Zadanie 4

4.1 — Era herbaty + budowa clippers:

“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.”

Klucz: dlaczego budowano clippers — by szybko transportować herbatę. → F. Why were clippers built?

4.2 — Sławność statku, wyścigi, rekordy:

“The Cutty Sark was famous for its speed, and every year it competed in the ‘tea race’… The record of the fastest sea route from China to England… The Cutty Sark was the first to cross the finishing line.”

Klucz: rekordy + wyścigi. → E. Which records did the ship break?

4.3 — Kanał Sueski, koniec ery herbaty:

“In 1869, the same year that the Cutty Sark was built, the Suez Canal opened. It created a much shorter route to the Far East… cargo ships could not use the Suez Canal… by the late 1870s, the Cutty Sark… had been pushed out of the tea business.”

Klucz: dlaczego przestał przewozić herbatę. → D. Why did the ship stop carrying tea?

4.4 — Renowacja, muzeum, turystyka:

“A Portuguese company bought the Cutty Sark… 1923, retired ship’s captain… 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.”

Klucz: jak statek stał się atrakcją turystyczną. → A. How did the ship become a tourist attraction?