Macmillan Readers Intermediate The Perfect Storm

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Publikace: Macmillan Readers Intermediate Level Perfect Storm. Anotace: Macmillan Readers v úrovni Intermediate můžete číst asi po třech až čtyřech letech studia angličtiny. K porozumění vám postačí slovní zásoba 1600 slov. Knihy mají až 128 stran. Popis: A simplified adaptation of Sebastian Junger's international best-seller about the worst storm in recent times. On 31st October, 1991, three powerful weather systems collided off the coast of Newfoundland. Caught in the mountainous seas and hurricane force winds are - amongst others - the swordfishing fleet from Gloucester, Massachusetts and a sailing yacht. Despite the combined forces of the U.S. and Canadian rescue services, the swordfishing boat Andrea Gail cannot be located and Captain Billy Tyne and his crew of six are feared lost. A blockbuster movie based on this story was released in 2000 starring George Clooney. Publikace: Macmillan Readers Intermediate Level Perfect Storm.

Anotace: "A perfect storm happens maybe only once in a hundred years. The phrase, "a perfect storm" is used by meteorologists - scientists who study the weather. It means that the storm could not be worse. This is the true story of the perfect storm of October 1991, and of some of the people who were caught in that terrible storm. It was the worst weather that many people had ever seen. At about midnight, on Monday, October 28th, the wind was blowing at 50 knots and some waves were about 45 feet high. At that point, the swordfishing boat, Andrea Gail, must have been climbing slowly up each wave, then going over the top and falling down the other side. An hour later, the waves were about 100 feet high, and the wind was blowing at 120 knots. And no one could get through to Captain Billy Tyne on the Andrea Gail's radio..." -- Cover.