Read the article and do comprehension exercises 1 and 2.

Then put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive form.

Fire devastates Cutty Sark ship

The Cutty Sark ship, one of London's most popular tourist attractions, (1) (devastate) by a fire, which police think may (2) .. (start) on purpose. More than 40 fire fighters (3). . (call) to the 138-year-old tea clipper ship in Greenwich early on Monday morning. The ship (4) recently .. (close) to visitors so improvements costing 25 million could (5). (carry) out. A spokesman for the London fire service said the whole ship (6) (affect) by the massive fire but nobody (7) (hurt). Police don't know what caused the fire yet, but said they were treating it as suspicious. That means the fire may (8) (start) on purpose rather than by accident. Chris Livett, from the group which looks after the ship, said the fire was a significant setback but they were determined to put the ship back together again. He said the decks could not (9) (save) but the damage didn't appear as bad as first feared. Half the planking, as well as all the old artefacts on board, escaped damage as they (10) (remove) while the refurbishment work was under way. He added: "She's been through storms and hurricanes. She's been battling all her life. She's not dead yet, far from it." The Cutty Sark (11) (use) to carry tea around the world in the 19th century. It now sits at a dry dock at Greenwich as a living museum.

Exercise1. Find words or phrases in the text which have a similar meaning to the following.

1. a place where a ship can be taken out of the water for repairs .. 2. a problem that delays or prevents progress .. 3. a storm with very strong fast winds .. 4. in a way that is not planned or intended .. 5. intentionally .. 6. making you feel that something is wrong or illegal .. 7. objects that were made a long time ago and are historically important .. 8. renovation .. 9. struggling; fighting ... 10. very big .. 11. wood that has been cut into flat pieces ..

Exercise 2. Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True or F for False.
1. The police believe the fire started by chance. 2. People couldnt visit the ship because it had recently been sold for 25 million. 3. The fire only caused damage to the decks. 4. The police are not sure whether someone set fire to the ship deliberately. 5. According to one of the people who look after the ship, the fire caused a major delay in their work. 6. Chris Livett is afraid the damage to the ship is worse than they had thought at first. 7. The old artefacts were not destroyed because they had been taken away before the fire started. 8. The Cutty Sark has survived many difficult circumstances. ( article taken from http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6670000/newsid_6675400/6675483.stm ) [created by AretiGavalaki-Greece]

Why is the ship called Cutty Sark? Read the following story to find out. Then fill in the gaps using the following words. garment suspense tail scary bonfire race(v) narrow beautiful madly galloped stormy howl

There is an old Scottish legend that was later turned into a story by Robert Burns. This story is about a farmer called Tam O'Shanter. It was very late on a dark and (1). night when Tam, who had been to Market to sell his wares and had called at the local inn afterwards for a few drinks, began his journey home. Tam was riding his old mare Meg down a lonely road, when he drew close to the church at Kirk Alloway. Through the cold night air he heard a strange and (2). sound, and as he looked into the night sky he saw the glare of fire! There, in the churchyard, dancing around a huge (3). was a coven of witches and warlocks. Tam sat on his horse, rigid with terror! The witches danced on and Tam noticed that one of the hags was younger and more (4). than the others. Her name was Nannie, but Tam didn't know this; all she was wearing was a short petticoat so he called her 'cutty sark', which is an old regional Scottish name for this (5).. Well, the dancing became wilder and wilder and Tam became more and more engrossed. At last, he could bear the (6). no longer and he shouted out, "Weel done 'cutty sark'!" With a flash the bonfire went out, and a soul-tearing (7). went up from the witches and warlocks, as they began to (8). towards Tam, desperate to get to this mortal who had ruined their revelry. Poor Tam. He was in fear of his life, and for a moment just sat there, but after a few seconds that seemed like lifetimes, he managed to spur Meg on, in a desperate race to save his life. Now, witches cannot cross running water, and fortunately for Tam, the river Doon was nearby. He set Meg galloping (9). towards the bridge, with the witches in hot pursuit. Nannie, being younger and faster than the rest, was the closest to him, and was reaching out to grab Megs (10)., just as the mare reached the bridge. Luckily for Tam (although not so for Meg), the horse's tail came away in Nannie's hand just as the mare (11). over the bridge. Tam was saved! The witches and warlocks stood on the river-bank cursing and screaming at Tam who had had a very (12). escape. This was the story that inspired the naming of Cutty Sark. Although we do not know why the name was chosen, Jock Willis (the owner of the ship) was a well-read man who enjoyed poetry. During his time as a ship's captain, he would read French novels in his cabin. He also named one of his other ships the Hallowe'en, the title of another Burns poem. Although "cutty sark" was a little unusual, it certainly suits a sleek, swift tea clipper, giving her an air of magic and mystery.

