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Period three : comprehending and language

I Comprehending Read the passage and answer the following questions . 1 . What is the use of a bearing circle . astrolabe , quadrant or sextant ?( ) What is the use of a compass ? ( ) A to set the course of the ship B to measure the position of the ship C to measure the speed of the ship D to tell the time 2. Why are speed and time important in working out the longitude of a ship ? 3. Why is the position of the sun and various stars useful for working out latitude ? 4. Suppose you were a sea captain aiming to sail round Africa Discuss in groups. (1) what skills would you seek in your sailors ? (2) what problems would you anticipate for this journey ? II Learning about language Do exercises 1 . 2 and 3 Exerise1 Replace the words underlined by ones of similar meaning form the reading passage . 1. Seeing the dark clouds above him , George hurried for home . 2. Sailing a boat alone far away form the shore made Flora’s parents worry about her safety .

3. Clare , would you please put your bicycle next to the others in the shed ? 4. “Why don’t you plot a more simple rout with the smallest number of spots?” asked Mary .

5. Setting out on a long journey by sea with unskilled sailors would be dangerous especially if there were no modern navigational instruments . Exercise2 Find the words form the reading passage that are the opposite of these compound words . Nowhere anywhere download upload outward inward Reliable unreliable seaweed land flower shortcoming strong point Exercise3: Complete the following paragraph with the words below . precise outward nowhere awkward reference seaweed accelerate mercy randomly voyage alongside approximate Samuel the sailor was extremely good at plotting his course using the stars a ________. One day he was determined to set out on a ________across an unknown sea to an unknown continent . He set out with his instruments so he would not be at the _________ Of the sea . He found on his _______journey a rocky island . It seemed to be covered in nests. Suddenly, as Samuel looked , an enormous bird swooped down and picked him up as if he were a/an ______ parcel . It ______its speed and rose straight up into the air so as to reach the _______place on the rocks where its nest lay. Once there, it shook itself and threw Samuel in the ________ direction of the nest . There seemed to be ______to hide but then he noticed lots of ______ on his left and quickly hid under it . The bird landed nearby and pecked ______ at the rocks . Samuel rolled over swiftly and found himself at the edge of the cliff . He looked down slowly with a beating heart. Below him was his boat lying ______the shore! “How lucky I am!” Samuel thought to himself. He then gave a mighty leap and landed in it. Once inside he could safely sail away.