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watertight door

Parts of a Ship: Interior

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1. Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.

1 What structures provide entryways to different areas of a ship?

2 What are some structures that have different names on ships than they do on land?

Reading

2. Read the textbook excerpt. Then, choose the correct answers.

1 What is the passage mainly about?

A improvements to ship interiors

Bcommon misconceptions about ship interiors

C comparisons between ship interiors and buildings

D rules for exiting the interiors of ships

2 Which of the following ship structures does NOT have a similar structure on land?

A deck                          C passageway

B bulkhead            Dcompartment

3 What is the difference between bulkheads and partitions?

A partitions have ladders.

B bulkheads feature watertight doors.

C bulkheads have openings called hatches.

D partitions are above a compartment and bulkheads are below.

Vocabulary

3 Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

1 Check the watertight divider that separates areas of the ship for leaks.

_ u l _ _ e a _

2 Go to the second floor that extends partway across the ship.

_ _ v e _

3 Wait in the narrow hallway connecting different areas.

p _ _ s _ _ _ w a _

4 There is a hole in the ceiling of the deck.

_ _ e r _ _ a d

5 The captain has his own enclosed area on the ship.

c _ _ p _ _ t _ e _ _

6 The divider between two areas keeps each compartment separate.

_ _ r t _ t _ _ n

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct words and phrases from the word bank

Head          ladder                    deck

Watertight door     hatch platform

1 Climb up the ________ to the main deck.

2 We repaired the ____________ in the floor of the third level.

3 The______________ is closed because a valve is broken and waste cannot be removed.

4 Damage to the hull caused a lower___________ to flood.

5 Navigators work from the _________ because it is higher than most of the ship

6 A ________________ seals a bulkhead.

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