2. Translate:

1) goes into service - ____________________________________________________________________________

2) суда заканчивают свой срок службы многими способами - _________________________________________

3) строительство начинается с корпуса - __________________________________________________________

4) the vessel is afloat - ___________________________________________________________________________

5) have a life expectancy - _______________________________________________________________________

6) судно становится слишком опасным для плавания - ______________________________________________

3. Write down 3 degrees of comparison for the words.

Positive degree	Comparative degree	Superlative degree
general
regular
new
many

4. Ask 5 different questions.

Ships undergo nearly constant maintenance during their career.

1) ___________________________________________________________________________________________

2) ___________________________________________________________________________________________

3) ___________________________________________________________________________________________

4) ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5) ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Choose the right variant.

1. Germany _____ the largest submarine fleet during World War II.

a) have

b) had

c) will have

2. American Queen _____ the largest steamboat ever built.

a) is

b) will be

c) are

3. Early ships _____ stern or side paddle wheels.

a) will use

b) uses

c) used

4. In future, productivity and efficiency of shipyards _____ all over the world.

a) increase

b) increases

c) will increase

5. In the 2nd millennium BC the ships of Ancient Egyptians _____ typically about 25 meters in length.

a) are

b) were

c) will be

6. The lines between ocean liners and cruise ships _____, particularly with respect to deployment.

a) has blurred

b) have blurred

c) had blurred

7. Right now ACI’s Maritime Communications and Technology Conference _____ crew development and retention strategies.

a) is examining

b) was examining

c) will be examining

6. Make up sentences with there is / there are / there was / there were / there will be.

1. during several thousand years, ships, materials, tree, iron, steel

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

2. classification based on propulsion, types of ship, sailing ship, motorship

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

3. steamships, steam engine

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

4. ship, tomorrow, deck, cargo masts, cargo posts

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

! Для составления предложений могут понадобиться слова и выражения:

such – такой (ая, ое, ие)

such as – такой (ая, ое, ие) как