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IV. Translate the text “a tiller.”

A tiller or till is a lever attached to a rudder stock of a boat in order to provide the leverage for the helmsman to turn the rudder. The tiller is normally used by the helmsman directly pulling or pushing it, but it may also be moved remotely using tiller lines.

Rapid or excessive movement of the tiller results in an increase in drag and will result in braking or slowing the boat. All steering movements should be smooth and moderate. In steering a boat, the tiller is always moved in the direction opposite of which the bow of the boat is to move. If the tiller is moved to port side (left), the bow will turn to starboard (right). If the tiller is moved to starboard (right), the bow will turn port (left). Sailing students often learn the alliterative phrase "Tiller Towards Trouble" to remind them of how to steer.

As the size of boat increases the power needed to control the rudder via a tiller becomes excessive. In the 21st century, tiller steering tends not to be used on new boats with an overall length in excess of approximately 10 metres, except on narrow boats on English canals where boats up to 72 feet long and steered by a tiller are being built.

V. Complete the following sentences:

  1. A winch is a mechanical device …

  2. More elaborate designs have …

  3. The rope is usually stored …

  4. Some winches have …

  5. The largest electric drive winch …

  6. A tiller or till is a level …

  7. As the size of boat increases …

VI. Use the following words and word combinations in sentences of your own:

A mechanical device, a spool, to wind up, to wind out, the winch drum, pneumatic drive, to be stored on the winch, to turn the winch handle, to maintain tension, to tighten the cables, to be attached to rudder stock, to provide the leverage, to be used by helmsman.

VII. Ask as many questions as possible to the following sentences:

  1. Besides industrial applications, winches are used for towing cars, boats or gliders.

  2. Winches are frequently used as elements of backstage mechanics to move scenery in large theatrical productions.

  3. The earliest literary reference to a winch can be found in the account of Herodotus of Halicarnassus on the Persian Wars.

  4. As the size of boat increases the power needed to control the rudder via a tiller becomes excessive.

  5. In steering a boat, the tiller is always moved in the direction opposite of winch the bow of the boat is to move.

VIII. Comment on the use of Passive Voice.

IX. Retell the text “Winch.” unit 12. A ship

I. Master the active vocabulary:

warfare – военные действия с использованием военно-морских сил

woven fabrics – текстильная ткань

sails – паруса

celestial navigation – астрономическая навигация

magnetic compass – магнитный компас

a pivoting needle – вращающаяся игла

to base on classification – основываться на классификации

to be propelled solely – приводиться в движение самостоятельно

trimaran – тримаран, трехпарусное судно

dinghy – динги (шлюпка)

fiberglass – стекловолокно

an epoch – эпоха

to be associated with – ассоциироваться с

the manufacturer – производитель

competitive boats – лодки для соревнований