Cutty Sark Reading Levels
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Cutty Sark Reading Levels
Emerging Level
Read the passage. The Cutty Sark is a historic sailing ship. It was built in Scotland. Long ago, it carried tea from China to Britain. Today, visitors can explore the ship in Greenwich, London.
- Scotland
- China
- Britain
Developing Level
Read the passage. The Cutty Sark was a clipper ship, a type of sailing vessel designed for speed. It was launched in Scotland and later carried tea from China to Britain. A quick arrival mattered to merchants because tea that reached the market sooner could be sold at a better price. The ship is now preserved in Greenwich, where visitors can learn about its voyages and the people who sailed it.
- It could be sold at a better price.
- The ship needed to collect more sails.
- The crew wanted to avoid loading any cargo.
Extending Level
Read the passage. The Cutty Sark was built in Scotland during a period when sailing ships competed to carry tea from China to Britain. Its long, narrow hull and large spread of sails were intended to help it travel swiftly. The opening of the Suez Canal changed the trading route between Europe and Asia. Steamships could use the canal and take a shorter path, while sailing ships depended on favourable winds and generally had to travel around Africa. As steam transport became more practical on this route, the commercial advantage of fast sailing clippers declined. The Cutty Sark remains a record of the skill and ambition involved in nineteenth-century shipbuilding and trade.
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