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The Cutty Sark: A Webquest |
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Go to the official Cutty Sark web site |
and answer the questions below: |
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| Click here to download the question sheet: cutty.doc | ||
| Dear Students, | |||
| You may not understand certain words used in the questionnaire or on the web site. Don't worry! There are wonderful free tools that enable us to look up difficult words online. Try not to look up too many and don't forget to make a vocabulary list and learn them. | |||
| Go to PONSline, das ONline Wörterbuch (c) PONS-Klett and use the search mask at the bottom of the page. Select the right languages before you start. | |||
| Go to QuickDic online (c) | |||
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| Go to AltaVista's Babel Fish Translation (c) AltaVista.com | |||
| Go to Linguadict, das große Online Wörterbuch (c) Linguatec Sprachtechnologien | |||
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| Welcome |
| 01 - The Cutty Sark is the last famous example of what kind of a ship? |
| 02 - When exactly was she launched? |
| 03 - Where had she been built? |
| 04 - What other ship may be the only one that is more popular with British seamen? |
| 05 - Where do visitors come from and how many are there every year? |
| 06 - The Cutty Sark is closed on three days only. Which ones? |
| 07 - What admission charges are there? a) for adults, b) for children, c) for families |
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The History of the Cutty Sark |
| 08 - Who was "White Hat Willis" and why was he referred to by that name? |
| 09 - What were his expectations concerning the Cutty Sark? |
| 10 - What do you make of the expression "he had swallowed the anchor"? |
| 11 - What were the advantages of the new hull shape that was developed by the Cutty Sark's designer? |
| 12 - Why were shipbuilders Scot & Linton so willing to please "White Hat Willis"? |
| 13 - How did the fact that Willis was a Scot influence the whole deal? |
| 14 - Why were the final details completed by a different firm? |
| 15 - Who became the clipper's first master? |
| 16 - What did the opening of the Suez Canal mean for clippers like the Cutty Sark? |
| 17 - Why did the tea trade become unprofitable for sailing boats? |
| 18 - What trade did the Cutty Sark become famous for when carrying tea was no longer profitable? |
| 19 - Describe Captain Richard Woodget's way of handling the Cutty Sark. |
| 20 - What do we learn about the ship's performance in terms of speed then? |
| 21 - Who was the Cutty Sark sold off to in 1885? Why? |
| 22 - The ship's new crews called her "Pequina Camisola". Translate! |
| 23 - How long was the Cutty Sark used by her new owners? |
| 24 - What happened to her in 1916? |
| 25 - Why was she back in London's Surrey Docks in 1922? |
| 26 - What are the "sad" years called? |
| 27 - On what occasion had Captain Wilfred Dowman been deeply impressed by the Cutty Sark? |
| 28 - What initiative did the Cornish captain take when he saw the ship again in such poor condition? |
| 29 - What sort of ship did the Nautical Training College buy to replace the Cutty Sark? |
| 30 - When was a dry dock constructed for her at Greenwich? |
| 31 - Why is the need to restore the Cutty Sark so urgent? |
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| (c) This webquest was created by Jürgen Wagner |
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