II. Translate into Russian what the coastguard spokesman said, paying attention to different forms of Passive Voice.

III. Vocabulary Practice

1. Match the words from column A and column B similar in their meaning.

A	B
1. to injure	a) to begin
2. lane	b) to hurt
3. to pump out	c) to tell
4. to reveal	d) to empty
5. to strike	e) to hit
6. to launch	f) route

2. Match the words in column A with those in column B to form a phrase. Use them in the sentences of your own.

A	B
1. sustain	a) identity
2. take on	b) damage
3. reveal	c) investigation
4. launch	d) water
5. pump out	e) lane
6. busy

3. Fill in the blanks with one of the words from the vocabulary.

1. A cargo ship … the fishing boat in thick fog. (hit)

2. It happened near a busy shipping …. (route)

3. As a result of the collision the vessel …. (was damaged)

4. No people were …. (hurt)

5. The … of the coastguard could not say what had happened. (representative)

6. The … is under investigation now. (disaster)

IV. Grammar Review

1. Find in the text the sentences with the verbs in the passive and explain their meaning.

2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a meaning similar to the first sentence, using the verbs in the active.

a) A fishing boat was struck by a cargo ship.

A cargo ship … a fishing boat.

b) The investigation has been launched.

The authorities … the investigation.

c) The vessel was towed to Boulogne.

The tug … the vessel to Boulogne.

d) The identity of the cargo ship is not being revealed.

…

e) The fishing boat will be met by the lifeboat.

…

V. Speech Practice

1. Say what the following words and word-groups mean:

a French-registered fishing boat; the identity; a busy shipping lane.

2. Speak about the above accident according to a brief plan. Work in pairs.

a) Collision near the Dover Strait.

b) Ships involved in the accident.

c) Assistance rendered to the damaged ship.

d) The cause of the collision (express your opinion).

When discussing the last point, use the following phrases (conversational formulas).

Expressing Opinion
I think (that)…	По-моему, думаю, (что)…
I believe…	Думаю, (что)… Полагаю, что…
In my opinion… (formal)	По моему мнению, по-моему…
To my mind…	На мой взгляд, по моему мнению…
As far as I know…	Насколько мне известно…

 

Text 2. Four dead, 5 missing in ship collision

I. Read the text and give answers to the questions below.

1. What are the identities of the ships involved in the accident?

2. Which ship withstood the collision?

3. What happened with the other ship?

4. Were there any casualties (dead people)?

5. Who looked for the lost seamen?

2005-7-25

Three Chinese crew members were confirmed dead while five remain missing following a collision between two ships early Friday morning off Japan's eastern coast. The collision occurred at around 5:10 am about
10 kilometres southwest of the Cape Inubosaki in the east.

The Wei Hang 9, a 3,947-ton freighter registered in Malta, with 21 Chinese crew members sank after the incident. The other ship, a Japanese-registered 4,990-ton freighter, survived the accident and its crew remained unhurt [4]. The victims died of serious injuries in the hospital after being rescued. Japan Coast Guard ships and helicopters searched for the missing Chinese crew members. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The sunken ship set off from Japan and was bound for Dalian, a port in Northeast China's Province, carrying 5,800 tons of scrap iron [5].

Vocabulary

missing	пропавший
to confirm	подтверждать
to occur	случаться, происходить
freighter	грузовое судно
incident	происшествие
to survive	выживать
victim	пострадавший; жертва
injury	рана, травма
torescue	спасать
to search (for)	искать
cause	причина
sunken	затонувший
to set off	отправляться

II. Vocabulary Practice

1. Give synonyms to the following words:

to occur, freighter, to search for, incident, to rescue, victim, cause, missing, to be bound for, to set off.

2. Use the above words in the sentences of your own.

III. Grammar Review

1. Transform the following sentences substituting the words in italics for the verbs in brackets used in the passive:

1. Five Chinese crew members are missing. (to lose)

2. The crew of the Japanese vessel remained unhurt. (to injure)

3. Coast Guard ships and helicopters searched for the missing Chinese crew members. (to look for)

4. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. (to investigate)

2. Find in the text the sentences with Participle I and Participle II. Translate them into Russian.

IV. Speech Practice

Speak about the accident according to the plan of your own. Use conversational formulas (ex. V, page 10).