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4Ventl1 Discuss exercises:


An Arctic Lifeboat Adventure
exercises D, E, F, G, J.

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D. Scanning The Text

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D. Scanning The Text
1. It’s about two guys who bought a lifeboat, fixed it up and travelled to the Arctic.


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D. Scanning The Text
1. It’s about two guys who bought a lifeboat, fixed it up and travelled to the Arctic.
2. They are architects.


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D. Scanning The Text
1. It’s about two guys who bought a lifeboat, fixed it up and travelled to the Arctic.
2. They are architects.
3. False. They did it themselves.


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D. Scanning The Text
1. It’s about two guys who bought a lifeboat, fixed it up and travelled to the Arctic.
2. They are architects.
3. False. They did it themselves.
4. More than a year.


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D. Scanning The Text
1. It’s about two guys who bought a lifeboat, fixed it up and travelled to the Arctic.
2. They are architects.
3. False. They did it themselves.
4. More than a year.
5. North / to the Arctic.


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D. Scanning The Text
1. It’s about two guys who bought a lifeboat, fixed it up and travelled to the Arctic.
2. They are architects.
3. False. They did it themselves.
4. More than a year.
5. North / to the Arctic.
6. In the Norsafe factory in Arendal.


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D. Scanning The Text
1. It’s about two guys who bought a lifeboat, fixed it up and travelled to the Arctic.
2. They are architects.
3. False. They did it themselves.
4. More than a year.
5. North / to the Arctic.
6. In the Norsafe factory in Arendal.
7. Four months.


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D. Scanning The Text
1. It’s about two guys who bought a lifeboat, fixed it up and travelled to the Arctic.
2. They are architects.
3. False. They did it themselves.
4. More than a year.
5. North / to the Arctic.
6. In the Norsafe factory in Arendal.
7. Four months.
8. Sell it (and give the profits to charity).

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E. Organising Information
The Lifeboat
David & Guylee
Their Trip
- Used to belong to the Clansman Ferry
- Was known as Lifeboat no. 1
- Fit about 100 people
-  sold for 7000 pounds.
- stripped completely and outfitted from scratch
- Has all the comforts of a normal (small) home.
- Wind turbines + solar panels provide energy
- Has a nice outside space
- New name: Stodig
- Sits 80cm deep in the water.
- Architects from Engeland
- Guylee is 29 and David is 28.
- Had just finished university when they bought the boat
- Guylee is from a seaaring family, David isn't
- Did the entire makeover themselves
- Worked more than a year to refurbish Stodig
- Did freelance work during the trip
- Guylee has a dog, Shackleton
- Start: May 2019 from Newhaven
- Crossed eight countries (UK, France, Belgium, NL, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway)
- Engine problems caused a fourteen-day-stop in Sweden
- Rough weather in The Skagerrak
- 3000km in Norway, which took four months
- visit to the factory where Stodig was built
- High point: Geirangerfjord
- Day 124: Tromso was reached, and this is where they spent their winter

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Fa. Vocabulary

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Fa. Vocabulary
1. bewoond                                         7. echter
2. zonder winstoogmerk             8. bochtig
3. besluiten                                       9. motor
4. bevrijding                                    10. uiteindelijk
5. onderzoeken                              11. bevolking
6. onderzoeken                              12. laatste

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Fb. Vocabulary
1. uninhabited
2. in the end / ultimately
3. rough / course
4. bendy /curvy
5. to decide
6. to release
7. lucrative / profiable
8. on the other hand

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Fc. Vocabulary
1. to decide                 7. profitable
2. liberation                8. inhabitant
3. to research            9. voyage
4. to engineer         10. journey
5. ultimately             11. to release
6. rough                      12. to examine

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G. Open Questions

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G. Open Questions
1. It was never used in a rescue.


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G. Open Questions
1. It was never used in a rescue.
2. It was sold because it had become too old.


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G. Open Questions
1. It was never used in a rescue.
2. It was sold because it had become too old.
3. They wanted to go hiking in Norway.


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G. Open Questions
1. It was never used in a rescue.
2. It was sold because it had become too old.
3. They wanted to go hiking in Norway.
4. Guylee saw an old lifeboat which had been turned into a houseboat, and this gave him the idea of travelling to Norway on an old lifeboat.


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G. Open Questions
1. It was never used in a rescue.
2. It was sold because it had become too old.
3. They wanted to go hiking in Norway.
4. Guylee saw an old lifeboat which had been turned into a houseboat, and this gave him the idea of travelling to Norway on an old lifeboat.
5. - This would save them money.
 - It would help them really get to know the boat (which would be useful during their trip).

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G. Open Questions
2. It was sold because it had become too old.
3. They wanted to go hiking in Norway.
4. Guylee saw an old lifeboat which had been turned into a houseboat, and this gave him the idea of travelling to Norway on an old lifeboat.
5. - This would save them money.
 - It would help them really get to know the boat (which would be useful during their trip).
6. Wind turbines and solar panels (so technically, the wind and sun).

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G. Open Questions
3. They wanted to go hiking in Norway.
4. Guylee saw an old lifeboat which had been turned into a houseboat, and this gave him the idea of travelling to Norway on an old lifeboat.
5. - This would save them money.
 - It would help them really get to know the boat (which would be useful during their trip).
6. Wind turbines and solar panels (so technically, the wind and sun).
7. For storage and to have a nice meal or a beer.

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G. Open Questions
4. Guylee saw an old lifeboat which had been turned into a houseboat, and this gave him the idea of travelling to Norway on an old lifeboat.
5. - This would save them money.
 - It would help them really get to know the boat (which would be useful during their trip).
6. Wind turbines and solar panels (so technically, the wind and sun).
7. For storage and to have a nice meal or a beer.
8. In the UK.

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G. Open Questions
5. - This would save them money.
 - It would help them really get to know the boat (which would be useful during their trip).
6. Wind turbines and solar panels (so technically, the wind and sun).
7. For storage and to have a nice meal or a beer.
8. In the UK.
9. From May to the start of July, so one to two months (depending on the exact date they left).

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G. Open Questions
6. Wind turbines and solar panels (so technically, the wind and sun).
7. For storage and to have a nice meal or a beer.
8. In the UK.
9. From May to the start of July, so one to two months (depending on the exact date they left).
10. It took this long because they took plenty of time to look around and discover beautiful places.

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G. Open Questions
6. Wind turbines and solar panels (so technically, the wind and sun).
7. For storage and to have a nice meal or a beer.
8. In the UK.
9. From May to the start of July, so one to two months (depending on the exact date they left).
10. It took this long because they took plenty of time to look around and discover beautiful places.
11. It varied. Sometimes they followed advice, other times they checked out interesting things they saw on charts or photos.

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G. Open Questions
8. In the UK.
9. From May to the start of July, so one to two months (depending on the exact date they left).
10. It took this long because they took plenty of time to look around and discover beautiful places.
11. It varied. Sometimes they followed advice, other times they checked out interesting things they saw on charts or photos.
12. They feel that ‘it’s not a boat to leave in a marina’, and hope that other people will use it for new adventures.

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J. MC Questions
Wil je weten waarom de antwoorden goed/fout zijn? Ik heb een uitgebreide analyse voor je! 
1. C      5. A
2. B      6. D
3. C      7. D
4. D      8. B

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H. Watching & Listening

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Which day is entered into the log?

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The first idea was to go on a hiking trip in Norway. How long was that trip supposed to be?

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Why did the guys decide to take a longer route? Give two reasons.

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Which areas are more private?

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Were other people immediately enthusiastic about the project?

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What was the worst part of the journey?

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