Now look at the words in bold. Can you guess their meaning from the context? Underline the key words that can help you to guess. Finally match the words in bold with their definitions.
1. wild noisy dancing, eating, drinking etc, usually to celebrate something 2. a piece of underwear for a woman or girl which is like a dress or skirt 3. a group or meeting of witches 4. following someone closely, trying hard to catch them 5. an adult female horse 6. an ugly old woman 7. to say magic words which are intended to bring bad luck to someone 8. small products for selling, in a market or on the street but not usually in a shop 9. a bright unpleasant light which hurts your eyes 10. a man who has magical powers, especially evil powers 11. so interested or involved in something that you think about nothing else
(story taken from http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/index.cfm?fa=contentGeneric.fdvmyqknhxemnmvz&pageId=210 ) [created by AretiGavalaki]

Read the article and do comprehension exercises 1 and 2. Then put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive form.

Fire devastates Cutty Sark ship

The Cutty Sark ship, one of London's most popular tourist attractions, (1) (devastate) by a fire, which police think may (2) .. (start) on purpose. More than 40 fire fighters (3). . (call) to the 138-year-old tea clipper ship in Greenwich early on Monday morning. The ship (4) recently .. (close) to visitors so improvements costing 25 million could (5). (carry) out. A spokesman for the London fire service said the whole ship (6) (affect) by the massive fire but nobody (7) (hurt). Police don't know what caused the fire yet, but said they were treating it as suspicious. That means the fire may (8) (start) on purpose rather than by accident. Chris Livett, from the group which looks after the ship, said the fire was a significant setback but they were determined to put the ship back together again. He said the decks could not (9) (save) but the damage didn't appear as bad as first feared. Half the planking, as well as all the old artefacts on board, escaped damage as they (10) (remove) while the refurbishment work was under way. He added: "She's been through storms and hurricanes. She's been battling all her life. She's not dead yet, far from it." The Cutty Sark (11) (use) to carry tea around the world in the 19th century. It now sits at a dry dock at Greenwich as a living museum.

Exercise1. Find words or phrases in the text which have a similar meaning to the following.

1. a place where a ship can be taken out of the water for repairs .. 2. a problem that delays or prevents progress .. 3. a storm with very strong fast winds .. 4. in a way that is not planned or intended .. 5. intentionally .. 6. making you feel that something is wrong or illegal .. 7. objects that were made a long time ago and are historically important .. 8. renovation .. 9. struggling; fighting ... 10. very big .. 11. wood that has been cut into flat pieces ..

Exercise 2. Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True or F for False.
1. The police believe the fire started by chance. 2. People couldnt visit the ship because it had recently been sold for 25 million. 3. The fire only caused damage to the decks. 4. The police are not sure whether someone set fire to the ship deliberately. 5. According to one of the people who look after the ship, the fire caused a major delay in their work. 6. Chris Livett is afraid the damage to the ship is worse than they had thought at first. 7. The old artefacts were not destroyed because they had been taken away before the fire started. 8. The Cutty Sark has survived many difficult circumstances. ( article taken from http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6670000/newsid_6675400/6675483.stm ) [created by AretiGavalaki-Greece]

Why is the ship called Cutty Sark? Read the following story to find out. Then fill in the gaps using the following words. garment suspense tail scary bonfire race(v) narrow beautiful madly galloped stormy howl

