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The Titanic

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The Titanic

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Read the story of the Titanic. • In texts 1 and 2, write the past participles of the verbs. • In texts 3 and 4, write the passive of the verbs. • In texts 5 and 6, change the active sentences to passive sentences.

The Titanic was (1 build)

built .......................................

1 in 1911 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.The ship was enormous and was (2 equip) .......................................

with some of the most

modern safety features of the age. In fact, it was (3 think)

.......................................

that the

Titanic was unsinkable.

2

On her first journey, in April 1912, passengers were (4 take)

.......................................

on at Southampton (England), Cherbourg (France) and Cork (Ireland). Life in the first class was luxurious: evenings were (5 spend)

.......................................

in the

restaurant or listening to concerts.

3

At 10 pm on Sunday 14th April, the Titanic (6 warn)

was warned .......................................................

about

icebergs in the area. But the Titanic continued to travel at high speed and an iceberg (7 hit)

.......................................................

11.45 pm. Many passengers (8 wake) .......................................................

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by the shock.

at

The Titanic

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All the crew (9 call)

B

.......................................................

onto the deck. The Titanic had sixteen lifeboats and four rafts – enough only for 1200 people. The lifeboats (10 put) .......................................................

of them (11 not fill)

into the sea but many

.......................................................

.

Many people still felt safer on board the Titanic!

(12 The band played music until the boat was played until the boat sank . sank.) Music .........................................................................

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(13 The Titanic sent SOS signals.) SOS signals

...............................................................................

..........................................................................................................

(14 Five other ships received the signals.) .......................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................

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(15 The Carpathia rescued 705 people.) .......................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................

(16 The crew gave them hot drinks and dry clothes.) .......................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................

(17 But 1522 people lost their lives that night.) .......................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................

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