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The
Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman is a ghost-ship that sails the seven seas. The ship is ghostly white, and, if hailed, its 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. Sailors believe it is bad luck to see the Flying Dutchman!
The
Flying Dutchman, a ghost-ship that sails the seven
seas.
Vocabulary
bad
luck - Pech
believe
– glauben
crew
- Mannschaft
ghost
ship - Geistesschiff
sail(s)
- (to sail/sailed/sailed) segelt
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?
