6. Combine the words from the column on the left with the suitable nouns from the column on the right.

1) edges	a) float
2) molded	b) vessels
3) lateen-rigged	c) logs
4) paralleled	d) times
5) flat-bottomed	e) waters
6) nautical	f) flush
7)simple	g) craft
8) hollowed-out	h) boats
9) ancient	i) dhow
10) stormy	j) dugouts
11) fishing	k) seas
12) coastal	l) fiberglass

7. Match the synonyms.

1) shore	a) form
2) device	b) external
3) versatile	c) multipurpose
4) outer	d) sea
5) propel	e) coast
6) mold	f) machine
7) marine	g) traditional
8) conventional	h) drive

8. Choose the right word or word-combination.

1) Boat is a small, open … vessel propelled by sail, oar, pole, paddle, or motor.

a) sea

b)nautical

c) versatile

2) A number of special types of boat are generally … to by their individual names rather than by the generic term.

a)referred

b) called

c) classified

3) Modern … boats are built in four ways.

a) aluminum

b) steel

c) wooden

4) Many boats are now … of molded fiberglass or of aluminum.

a)built

b) divided

c) constructed

5) … or half-decked, with elevated bow and stern, these early boats took the Norsemen to all the coasts of Europe and across the Atlantic.

a) decking

b) deck

c) deckless

6) Whaleboat was developed from the Viking type of construction and came to be used for numerous … .

a) goals

b) purposes

c) aims

7) The Viking boats were more … and they were believed to be the first clinker-built boats.

a) seaworthy

b) nautical

c) traditional

8) Dory is a small, versatile, … craft easily transported on shipboard and used in the entire North Atlantic.

a) carvel-built

b)clinker-built

c) flat-bottomed

9. Fill in the words listed below.

Assignment 1

a) steel	c) self-propelled	e) river and lake
b) classified	d) propulsion	f) equipped

A great variety of ships may be ¹⁾_______ into: civil shipsand war ships. All they may be classified according to place of navigation, hull material, propulsion system, propulsion.

According to the place of navigation ships may be divided into (a) ocean and sea-going ships, (b)²⁾_______ ships and (c) coasters.

According to the hull material ships may be: wooden, ³⁾_______, reinforced, from aluminum alloys, plastic and compound.

Referring to propulsion system ships are divided into non-propelling ships (such as barges, sailors) and ⁴⁾_______ ships (such as steamships, motorships ⁵⁾_______ with internal combustion engine, electric propulsion ships, nuclear propulsion ships).

According to ⁶⁾_______ ships are divided into floating, gliding, hydrofoil craft and hovercraft (air-cushion ships).

Assignment 2

a) weather	c) developed	e) speeds
b) shipyards	d) fast	f) engines

Torpedo boat is a small ¹⁾_______ warship built specially for using the torpedo as a means of attack. The first modern torpedo boat was the Lightning, built for the British navy in 1877 by the ²⁾_______ of Sir John Isaac Thornycroft. Torpedo boats were adopted by most of the world's major navies, but as they increased in size the destroyer was ³⁾_______ as an effective defense against them. During World War II torpedo boats, often referred to as PT boats, were commonly used in attacking enemy coastal shipping and light naval forces under cover of darkness and bad ⁴⁾_______. They were usually wooden vessels 22.8-38.1 m long, powered by gasoline or diesel ⁵⁾_______ and capable of very high ⁶⁾_______.

Notes:

torpedo boat - торпедный катер

destroyer - эскадренный миноносец, эсминец