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In the west of England in the summer, you might see some very fast, small boats: pilot[领航] gigs[赛艇], or gigs for short. They don’t have engines, but six people instead. The oldest gig we have was built in 1838 and is still used today.
A pilot was the boss of a gig and his job was to help sailing ships stay away from underwater rocks and other danger, when they came in from the sea. This job paid lots of money, but that meant that lots of other pilots wanted it too. It was a race to get to the ship first.
In the early 1900s, people stopped using sailing ships, so help wasn’t needed from gigs any more. Thanks to people who love them, however, they are still being made and raced today.
Many clubs offer courses, including Newquay Rowing Club, where beginners can try the sport each Monday night between May and September. It’s very cheap, and I learnt a lot and had great fun.
Activity 1
True or false?
1. Gigs move by using wind.
2. The oldest gig is more than 175 years old.
3. Ships didn’t pay pilots much.
4. Gigs stopped working in the early 1800s.
5. Gigs are still built today.
6. There is a very cheap gig rowing day course in July and August.
Activity 2
Choose the correct answer.
1. Ships call/are called women’s names in Britain.
2. People build/are built gigs because they love them.
3. Wind used/was used by people to move boats for hundreds of years.
4. Not many large ships made/are made in Britain now.
5. People in gigs raced/were raced to make money.
A pilot was the boss of a gig and his job was to help sailing ships stay away from underwater rocks and other danger, when they came in from the sea. This job paid lots of money, but that meant that lots of other pilots wanted it too. It was a race to get to the ship first.
In the early 1900s, people stopped using sailing ships, so help wasn’t needed from gigs any more. Thanks to people who love them, however, they are still being made and raced today.
Many clubs offer courses, including Newquay Rowing Club, where beginners can try the sport each Monday night between May and September. It’s very cheap, and I learnt a lot and had great fun.
Activity 1
True or false?
1. Gigs move by using wind.
2. The oldest gig is more than 175 years old.
3. Ships didn’t pay pilots much.
4. Gigs stopped working in the early 1800s.
5. Gigs are still built today.
6. There is a very cheap gig rowing day course in July and August.
Activity 2
Choose the correct answer.
1. Ships call/are called women’s names in Britain.
2. People build/are built gigs because they love them.
3. Wind used/was used by people to move boats for hundreds of years.
4. Not many large ships made/are made in Britain now.
5. People in gigs raced/were raced to make money.