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The following three compound words end in -ship. What does each of them mean?

•airship- A power-driven aircraft that is kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium, formerly hydrogen) which is lighter than air.


•Flagship- the ship in a fleet which carries the commanding admiral.


•Lightship- the ship in a fleet which carries the commanding admiral.


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The following are the meanings listed in the dictionary against the phrase ‘take on’. In which meaning is it used in the third paragraph of the account:

take on sth: to begin to have a particular quality or appearance; to assume sth


take sb on: to employ sb; to engage sb to accept sb as one’s opponent in a game, contest or conflict


take sb/sth on: to decide to do sth; to allow sth/sb to enter e.g. a bus, plane or ship; to take sth/sb on board

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Given on the next page is a picture of a yacht. Label the parts of the yacht using the terms given in the box.