There is an old Scottish legend that was later turned into a story by Robert Burns. This story is about a farmer called Tam O'Shanter. It was very late on a dark and (1). night when Tam, who had been to Market to sell his wares and had called at the local inn afterwards for a few drinks, began his journey home. Tam was riding his old mare Meg down a lonely road, when he drew close to the church at Kirk Alloway. Through the cold night air he heard a strange and (2). sound, and as he looked into the night sky he saw the glare of fire! There, in the churchyard, dancing around a huge (3). was a coven of witches and warlocks. Tam sat on his horse, rigid with terror! The witches danced on and Tam noticed that one of the hags was younger and more (4). than the others. Her name was Nannie, but Tam didn't know this; all she was wearing was a short petticoat so he called her 'cutty sark', which is an old regional Scottish name for this (5).. Well, the dancing became wilder and wilder and Tam became more and more engrossed. At last, he could bear the (6). no longer and he shouted out, "Weel done 'cutty sark'!" With a flash the bonfire went out, and a soul-tearing (7). went up from the witches and warlocks, as they began to (8). towards Tam, desperate to get to this mortal who had ruined their revelry. Poor Tam. He was in fear of his life, and for a moment just sat there, but after a few seconds that seemed like lifetimes, he managed to spur Meg on, in a desperate race to save his life. Now, witches cannot cross running water, and fortunately for Tam, the river Doon was nearby. He set Meg galloping (9). towards the bridge, with the witches in hot pursuit. Nannie, being younger and faster than the rest, was the closest to him, and was reaching out to grab Megs (10)., just as the mare reached the bridge. Luckily for Tam (although not so for Meg), the horse's tail came away in Nannie's hand just as the mare (11). over the bridge. Tam was saved! The witches and warlocks stood on the river-bank cursing and screaming at Tam who had had a very (12). escape. This was the story that inspired the naming of Cutty Sark. Although we do not know why the name was chosen, Jock Willis(the owner of the ship) was a well-read man who enjoyed poetry. During his time as a ship's captain, he would read French novels in his cabin. He also named one of his other ships the Hallowe'en, the title of another Burns poem. Although "cutty sark" was a little unusual, it certainly suits a sleek, swift tea clipper, giving her an air of magic and mystery.

Now look at the words in bold. Can you guess their meaning from the context? Underline the key words that can help you to guess. Finally match the words in bold with their definitions.
1. wild noisy dancing, eating, drinking etc, usually to celebrate something 2. a piece of underwear for a woman or girl which is like a dress or skirt 3. a group or meeting of witches 4. following someone closely, trying hard to catch them 5. an adult female horse 6. an ugly old woman 7. to say magic words which are intended to bring bad luck to someone 8. small products for selling, in a market or on the street but not usually in a shop 9. a bright unpleasant light which hurts your eyes 10. a man who has magical powers, especially evil powers 11. so interested or involved in something that you think about nothing else
(story taken from http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/index.cfm?fa=contentGeneric.fdvmyqknhxemnmvz&pageId=210 ) [created by AretiGavalaki]

ANSWER KEY
Read the article and do comprehension exercises 1 and 2. Then put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive form.

Fire devastates Cutty Sark ship

The Cutty Sark ship, one of London's most popular tourist attractions, (1) has been devastated (devastate) by a fire, which police think may (2) have been started (start) on purpose. More than 40 fire fighters (3) were called (call) to the 138-year-old tea clipper ship in Greenwich early on Monday morning. The ship (4) had recently been closed (close) to visitors so improvements costing 25 million could (5) be carried (carry) out. A spokesman for the London fire service said the whole ship (6) was affected (affect) by the massive fire but nobody (7) was hurt (hurt). Police don't know what caused the fire yet, but said they were treating it as suspicious. That means the fire may (8) have been started (start) on purpose rather than by accident. Chris Livett, from the group which looks after the ship, said the fire was a significant setback but they were determined to put the ship back together again. He said the decks could not (9) be saved (save) but the damage didn't appear as bad as first feared. Half the planking, as well as all the old artefacts on board, escaped damage as they (10) had been removed (remove) while the refurbishment work was under way. He added: "She's been through storms and hurricanes. She's been battling all her life. She's not dead yet, far from it." The Cutty Sark (11) was used (use) to carry tea around the world in the 19th century. It now sits at a dry dock at Greenwich as a living museum.

Exercise1. Find words or phrases in the text which have a similar meaning to the following.

