CONTENTS
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Unit IWater Transport...... | |
Unit IITypes of Vessels | |
Unit IIIShipbuilding.... | |
Unit IVModern Worldwide Shipbuilding Industry...... | |
Supplementary Reading Material.......... | |
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UNIT I | |
WATER TRANSPORT |
VOCABULARY
Read and memorize the active vocabulary.
Nouns and noun phrases
barge -
bulk carrier -
cargo -
combined tonnage -
compass -
container vessel -
craft -
destination -
distance -
engine -
equipment -
foodstuff -
freight transport -
fuel -
galley -
ice-breaker -
improvement -
loading -
movement -
paddle -
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passenger ship -
power -
protection -
raft -
raw materials -
safety -
sail -
steam turbine -
steamship -
tanker -
terminal -
trading activity -
unloading -
vessel - ,
Verbs and verbal phrases
to accompany -
to develop - ,
to equip -
to focus on -
to improve -
to include - ( )
to increase -
to launch -
to oversee - ,
to own -
to promote -
to register -
to regulate -
to weigh -
Adjectives
atomic -
clumsy -
diesel -
magnetic-
negligible -
powerful -
rapid -
reliable -
Proper Names
the International Labor Organization (ILO) - () |
the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) - |
2. Read the following international words and guess their meaning.
transformation | revolution | radiation |
telecommunication | turbine | international |
magnetic | motor | territorial |
compass | nuclear | terminal |
industrial | reactor | operate |
3. Match the words and their transcriptions.
compass | ['kɑːgəu] |
barge | [lɔːnʧ] |
cargo | [bɑːʤ] |
engine | ['kʌmpəs] |
freight | ['neglɪʤəbl] |
launch | [freɪt] |
diesel | ['enʤɪn] |
negligible | ['diːz(ə)l] |
4. Look at the following list of nouns. Write down the corresponding verb in the space provided. The first one has been done for you.
NOUN | VERB | NOUN | VERB |
development | __ develop ____ | product | _____________ |
equipment | _____________ | promotion | _____________ |
improvement | _____________ | protection | _____________ |
inclusion | _____________ | registration | _____________ |
increase | _____________ | regulation | _____________ |
introduction | _____________ | replacement | _____________ |
movement | _____________ | transportation | _____________ |
operation | _____________ | weight | _____________ |
5. Look at the following list of nouns. Write down the corresponding adjectives in the space provided. The first one has been done for you.
NOUN | ADJECTIVE | NOUN | ADJECTIVE |
atom | __ atomic_ ____ | reliability | _____________ |
diesel | _____________ | magnet | _____________ |
power | _____________ | safety | _____________ |
rapidity | _____________ | mariner | _____________ |
Match the terms and their definitions.
a) engine | c) compass | e) waterway | g) steam |
b) ship | d) vessel | f) tanker | h) cargo |
1) A passenger or freight-carrying ship, boat, etc.
2) Any machine designed to convert energy, esp. heat energy, into mechanical work.
3) A river, canal, or other navigable channel used as a means of travel or transport.
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4) An instrument for finding direction, usually having a magnetized needle which points to magnetic north swinging freely on a pivot.
5) A large sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
6) A ship, lorry, or airplane designed to carry liquid in bulk, such as oil.
7) Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, etc.
8) Pressurized water vapor used to provide mechanical energy.