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Unit 2 READING 2
I n October 1755, the Spanish king Charles III hired
a French ship. The ship was Notre Dame de la
Deliverance. King Charles III wanted the ship to take
gold and other treasure from South America to Spain.
The Spanish stole the treasure from the Inca Empire.
There was a lot of treasure on the ship. The Spanish
put 437 kilograms of gold, 15,000 gold coins, six
boxes of gemstones, and over a million silver coins
on the ship. On November 1, 1755, Notre Dame de
la Deliverance sank in a storm. The Spanish lost their treasure.
In January 2003, an American treasure-hunting company found the ship.
The company’s name was Sub Sea Research. They were experts at finding lost
ships. Notre Dame de la Deliverance was in 200 feet of water. It was 40 miles
south of Florida. Today the treasure on the ship is worth three billion dollars.
Sub Sea Research thought they would be rich. However, there was a
problem because the Spanish government wanted the gold too. They said
King Charles hired the ship, and the treasure belonged to the Spanish. Sub
Sea Research said that the treasure belonged to them because they found
the ship. Today, Sub Sea Research and the Spanish government are still
fighting about the gold. Who will get the gold? No one knows. A judge will
make the decision. Whoever gets the gold !
English Usage
• ‘that’ omission : subject + verb + (that) + subject + verb
- That can be left out after many common reporting verbs.
Samuel said (that) he was feeling worse.
• Relative pronoun ‘whoever’ : ‘Whoever’ means ‘any person who’ and can
be the subject of the verb in the other clause.
Whoever has any information should contact the police.
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I n October 1755, the Spanish king Charles III hired
a French ship. The ship was Notre Dame de la
Deliverance. King Charles III wanted the ship to take
gold and other treasure from South America to Spain.
The Spanish stole the treasure from the Inca Empire.
There was a lot of treasure on the ship. The Spanish
put 437 kilograms of gold, 15,000 gold coins, six
boxes of gemstones, and over a million silver coins
on the ship. On November 1, 1755, Notre Dame de
la Deliverance sank in a storm. The Spanish lost their treasure.
In January 2003, an American treasure-hunting company found the ship.
The company’s name was Sub Sea Research. They were experts at finding lost
ships. Notre Dame de la Deliverance was in 200 feet of water. It was 40 miles
south of Florida. Today the treasure on the ship is worth three billion dollars.
Sub Sea Research thought they would be rich. However, there was a
problem because the Spanish government wanted the gold too. They said
King Charles hired the ship, and the treasure belonged to the Spanish. Sub
Sea Research said that the treasure belonged to them because they found
the ship. Today, Sub Sea Research and the Spanish government are still
fighting about the gold. Who will get the gold? No one knows. A judge will
make the decision. Whoever gets the gold !
English Usage
• ‘that’ omission : subject + verb + (that) + subject + verb
- That can be left out after many common reporting verbs.
Samuel said (that) he was feeling worse.
• Relative pronoun ‘whoever’ : ‘Whoever’ means ‘any person who’ and can
be the subject of the verb in the other clause.
Whoever has any information should contact the police.
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