1. a place where a ship can be taken out of the water for repairs a dry dock 2. a problem that delays or prevents progress a setback 3. a storm with very strong fast winds a hurricane 4. in a way that is not planned or intended by accident 5. intentionally on purpose 6. making you feel that something is wrong or illegal suspicious 7. objects that were made a long time ago and are historically important artefacts 8. renovation refurbishment 9. struggling; fighting battling 10. very big massive 11. wood that has been cut into flat pieces planking

Exercise 2. Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True or F for False.
1. The police believe the fire started by chance. 2. People couldnt visit the ship because it had recently been sold for 25 million. 3. The fire only caused damage to the decks. 4. The police are not sure whether someone set fire to the ship deliberately. 5. According to one of the people who look after the ship, the fire caused a major delay in their work. 6. Chris Livett is afraid the damage to the ship is worse than they had thought at first. 7. The old artefacts were not destroyed because they had been taken away before the fire started. 8. The Cutty Sark has survived many difficult circumstances. ( article taken from http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6670000/newsid_6675400/6675483.stm )

F F F T T F T T

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ANSWER KEY

Why is the ship called Cutty Sark? Read the following story to find out. Then fill in the gaps using the following words. garment suspense tail scary bonfire race(v) narrow beautiful madly galloped stormy howl

There is an old Scottish legend that was later turned into a story by Robert Burns. This story is about a farmer called Tam O'Shanter. It was very late on a dark and (1) stormy night when Tam, who had been to Market to sell his wares and had called at the local inn afterwards for a few drinks, began his journey home. Tam was riding his old mare Meg down a lonely road, when he drew close to the church at Kirk Alloway. Through the cold night air he heard a strange and (2) scary sound, and as he looked into the night sky he saw the glare of fire! There, in the churchyard, dancing around a huge (3) bonfire was a coven of witches and warlocks. Tam sat on his horse, rigid with terror! The witches danced on and Tam noticed that one of the hags was younger and more (4) beautiful than the others. Her name was Nannie, but Tam didn't know this; all she was wearing was a short petticoat so he called her 'cutty sark', which is an old regional Scottish name for this (5) garment. Well, the dancing became wilder and wilder and Tam became more and more engrossed. At last, he could bear the (6) suspense no longer and he shouted out, "Weel done 'cutty sark'!" With a flash the bonfire went out, and a soul-tearing (7) howl went up from the witches and warlocks, as they began to (8) race towards Tam, desperate to get to this mortal who had ruined their revelry. Poor Tam. He was in fear of his life, and for a moment just sat there, but after a few seconds that seemed like lifetimes, he managed to spur Meg on, in a desperate race to save his life. Now, witches cannot cross running water, and fortunately for Tam, the river Doon was nearby. He set Meg galloping (9) madly towards the bridge, with the witches in hot pursuit. Nannie, being younger and faster than the rest, was the closest to him, and was reaching out to grab Megs (10) tail, just as the mare reached the bridge. Luckily for Tam (although not so for Meg), the horse's tail came away in Nannie's hand just as the mare (11) galloped over the bridge. Tam was saved! The witches and warlocks stood on the river-bank cursing and screaming at Tam who had had a very (12) narrow escape. This was the story that inspired the naming of Cutty Sark. Although we do not know why the name was chosen, Jock Willis (the owner of the ship) was a well-read man who enjoyed poetry. During his time as a ship's captain, he would read French novels in his cabin. He also named one of his other ships the Hallowe'en, the title of another Burns poem. Although "cutty sark" was a little unusual, it certainly suits a sleek, swift tea clipper, giving her an air of magic and mystery.

Now look at the words in bold. Can you guess their meaning from the context? Underline the key words that can help you to guess. Finally match the words in bold with their definitions.
1. wild noisy dancing, eating, drinking etc, usually to celebrate something revelry 2. a piece of underwear for a woman or girl which is like a dress or skirt petticoat 3. a group or meeting of witches coven 4. following someone closely, trying hard to catch them in hot pursuit 5. an adult female horse mare 6. an ugly old woman hag 7. to say magic words which are intended to bring bad luck to someone curse 8. small products for selling, in a market or on the street but not usually in a shop wares 9. a bright unpleasant light which hurts your eyes glare 10. a man who has magical powers, especially evil powers warlock 11. so interested or involved in something that you think about nothing else engrossed
(story taken from http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/index.cfm?fa=contentGeneric.fdvmyqknhxemnmvz&pageId=210 ) [created by AretiGavalaki]