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We’re Not Afraid To Die... If We Can All Be Together

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How did the narrator and the crew celebrate Christmas and the New Year’s Day?

Solution

On the second day they left Cape Town. They started encountering strong gales. December 25 found them 3,500 kilometres east of Cape Town. The weather was quite hostile. But they had a beautiful holiday. They celebrated Christmas with a Christmas tree. New Year’s Day saw no improvement in the weather. But they celebrated the Day with the hope that the weather would change soon.

Some More Questions From We’re Not Afraid to Die... If We Can All be Together Chapter

The following three compound words end in-ship. What does each of them mean?

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.

bow

cabin

rudder

cockpit

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.

Location

South Indian Ocean, between southernmost parts of Australia and South Africa

Latitude and longitude

37 92 S, 77 67 E

Sovereignty

France

Political status notes

Part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Population

35

Census notes

Meteorological station staff

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?

How did the narrator and the crew celebrate Christmas and the New Year’s Day?

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