20200919-XI-English-We Are Not Afraid To Die-1 of 2
20200919-XI-English-We Are Not Afraid To Die-1 of 2
20200919-XI-English-We Are Not Afraid To Die-1 of 2
MODULE-1 of 2 By
GORDON COOK
&
ALAN EAST
Gordon Cook’s Desire
Gordon Cook wanted to sail
in his own boat and duplicate
the round the world voyage
made 200 years earlier by
Captain James Cook.
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK
Captain James Cook (7 November 1728–
14 February 1779) was a British explorer,
navigator, cartographer, and captain in the
British Royal Navy.
WORD MEANINGS
1. cartographer- a person who draws or produces
maps.
The story
is a first
person account of
the narrator,
Gordon Cook
The story, ‘We’re Not afraid to Die-if We
Can All Be Together’ is a story of extreme
courage and skills exhibited by Gordon
Cook, his family and crewmen in a war with
water and waves, for survival.
The inspiring story teaches us
importance of
endurance
impact of optimism in one’s life
Role of family
age is just a number
WORD MEANINGS
1. endurance- the capacity of something to last or to
withstand wear and tear.
The narrator drives home the
message that optimism, strong
determination
will power, grit,
and the strong support of the
family can help one come out of
any disastrous situation with
success and enriching experience.
WORD MEANINGS
1.Optimism- hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something.
2. Grit- courage and resolve; strength of character.
3. Disastrous- causing great damage
4. Enriching- improve or enhance the quality or value of
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Gordon Cook: a 37 year old
businessman
Mary: Cook’s Wife
Suzanne: Cook’s 7 year old daughter
Jonathan: Cook’s 6 year old son
Crewmen: a. Larry Vigil- American
b. Herb Seigler- Swiss
• The boat: WAVE WALKER- 23metre, 30
ton
GORDON COOK &
FAMILY
PARTS OF THE SHIP
Purpose of the Voyage
To duplicate the round-the-
world voyage made 200 years
earlier by Captain James Cook
WORD MEANINGS
1. Voyage- a long journey involving travel by sea or in space (here sea)
2. Duplicate- exactly like something else, especially through having been
copied. (here repeat)
Preparations for the Voyage
For the past 16 years the narrator and his
their leisure time
wife had been spending
honing their seafaring skills in British water.
They had arranged a professionally built
boat- Wavewalker
The narrator and his wife had spent months
fitting it out and testing it in the roughest
weather they could find.
WORD MEANINGS
1. leisure- free time
2. Honing- refining or perfecting (something) over a period of time.
3. seafaring skills – knowledge of navigation, handling a sailboat and its equipment
etc
First Leg of the Voyage
his wife Mary, son
In July 1976, the narrator,
Jonathan and daughter Suzanne set sail from
Plymouth, England to duplicate the round-the
world voyage made 200 years earlier by Captain
James Cook. They took the voyage in their
professionally built ship, the Wavewalker.
The first leg of their planned three-year, 105,000
kilometre journey passed pleasantly as they sailed
down the west coast of Africa to Cape Town (South
Africa).
WORD MEANINGS
1. First leg- first phase
Before Heading East
They took two experienced sailors –
Larry Vigil, an American and Herb
Seigler, a Swiss, to tackle one of the
world’s roughest seas – the Southern
Indian Ocean.
Beginning of the trouble
WORD MEANINGS
1. gaping- wide open
THE HAND PUMPS
The hand pumps started to block up with the debris floating
around.
The electric pump short circuited and the water level rose
threateningly.
The spare hand pumps had wrenched over board along
forestay sail, the jib, the dinghies and the main anchor from
the deck.
He was lucky enough to get two more working electric pumps.
WORD MEANINGS
1. Debris- scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.
2. Wrenched- removed and thrown from where they were fixed
3. Forestay- a rope to support a ship's foremast, running from its top to the deck
at the bow.
4. Dinghies- a small boat especially an open boat with a mast and sails.
They tried to get connected to
Mayday Calls, but all in vain
because they were far away
from the mainland. (remote
corner of the world)