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The Flying Dutchman

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The Flying Dutchman is a ghost ship that sails the seven seas. The ship is ghostly white, and, if hailed, the crew try to send messages to land or to people who are already dead. The Flying Dutchman can never make port. She is set to sail for ever. All sailors believe that it is bad luck to see the Flying Dutchman!

Vocabulary

bad luck - Pech

beleive – glauben

crew – Mannschaft

ghost ship – Geistes Schiff

sail/s – (to sail/sailed/sailed) fahren

try – (to try/tried/tried) - versuchen

hailed – (to hail/hailed/hailed) – rufen

make port (to make port/made port/made port) – ein Hafen anlaufen

messages (message) – Nachrichten - Botschaft

set to – bestimmt

Questions

What is the Flying Dutchman?

How would you describe the Flying Dutchman?

What can the Flying Dutchman never do?

What is the Flying Dutchman set to do?

Why do sailors believe that it is good luck to see the Flying Dutchman?

What does the crew of the Flying Dutchman try to do when hailed?

Why would you like to see the Flying Dutchman?

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