Listen to the cd. Three seafarers are describing their voyages. Copy the chart into your copy books and complete it. An Incident at sea
name of vessel |
type of vessel |
route |
cargo |
incident |
MV Fulmar Wave |
oil tanker |
|
crude oil |
|
MV Milimar
|
|
Suez Canal |
|
pirates on board |
MV Gold Star
|
refrigerator vessel |
|
fruit |
|
Read the sentences. Then listen to the recording again. Which of the sentences are true and which of them are false?
The Fulmar Wave sailed between Europe and South America.
In the US the Fulmar Wave unloaded crude oil.
There was damage to the pump and a great quantity of oil leaked onto the deck.
The A.B. on the Milimar checked the charts.
The Milimar carried over 50,000 cars from Italy to Dubai.
The Coastguard arrived and caught the pirates.
The Gold Star sailed in the South Pacific.
The Gold Star had a full cargo of bananas and cotton.
Everything was fine until about three days into the trip.
We lost a lot of the fruit because of the leakage in the hull.
5.Read the text. Consult the dictionary if it is necessary.
Last year I had a travel along the coast of Argentina on the MV Ocean Nova. We left Ushuaia and sailed northwards. I enjoyed this route and everything was fine until about six days into the trip. A bad storm suddenly hit us and the Master was unable to control the ship’s movement. The ship ran aground when the wind was strong and pushed (drove) the ship into the rocky coast.
Fortunately the Clipper Advanture was on its way returning to Ushuaia, and it rendered us the aid, safely evacuating all the passengers.
The rescue tugs re-floated the Ocean Nova the same afternoon. They returned the ship to Ushuaia, southern city, where we had started the 15-day voyage. There the specialists were going to inspect the ship looking for damage.
Answer the questions on the text.
When and where did the man have a travel?
Did he like the route?
What happened 6 days later?
Who rendered them the aid?
What occurred to the ship after the accident?
Pair work. Your friend tells you about accident during his last voyage. Verify the details making up the dialogue. Lesson 4 Modal verbs in the Past
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Present
Past
can
could
may
was/were allowed
must
had to