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The Titanic




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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.
2)� He rang a bell and made a telephone call.�
3) When the officer answered the phone, he was eating cake.
4) Many sailors tried to turn the ship to avoid collision.
5)� The iceberg hit the ship on the front.
6) When the Titanic hit the iceberg, Jack was kissing�Rose.
7) Some pieces of ice fell on the deck.
8) Some hot water ran into the chambers of the ship.
9)�An officer decided to close the doors of the chambers.
10�As the doors were closing, some workers were trying to escape from the flooded�compartments.
11) The captain leaned over the rail to see the ocean view.
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.
The Titanic was like a huge hotel. It took my mother and me some time to find our �at first. There were 1500�and 700 �on the ship and everyone was lost! At 12 o' clock when we �having lunch there was a loud hoot and the ship started.
On the fourth night I was��when a loud noise �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 ".
Lots of people �trying to climb into the lifeboats. My mother and I �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 �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 �any more lifeboats.
Suddenly there was a terrible noise and the ship �in two. Lots of people �into the freezing water.
It wasn't until the next morning that we �a ship in the distance. It was the Carpathia. The sailors rowed the boat toward the big ship. The crew of the Carpathia helped �to get on board. My mother and I survived!
4) Now, imagine you are another survivor and write your story.You can be a crew member or passenger.