Jacques Cousteau: Brief Life’s Journey
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born on June 11, 1910, in the town of St.-Andre-de-Cubzac near Bordeaux, in France, to Daniel and Elizabeth Cousteau. Cousteau discovered his love for the sea when he first learned to swim at the age of four. At the age of 13, Cousteau saved his pocket money to buy his first movie camera. Cousteau was not interested in school. Soon after that, he was sent to boarding school in Alsace. In 1930, he gained entry to a the Ecole Naval at Brest. Cousteau joined the French Navy as a gunnery officer. In 1933, Cousteau began swimming to regain his health after he suffered from a major car accident. In 1937, Cousteau married Simone Melchior and they had two sons, Jean-Michel and Phillipe. During World War II, Cousteau joined the French Resistance movement in Italy. He was awarded several medals including the Legion d’Honneur, the highest honor given to a civilian by the French government. In 1943, he met Emile Gagnan, a French engineer and the two perfected a machine which they called the “aqualung”. In 1948, he became the president of the French oceanographic campaigns and in 1950, he purchase a ship, Calypso. In 1953, Cousteau first wrote ‘The Silent World’. The book made him an instant celebrity. In 1955, he left on a voyage to the Red Sea ad Indian Ocean. In 1956, the documentary film ‘The Silent World’ was shot. He shot a spectacular sequence of sharks feeding for which he won an award. On that following year, he retired from the French navy as a Captain and became director of the Oceanographic Institute at Monaco. In 1966, he won an Academy award for his film ‘World Without Sun’. In 1968, Cousteau was asked to make a TV serial which continued for he next nine years. It was titled “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau’. Cousteau then wrote various books: ‘The Living Sea’ in 1963; ‘Dolphins’ in 1975; and ‘Jacques Cousteau: The Ocean World in 1985’. In 1974, he started the Cousteau Society and the organisation grew over 300,00 members worldwide. In 1985, Cousteau was awarded the Medal of Freedom by US President Reagan. On January 11, 1996 the Calypso sank in Singapore harbour. Jacques Cousteau died on June, 25, 1997.
2.Identify 10 new words that has more than 2 or more syllables.
3.Give the meaning for each word.
4.Create 2 sentences for each word
1. Identify 10 new or difficult words that has more than 3 syllables from the article given.
- Enlightened
- Gunnery
- Determined
- Initial
- Single-handedly
- Expedition
- Exotic
- Spectacular
- Numerous
- Civilian
2. Give the meaning or definition of the words.
(a) Enlightened : Give (something) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation.
(b) Gunnery : The design, manufacture or firing of heavy guns.
(c) Determined : Having made a decision and being resolved not to change it.
(d) Initial : Existing or occurring at the beginning.
(e) Single-handedly : Done without help from others.
(f) Expedition : A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with particular purpose.
(g) Exotic : Originating in characteristics of a distant foreign country.
(h) Spectacular : Beautiful in a dramatic and eye-catching way.
(i) Numerous : Great in number; many.
(j) Civilian : A person not in the armed services or the police force.
3. Create two sentences for each word.
- Enlightened
(a) Rina had not enlightened Chris as to their relationship.
(b) The Architect was enlightened about the latest building developments.
- Gunnery
(a) My father owns a gunnery store.
(b) I told my father I was interested in gunnery and then he told me that I could go there after I pass my exam with flying colors.
- Determined
(a) Siti was a very determined little girl.
(b) You can definitely be confident of success if you are determined to achieve your ambition.
- Initial
(a) We were told to teach the initial then final sound and then the medial and vowel sounds.
(b) I wrote my initial on my stationary so that I know that it is mine.
- Single-handedly
(a) I made this sculpture single-handedly.
(b) Anyone of ten can single-handedly dominate most novels.
- Expeditions
(a) The objective of the expedition was finally accomplished.
(b) The group of boys went on a expedition to find hidden treasures.
- Exotic
(a) The beach of the resort center has very fine golden dunes and the groves make it look exotic.
(b) Her mother is chinese which gives a slightlyexotic look.
- Spectacular
(a) There is a spectacular sunset view from Rina's Cafe in the west end.
(b) The view was utterly spectacular from the top floor of the tallest building in Kota Kinabalu.
- numerous
b) These are bulbous plants found the in the northern hemisphere, being particularly numerous from southwest Asia to china
- Civilian
(a) No civilian were allowed in the security zone.
(b) The civilian was killed in Iraq.
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