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Monday 9 June 2014

Reading Sailing part one

Sailing
WALT: Analyse surface features and the language used.  Look beyond the text - Inferencing

1. UNFURL - Find out the meaning of this word and then write a sentence of your own to show the meaning. Make or become spread  out from a rolled.

2. How do you tell which way the wind is coming from?
which side of your neck feels cold.

3. Can you think of a another way of finding out? Ask a classmate to test out your theory.
Get anything light and let it go  and it will float
4. What makes the Optimist so sturdy, safe and unsinkable? Explain your answer: The middle of the boat helps the boat from tipping

5. Make as many smaller words as you can from the words ‘Optimist Sailing Dinghies’:
  • in
  • is
  • hi

6. Find the meaning of each of these sailing related words:


Meaning
rigging
It is  system  kind of  rop.
sail
Sail means when  you travel somewhere
rudder
It is a flat prices near the stern.
tiller
It means a boat’s rudder post and used for steering
centreboard
A pivoted  board that can be lowered.

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