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The Titanic
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English culture 9 - The Titanic
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Age:
12-17
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MY HEART WILL GO ON (TITANIC) - FILL IN THE BLANKS (editable)
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elementary
Age:
10-17
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The Titanic
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elementary
Age:
12-17
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The Last Titanic Survivor (an article + exercises)
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intermediate
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14-17
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THE TITANIC ( reading sheet )
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intermediate
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The Titanic disaster
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intermediate
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13-100
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The Titanic
A) Watch the mov�e segment and indicate if the following sentences are true or false:
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1)� When the sailor saw the iceberg, he was alone.
True
False
2)� He rang a bell and made a telephone call.�
True
False
3) When the officer answered the phone, he was eating cake.
True
False
4) Many sailors tried to turn the ship to avoid collision.
True
False
5)� The iceberg hit the ship on the front.
True
False
6) When the Titanic hit the iceberg, Jack was kissing�Rose.
True
False
7) Some pieces of ice fell on the deck.
True
False
8) Some hot water ran into the chambers of the ship.
True
False
9)�An officer decided to close the doors of the chambers.
True
False
10�As the doors were closing, some workers were trying to escape from the flooded�compartments.
True
False
11) The captain leaned over the rail to see the ocean view.
True
False
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2)�
Watch the video again and correct the false statements.
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3)
One of the survivors of the Titanic is telling the story of that doomed trip. Choose the correct option to fill�each space.
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The Titanic was like a huge hotel. It took my mother and me some time to find our
chairs
seats
cabin
�at first. There were 1500
guests
passengers
members
�and 700
pilots
crew
captains
�on the ship and everyone was lost! At 12 o' clock when we
was
did
were
�having lunch there was a loud hoot and the ship started.
On the fourth night I was�
sleeping
slept
sleep
�when a loud noise
wake
woke
waking
�me up. I could see people in the corridor, everybody was running. When I reached the deck I saw a huge iceberg. Suddenly, somebody shouted "we're
thinking
sank
sinking
".
Lots of people
were
wasn't
was
�trying to climb into the lifeboats. My mother and I
waits
waited
waiting
�at the back. While we were waiting somebody shouted "Women and children first!".
We pushed through the crowd and climbed into a lifeboat.
When the sailors were
riding
driving
rowing
�away from the ship, we looked back. The front of the Titanic was going underwater and the back was going up in the air. There were many people still on board , but there
weren't
didn't
wasn't
�any more lifeboats.
Suddenly there was a terrible noise and the ship
break
breaking
broke
�in two. Lots of people
felt
fell
feel
�into the freezing water.
It wasn't until the next morning that we
looked
saw
were
�a ship in the distance. It was the Carpathia. The sailors rowed the boat toward the big ship. The crew of the Carpathia helped
them
him
us
�to get on board. My mother and I survived!
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4)
Now, imagine you are another survivor and write your story.
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You can be a crew member or passenger.