end was very near.
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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 |
Here is some information downloaded from the Internet on lle Amsterdam. You can view images of the isle if you go online.
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Location |
South Indian Ocean, between southernmost parts of Australia and South Africa |
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Latitude and longitude |
37 92 S, 77 67 E |
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Sovereignty |
France |
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Political status notes |
Part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
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Population |
35 |
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Census notes |
Meteorological station staff |
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Land area in square kilometres |
86 |
Locate lle Amsterdam on the world map. Ans. For self-attempt.
Whom did the narrator and his family want to duplicate and why?
Describe the boat and the plan of the journey.
How did they pass the first leg of their journey?
When and how did they encounter their first troubles during the long voyage?
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