The Bermuda Triangle Unit 10

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The Bermuda Triangle Unit 10
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I. Reading Comprehension Questions 1. Where is
the Bermuda Triangle? 2. What has happened in
that part? 3. What does it mean by complete
lost? 4. Is Bermuda Triangle the only area
which is mysterious in the world?
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5. How many lives has the triangle claimed
in the past thirty years or more?6. What did
Christopher Columbus once see in this
stretch of the Atlantic? 7. What are the causes
of vanishings in the triangle according to
Richard Winer?8. What is Charles Berlitzs
theory concerning the missing vessels and
planes
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U.S. NAVY founded on 13 Oct. 1775
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Ships no where to be found
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A Square marks a ship or aircraft that
"disappeared." A Triangle marks a ship or
aircraft that was found abandoned. A Circle
marks a ship or aircraft that sank, crashed, ran
aground, or capsized (upside down)
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Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)

• 1492-1493
• the first voyage
• 1493-1496
• the second voyage
• 1498-1500
• the third voyage
• 1502-1504
• the fourth voyage

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Background to the Age of Discovery One cannot
begin to understand Christopher Columbus without
understanding the world into which he was born.
The 15th century was a dynamic century, a century
of change. There were many historical events
throughout Western Europe that impacted society
profoundly. Directly affecting the future
explorer much closer to home, however, were three
momentous events in and around the Mediterranean
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1) the Conquest of Ceuta in North Africa by the
Portuguese in 14152) the Fall of
Constantinople to the Muslim Turks in
1453, 3) the defeat of Muslim Granada by the
Christian Spaniards in 1492.All three
events were driven by the centuries-long conflict
between the Christians and the Muslims
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Islands landed on by Columbus
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Quadrant--- an instrument for measuring angles,
when sailing or looking at stars

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Astrolabe (astrology)--- an instrument to observe
the movements and positions of the sun, moon,
planets and stars
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Nocturnal--- device to help sailing during the
night, or relating to the night e.g. nocturnal
light
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II. Language Points

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1. Claim

• claim compensation / a pay rise / luggage / life
• He claimed to know nothing of the matter.
• She claimed that he was telling the truth.
• The flood claimed hundreds of lives.

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2. Stretch v.

• She stretched out a hand for the child to hold.
• The desert stretched away into the distance.
• The war stretched over four years.
• n.
• The cat woke and gave a stretch.
• You get a lot of accidents on this stretch of
  road.
• The stretch of water separates Asia from Europe.
• They still remembered him after a stretch of
  twenty years.

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3. Streak --- thin line or band

• Streaks of gray began to appear in her black
  hair.
• There is an aggressive streak in him that I dont
  like very much.
• a winning/losing streak--- a limited period

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4. Convince / convinced / convincing

• It took them a few days to convince me that it
  was possible.
• Im convinced of your loyalty.
• They found his story very convincing.

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5. Turn up / down / out / over / to

• The factory turned_out___bicycles.
• They turned the man_over_to the police.
• He turned_up__late at the rehearsal the next day,
  looking awful.
• They always turn_to__me when they are in trouble.
• Their claim had been turned_down__.

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6. bank

• Banks of heavy clouds promised a storm.
• ???????????????
• a blood / data bank
• bank account
• bank balance
• bank book/ card/ draft/ loan

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7. mechanical

• The train stopped due to a mechanical
  problem.??????????????
• He was asked too many questions that the answer
  became mechanical.
• mechanic a person who is skilled in using,
  repairing, etc.
• machinery

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8. To date/ up to date

• To date we have spent 5 million dollars on the
  project.
• To date he has done half the work.
• We want our methods to be up to date.
• Be up-dated

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9. expand on --- develop or give more
of (a story, an argument, etc)

• The President used todays speech to expand on
  remarks he made last month.
• I will expand on this point in the next chapter.
• ??????????????????

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10. Set off/ about/ apart/ down/out

• We set_about_our task at once with great
  enthusiasm.
• His exceptional height set him _ap_from the rest
  of men.
• The careless handling of international relations
  can set_off_ a war.
• Set_out__the chairs for the meeting in rows of
  ten.
• We had to set_down__rules of the behaviour of the
  members.

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11. suck

• suck milk through a straw
• suck the sweets
• The current sucked them under the water.
• In the late 1960s, the country was
• gradually sucked into the war raging in
• Vietnam.
• suck up He has been sucking up like mad to the
  boss.(unnaturally nice to sb.)

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12. cruise

• The doctor prescribed an ocean cruise for
• the sick woman.
• to cruise around the world
• The taxi cruised off down the road.
• cruise missile
• cruiser

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Charles Berlitz
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