Task 11. Find answers to the following questions. Use the key words in brackets

1) Why was Napoleon’s France* determined to win the Battle of Trafalgar?* (to dominate all of Europe, to get the British fleet away from the English Channel)

2) Describe Admiral Nelson and his plan* (greatest naval hero, hugely charismatic, fought to fight under smb., to take smb. as mistress, to adore one-eyed, one-armed hero, to suffer from sea-sickness, look smb’s best for the battle, to fight alongside smb. in battle).

3) Describe the battle of Trafalgar (HMS Victory – Nelson’s flagship, fleet of 27 battle ships against a combined French-and-Spanish fleet of 33, the finest fighting force in the world, the Royal Navy had been virtually undefeated for a 100 years, a famous flag signal “England expects that every man will do his duty”, not just to beat the French navy but to annihilate (=destroy completely) them completely, to plan a revolutionary new strategy, to engage with the enemy in parallel lines, to cut the lines in two, havoc among the enemy, crushing victory against the French).

4) Describe Nelson’s death (a glittering target for French snipers, to be mortally wounded, to be taken below deck, to instruct to look after his mistress, “At least I’ve done my duty”, to pass away)

5) Why was the victory in the battle of Trafalgar important?* (to end the possibility of Napoleon ever invading Britain, to truly rule the waves, to bring unimaginable wealth, riches and power)