Unit VIII great britain as a sea-faring nation

Ex. 1. Remember the meaning, practice the pronunciation and put these words down into your dictionary:

Uniqueness, pilgrim, toll, thane, carrack, merchantman, neighbourhood, wealth, background, ash-ship, manner, chronicle, monarch, disposal, gunnery, reign, gun-founder, shot, attempt, breech-loader, chamber, foundry, orlop, alliance, troop, hostility, logistics, galleasse (or galleass), brass, loss, gust, deed, guidance, fire-ship, powder, complement, defeat, outbreak, treaty, carrier, deployment, missile, survival;

Attach, collect, disrupt, ply, entitle, distinguish, cherish, worship, harass, succeed, spur, inherit, employ, cast, lid, intent, muster, renovate, claim, gush, smash, authorize, rehabilitate, ennoble, dub, postpone, scatter, wound, crush, match, admire;

Bizarre, curious, minor, foremost, sound, contemporary, notorious, pre-emptive, superior, restrictive, significant, paramount;

Although, presumably, correspondingly, once;

Wrought iron, cast iron, gun deck, gun port, expeditionary force

Ex. 2. Insert the right word from the given list:

Defeat, restrictive, survival, disposal, alliance, tolls, notorious, uniqueness, monarch, postponed, losses, attempt, contemporary, admire, guidance, chronicle, treaty, disrupted.

1. What means do we have at our …? 2. The unreliable … led the company to serious … . 3. His behaviour is really … . 4. The … measures and high … consequently … the trade between these two countries. 5. A kingdom is a state ruled by a … . 6. The … world should act in … in order to … terrorism. 7. This medieval … is an ancient literary monument and people still … its … . 8. The … of the humanity will depend on the ability to preserve nature. 9. It was a good … but you failed again. 10. The signing of the … was … until the following summit.

Ex. 3. Change the words of the italic type using your active vocabulary:

1. The way the hull having been designed is traditional for this type of vessels. 2. The trip was delayed because of the weather conditions. 3. These two shipyards were built in close vicinity. 4. Enemy detachments were wiped out almost completely. 5. The tourists are delighted with the perfect contours of this old clipper. 6. The fleet was thoroughly inspected and a number of battleships was renewed. 7. The English pirates had bothered the Spanish fleet for several centuries. 8. The country was attacked in spite of the peaceful pact. 9. Admiral Nelson was injured and died during the Battle of Trafalgar. 10. Several more sailors should be hired because of the lack of the hands.

Ex. 4. Define in one word:

1. the lowest deck of a ship with three or more decks;

2. a hybrid oared warship with sails;

3. a man selling goods or a ship for their transportation;

4. a number of cannons on board a ship;

5. to restore smb a good name;

6. a brittle alloy of iron with carbon;

7. a special military detachment for landing and occupying the territory;

8. modern, up-to-date;

9. a shop where metal casting takes place;

10. a king or a queen;

11. a close position to smth;

12. arousing interest or wishing to know more;

13. ocean-going merchantman distinguished by high superstructures fore and aft;

14. a bright yellow metal, an alloy of copper with zink;

15. group of soldiers

Ex. 5. Translate into Russian:

a most curious nation

in many aspects

lie on the surface

great amounts of water

water surrounding

not a minor part

to take shape

to take the opportunity

reduction of tolls

a document dealing with trade

an honoured trade

a current opinion

private merchant vessels

number, size and tonnage of the ships

dependent on overseas shipment

the earliest stages of history

to form the backgrounds

throughout medieval times

strengthened hulls

a sound base of naval gunnery

wrought iron guns

a gun deck above the orlop

too close to the waterline

a strong gust of wind

at the end of the hostilities

independently of the army

an efficient naval logistics system

according to contemporary accounts

the target date for the invasion

with the displacement of

notorious for their activities

to launch a pre-emptive attack

to complete the preparations

at the cost of his life

the celebrated sailor

once and for all

most senior officers

the age of steam and steel

the face of naval warfare

the capacity of naval yards

to build in accordance with

a new set of problems

peacekeeping tasks of the UN

ballistic missile submarines

Ex. 6. Read and translate the text: