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A. HOW DID THE SHIP BECOME A TOURIST ATTRACTION?
B. WHY WAS THE SHIP CALLED THE CUTTY SARK?
C. WHAT CONTEST DID THE SHIP TAKE PART IN?
D. WHY DID THE SHIP STOP CARRYING TEA?
E. WHICH RECORDS DID THE SHIP BREAK?
F. WHY WERE CLIPPERS BUILT?
B. WHY WAS THE SHIP CALLED THE CUTTY SARK?
C. WHAT CONTEST DID THE SHIP TAKE PART IN?
D. WHY DID THE SHIP STOP CARRYING TEA?
E. WHICH RECORDS DID THE SHIP BREAK?
F. WHY WERE CLIPPERS BUILT?
THE CUTTY SARK – A FAMOUS SHIP
4.1.
In the 19th century, tea from China became so popular in England that most families drank it
at least twice a day. To be on regular sale in English shops, it had to be transported quickly
from China, and in huge quantities. To achieve this aim, special ships, called clippers, were
constructed. These were very fast sailing ships, and one of them was the Cutty Sark.
In the 19th century, tea from China became so popular in England that most families drank it
at least twice a day. To be on regular sale in English shops, it had to be transported quickly
from China, and in huge quantities. To achieve this aim, special ships, called clippers, were
constructed. These were very fast sailing ships, and one of them was the Cutty Sark.
4.2.
The Cutty Sark was famous for its speed, and every year it competed in the “tea race”. This
was a challenge to see which clipper could transport a cargo of fresh tea from China to
England in the shortest time. The British public was fascinated by these races, so the
newspapers gave daily reports on the ships’ progress. The Cutty Sark was never the first to
cross the finishing line, but it was always among the leaders.
The Cutty Sark was famous for its speed, and every year it competed in the “tea race”. This
was a challenge to see which clipper could transport a cargo of fresh tea from China to
England in the shortest time. The British public was fascinated by these races, so the
newspapers gave daily reports on the ships’ progress. The Cutty Sark was never the first to
cross the finishing line, but it was always among the leaders.
4.3.
In 1869, the same year that the Cutty Sark was built, the Suez Canal, connecting the
Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, was opened. It created a much shorter route to the Far
East. However, clippers, such as the Cutty Sark, could not use it as they depended on strong
ocean winds. Around the same time, a new type of ship, the steamship, began to transport
tea and by the late 1870s, the Cutty Sark, along with the other clippers, had been pushed out
of the tea business.
In 1869, the same year that the Cutty Sark was built, the Suez Canal, connecting the
Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, was opened. It created a much shorter route to the Far
East. However, clippers, such as the Cutty Sark, could not use it as they depended on strong
ocean winds. Around the same time, a new type of ship, the steamship, began to transport
tea and by the late 1870s, the Cutty Sark, along with the other clippers, had been pushed out
of the tea business.
4.4.
A Portuguese company bought the Cutty Sark. They used it as a cargo ship which sailed
between Portugal and Africa. After some time, the ship was unable to continue sailing, and it
seemed that its life was over. However, in 1923, a retired ship’s captain, Wilfred Dowman,
bought the old clipper. And some years later, in 1951, the National Maritime Museum in
Greenwich provided funds to renovate the ship. Now it is a museum visited by people from
all around the world.
A Portuguese company bought the Cutty Sark. They used it as a cargo ship which sailed
between Portugal and Africa. After some time, the ship was unable to continue sailing, and it
seemed that its life was over. However, in 1923, a retired ship’s captain, Wilfred Dowman,
bought the old clipper. And some years later, in 1951, the National Maritime Museum in
Greenwich provided funds to renovate the ship. Now it is a museum visited by people from
all around the world.
Na podstawie: www.rmg.co.uk
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