DENİZCİLİK

İNGİLİZCESİ-IIII

14. Hafta
 a) Glossary with the words given in the box:
contain spokesman shipping lan en route congestion
(a leak, a fire) (gender neutral: spokesperson)

…………………….. a person who speaks on behalf of a group or an organization

…………………….. on the way; while travelling from/to a particular place
…………………….. a route used by ships on regular journeys
…………………….. the state of being crowded and full of traffic
…………………….. to prevent something harmful from spreading or getting worse

R ead the two articles on the incident from two different sources and do exercises
i – v that follow them.
 ii. The Daily Mail published the following pictures of the accident. Match the pictures to
the to appropriate captions:

Heading for port: Pollution: Collision: Hull damage: Breach:

The damaged car- Kerosene is seen The damaged The exact spot The Min-
go ship Jork Rang- leaking from the hull of the Greek (marked with a doro loses
er passes through punctured hull of tanker, Min- red circle) where jet fuel off
River Maass water- the Mindoro doro, after it hit the Cypriot the coast of
gate on its way to the Jork Ranger container ship Amsterdam
the harbour in Rot- container ship ripped a 20 ft
terdam, its original 20 miles off the hole in the Min-
destination Dutch coast doro

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e)

iii. Vocabulary work. First match the words to their definitions. Then, use them to fill in
the gaps. Change the form of the word if you need to (by adding an ending for example).
a) severe ____ turn into gas
b) Evaporate ____ create a threat, problem, etc. that has to be dealt with
c) briefly ____ extremely bad or serious
d) confirm ____ an area of oil that is floating on the surface of the sea
e) pose ____ state that something is definitely true
f) slick ____ for a short time
 1. I met him ……………………………….. on Tuesday night.
2. The lack of trained crewmembers ……………………………………. a threat to ship
security.
3. The victim suffered ……………………………………… injuries.
4. The 50 km ………………………………………. from the damaged tanker is visible
from a distance.
5. Heat until all the water has ………………………………………..
6. She …………………………………………. that the rumors are true and offered to prove
it with some evidence.

iv. Read the text on a marine accident and fill in the following missing verbs. Use the Past
Simple.

start lose worsen break off drift

10/10/2008

M/V Fedra, a 35886 gt, 1984

built bulk carrier, ……….........
……........……… engine power
and ……………………… drif-
ting toward the coast on the east
side of Gibraltar.
Tugs deployed to the area but
unfortunately the stormy
weather …………..........… and
the ship ……………………….
stern first onto the cliffs just
below the lighthouse at Europa
Point and then swerved
alongside the cliffs. The ship
………………………..........… in
two and the crew was rescued
after a dramatic helicopter rescue
v. In pairs, ask and answer questions about the accident orally.
Student A: Student B:
When did the accident happen? The accident happened on 10th October 2008.
How………..? ………
Where…..…? ………
What …….. ?(weather) It was………
……...any damage? ……….
…... anyone injured? ……….
How………. ? (the crew / rescue) ……….