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The Titanic
1) The story of the Titanic is one of the biggest maritime disasters in history. How much do you know about that ship?
Who made that ship?
Where was it traveling to?
How many people were on the ship? Did anyone survive this disaster?
2) Read the following text and put it in chronological order. Use a number for each paragraph. Then, confirm your answer-s to the previousquestions.

· Two days later, just before midnight, the, ship was traveling too fast at a speed of 22 knots. Suddenly, it “struck” an iceberg that “punctured” five of the compartments. The ship sank in less than three hours. Unluckily, 1,513 people died because there weren’t enough lifeboats for everybody.
· In September 1985 an American-French scientific expedition located theTitanic. It was approximately 370 miles I froth the coast of Newfoundland. It was 75% intact
· Was the first: ‘journey” and Captain Smith was sailing the ship. It was very big and luxurious, everybody knew the liner was unsinkable because of its 16 watertight compartments compartments.
· It was April 10, 1912. The British luxury “liner” Titanic was sailing from Southamptonto New York. The ship weighed.
· Even today grandparents remember sad stories about that tragic accident. For example: they tell how Captain Smith stayed on the ship and the band kept on playing while it was sinking.
· There were more than 2,220 passengers. Many rich people including the American millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim were on board. Some poor immigrants fromIreland were also traveling to America in search of a better life.

Titanic
2) Use the context and choose the words below.
1) “Liner”
a) Strip b) chip c) mark

2) “Journey”
a) trip b) day c) story

3) “Struck”

a) Saw b) found c) hit

4) “Punctured”

a) Perforated b) took c) froze

3 are the following sentences about the Titanic right orwrong?
Correct the wrong ones.

Example: The Titanic was an American ship.


a) The ship sank six days after the departure.
b) It was traveling from Europe to America.
c) Half of the people died on that tragic night.
d) The ship sank because the iceberg punctured five of the compartments.

4) Writing.
A survivor is telling a news reporter about this tragedy.
Complete the text bywriting the verbs in the correct form.

It was a terrible experience. It was around 2:00 in the morning. All the women and children ____ (cry) because there weren´t enough lifeboats for all.
It was really hard for me. There _____ (be) only one empty place in the last boat. My husband ____ (have) to make a decision; and he ____ (want) me to go. When the last boat _____ (move). It was his face and hishand saying goodbye. There were other people ____ (look) at me. It was the last time I´__________(see) him. The day was very cold and sad for everyone.

Writing

Where you write a paragraph you should check the relation between nouns and verbs. Check fo see if the noun is singular or plural to conjugate the verb.


EL TITANIC
1) La historia del Titanic es una de las mayores catástrofesmarítimas de la historia. ¿Cuánto sabe usted de ese barco?
¿Quién hizo esa nave?
¿Dónde fue a viajar?
¿Cuántas personas estaban en el barco? ¿Alguien sobrevivir a este desastre?
2) Lea el siguiente texto y lo puso en orden cronológico. Utilice un número para cada párrafo. A continuación, confirme su respuesta-s a las preguntas anteriores.

• Dos días más tarde, justo antes de medianoche, elbarco, que viajaba demasiado rápido a una velocidad de 22 nudos. De repente, "golpeado" con un iceberg que "pinchado" cinco de los compartimentos. El barco se hundió en menos de tres horas. Por desgracia, 1.513 personas murieron porque no había suficientes botes salvavidas para todos.

• En septiembre de 1985 una expedición científica americana-francesa encuentra el Titanic. Fue alrededor de...