Flash on English Transport and Logistics Test Unit 4 - A

Name: …………………………………….. Date: ……………………

1. Match the words with their definitions:

cut and run, hydrodynamics, hydrostatistics, stability, touch and go, trim, windfall

a. it concerns the vessel's ability to remain afloat. This involves computing buoyancy (displacement)
and other hydrostatic properties. ……………………
b. it refers to the longitudinal in clination of the vessel. ……………………
c. the ability of a vessel to return to an upright position after being inclined by wind, sea, or loading
conditions. ……………………
d. it concerns the flow of water around the ship's hull, bow and stern. ……………………
e. dangerous, uncertain and precarious situation. This referred to a ship's keel touching the bottom and
getting right off again. ……………………
f. to run away cowardly. If a smaller ship at anchor was discovered by a larger enemy vessel, it might
decide to cut the anchor cable and sail off in a hurry. ……………………
g. an unexpected stroke of good luck. It referred to a sudden unexpected rush of wind from a
mountainous shore which allowed a ship more leeway. ……………………
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2. Complete the sentences with the given words:

design, fatigue limit, multi-skilled, steel, themselves

a. …………………… has good corrosion resistance.

b. Naval architecture is also about the preliminary …………………… of the ship.
c. Cracks in steel are caused by an excess in the …………………… .
d. Naval architects rarely work for …………………… .
e. The naval architect is a …………………… engineer.
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3. Translate the words.

1. úszó
2. felhajtóerő
3. daru
4. száraz dokk
5. fagyás
6. hajótest
7. rakomány
8. véletlen
9. hajógyár
10. tat
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 Flash on English Transport and Logistics Test Unit 4 - B

Name: …………………………………….. Date: ……………………

1. Match the words with their definitions:

arrangements, controllability, first rate, footloose, propulsion, structures, to know the ropes

a. the movement of the vessel through water using propellers, thrusters, water jets, sails.
……………………
b. it involves controlling and maintaining the position and direction of the vessel. ……………………
c. it involves the selection of construction material and the structural analysis of the global and local
strength of the vessel. ……………………
d. this involves concept design, layout and access, fire protection, allocation of spaces, ergonomics and
capacity. ……………………
e. it implies excellence. From the 16th century until steam-powered ships took over, British naval ships
were rated as to the number of heavy cannon they carried. A ship of 100 or more guns was an
extremely good line-of-battle ship. ……………………
f. to understand how to do something. To know all the methods required. There are miles of rope in the
rigging of a ship. You had to memorise where they were located. It took an experienced seaman to
know them. ……………………
g. free to do what you like and go where you like because you have no responsibilities. The bottom
portion of a sail is called the foot. If it is not secured, it is loose and it dances randomly in the wind.
……………………
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2. Complete the sentences with the given words:

design, fatigue limit, multi-skilled, steel, themselves

a. Naval architects rarely work for …………………… .

b. …………………… has good corrosion resistance.
c. The naval architect is a …………………… engineer.
d. Naval architecture is also about the preliminary …………………… of the ship.
e. Cracks in steel are caused by an excess in the …………………… .
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3. Translate the words.

1. törés
2. szállítmány
3. fáradási határérték
4. tőkesúly
5. szárazföldi
6. mérték, arány
7. hajótulajdonos
8. acél
9. tolóerő
10. hullám
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