Vocabulary

missing	пропавший
to confirm	подтверждать
to occur	случаться, происходить
freighter	грузовое судно
incident	происшествие
to survive	выживать
victim	пострадавший; жертва
injury	рана, травма
to rescue	спасать
to search (for)	искать
cause	причина
sunken	затонувший
to set off	отправляться

II. Vocabulary Practice

1. Give synonyms to the following words:

to occur, freighter, to search for, incident, to rescue, victim, cause, missing, to be bound for, to set off.

2. Use the above words in the sentences of your own.

III. Grammar Review

1. Transform the following sentences substituting the words in italics for the verbs in brackets used in the passive:

1. Five Chinese crew members are missing. (to lose)

2. The crew of the Japanese vessel remained unhurt. (to injure)

3. Coast Guard ships and helicopters searched for the missing Chinese crew members. (to look for)

4. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. (to investigate)

2. Find in the text the sentences with Participle I and Participle II. Translate them into Russian.

IV. Speech Practice

Speak about the accident according to the plan of your own. Use conversational formulas (ex. V, page 10).

Text 3. Cargo master dies as ships collide

1. Rearrange the numbered parts of the story in a logical order. Explain your choice. Work in pairs.

10 October, 2001

1. The master, who has not been named, was airlifted to the Conquest Hospital in Hastings where he died.

2. Five crew members were rescued by the crew of the tanker, while a sixth was forced¹ to escape from his cabin as the vessel sank. After he managed to struggle free, he floated to the surface, where the Solent Coastguard helicopter rescued him.

3. When rescuers arrived with six boats and a helicopter, they searched for almost 30 minutes.

4. The master of a cargo ship has died after his vessel sank following a collision with a tanker in the English Channel.

5. At the time of the accident there were force five winds but visibility was good and there was no rain.

6. The Dutch-registered Aquamarine, which was carrying a cargo of vinegar¹, collided with the Ash, laden² with steel. The collision took place at 1535 BST, with the rescue launched after a mayday call from a crew member of the Ash.

7. The crew of the Ash was forced to abandon ship when the 1,000-tonne motor vessel took on water, after colliding with the tanker which was five times its size. A Dover coastguard spokesman said the Ash sank straight to the bottom of the 35-metre deep sea.

8. The 4,700 tonne Aquamarine sustained a dented bow, but was able to continue on to Swansea, Wales. The tanker leaked 83 metric tons of oil.

Vocabulary

to escape	бежать, спастись
rescuer	спасатель
to abandon	покидать, оставлять
to dent	оставлять вмятину

2. Answer the questions to sum up the above information.

1. What ships were involved in the accident? Give their identities.

2. Which ship sustained serious damage and sank?

3. What happened with the crew of the distressed vessel?

4. Who took part in search and rescue operation?

5. Which ship survived the accident? Why?

6. What was the weather like when the ships collided?

7. What do you think about the cause of the accident? Express your opinion.

3. Group work. Complete the spidergram below and see how much vocabulary you can generate, with reference to the topic of collision.