Titanic - activity I

RMS Titanic

1. Think of the words that match the following definitions:

1. a large ship that carries passengers – a l _ n _ r

2. to go down towards the sea bottom  - to s _ n _

3. an extremely large mass of ice floating in the sea – an i _ e – b _ _ g

  4. a person who is travelling in a car, bus, train, plane or ship and who is not driving it  
- a p _ s _ _ n _ _ r

5. the person in charge of a ship or commercial aircraft – a c _ p _ _ i _

6. being the first of its kind – m _ i _ _ n

2. Complete the gaps with one suitable word.

 Titanic was a British passenger …………………. that …………..  in the North Atlantic Ocean …………………. 15 April 1912 after colliding ……………… an ……………….. during her ………………….. voyage (=rejs) from Southampton, England ……………………..  New York City. The sinking of Titanic ……………….  the deaths of 1,514 people in ………………….. of the deadliest (=śmiertelny) ……………………. in history. She* was …………………..  largest ship afloat at the time of her ………………… . She was …………………….  between 1909–11 ………………  the Harland and Wolff shipyard (=stocznia) in Belfast. Titanic had a capacity (=pojemność)………………. 2,224 people. Titanic’s passengers included (=obejmować) some of ……………….. wealthiest people in the world, as well as over a thousand emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere (= z innych krajów) ……………………  a new life in North America. The ship was designed to ………………..  a world leader ……………… comfort and luxury (=luksus), ……………… an on-board gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class restaurants and opulent (=wystawne) cabins. ……………………. she had advanced safety features  (=elementy zabespieczające), such as reportedly (= podobno) watertight compartments (=wodoszczelne przedziały) and remotely activated (= zdalnie uruchamiane) watertight doors, she lacked ……………………… lifeboats (=tratwy ratunkowe) to accommodate (=pomieścić, przyjmować) all of those aboard.

The disaster was greeted (=przyjęta) …………………..  worldwide shock and outrage (=oburzenie) ………………..  the huge loss (=strata) of life. Public inquiries (=dochodzenie) in Britain and the United States ………………….  to thorough (=gruntowny) improvements (=ulepszenia) in maritime (=żeglarskie) safety. The wreck of Titanic …………………  on the seabed, gradually disintegrating ………………..  a depth of 12,415 feet (3,784 m). ……………………  its rediscovery in 1985, thousands of artefacts have been recovered (=wydobyte)…………………  the sea bottom and ……………… on display (=ekspozycja) at museums around the world. Titanic has …………………  one of the most famous ships in history, her memory ………………..  alive (=żywa) …………………. numerous (=liczne) books, films, exhibits (=eksponaty) and memorials (=pomniki, memoriały).

adapted from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic

* What’s interesting, the English use the pronoun ‘she’ (not the pronoun 'it') to talk about a ship :)

In my next posts you'll find the answers and a listening exercise concerning the Titanic memorial cruise!