Carla was in 1893, she was 19 at the time (in 1912). She was (from Denmark). Her father was a and she was a . She wanted to in America probably because she wanted to start a . She was travelling with her uncle, her brother and her . She but her family didn't.
Carla was sharing a with three other girls. She was when the Titanic hit the . At 11.40, she felt a , but she went back to sleep. After all, at the time, people believed that the Titanic was . Half an hour later, her uncle at her door and said she'd better come up on the . She put her coat on and went up. On the deck, there was no , the was playing. Women and children went into the first.
Listen from 0:00 to 0:58, and drag the missing words into the text.Écoute de 0:00 à 0:58, et fais glisser les mots manquants dans le texte.
Listen from 0:58 to the end, and drag the missing words into the text.Écoute de 0:58 à the end, et fais glisser les mots manquants dans le texte.
Carla went into one of the last lifeboats. She was with six who were the lifeboat. Around them, they could see other lifeboats and lots of icebergs. The ocean was . , they heard a terrible . The ship broke in two and both parts rose in the air. Then it . It was a frightful vision.
A few hours later, Carla and the other were by the Carpathia.
In New York, she sent a to her father to say that she had survived but that the other members of her family had not. Her father told her to come back home . She came back to Denmark a month later and stayed there .
A few hours later, Carla and the other were by the Carpathia.
In New York, she sent a to her father to say that she had survived but that the other members of her family had not. Her father told her to come back home . She came back to Denmark a month later and stayed there .
Listen again: 7 words are not what you hear. Click them, then Check.Écoute encore : 7 mots ne sont pas ce que tu entends. Clique dessus, puis Check.
Carla was born in 1893, she was 19 at the time. She was Swedish. Her father was a butcher and she was a maid. She was travelling with her uncle, her brother and her fiancé. Carla was sharing a cabin with three other girls. At 11.40, she felt a shock, but she went back to sleep. Half an hour later, her brother knocked at her door. She put her hat on and went up. On the deck, there was no panic, the orchestra was singing.
She was with six crew members who were rowing the lifeboat. The ocean was rough. Suddenly, they heard a terrible noise. The ship broke in three. A few hours later, Carla and the other survivors were picked up by the Carpathia. She came back to Denmark a year later and stayed there forever.
She was with six crew members who were rowing the lifeboat. The ocean was rough. Suddenly, they heard a terrible noise. The ship broke in three. A few hours later, Carla and the other survivors were picked up by the Carpathia. She came back to Denmark a year later and stayed there forever.
Read the rule, then choose the right form.Lis la règle, puis choisis la bonne forme.
The past (prétérit): regular and irregular verbs
Regular verbs: + -ed → wanted, survived, knocked, believed, stayed.
Irregular verbs: learn them by heart!
be → was / were · feel → felt · go → went · put → put · say → said · see → saw (could see) · hear → heard · break → broke · rise → rose · sink → sank · send → sent · tell → told · come → came · hit → hit
Something in progress at that moment: was / were + -ing → She was sleeping when the Titanic hit the iceberg.
Regular verbs: + -ed → wanted, survived, knocked, believed, stayed.
Irregular verbs: learn them by heart!
be → was / were · feel → felt · go → went · put → put · say → said · see → saw (could see) · hear → heard · break → broke · rise → rose · sink → sank · send → sent · tell → told · come → came · hit → hit
Something in progress at that moment: was / were + -ing → She was sleeping when the Titanic hit the iceberg.
- At 11.40, she a shock.feel → felt.
- She back to sleep.go → went.
- Her uncle at her door.regular: knocked.
- She her coat on.put → put (same form!).
- They a terrible noise.hear → heard.
- The ship in two.break → broke.
- Both parts in the air.rise → rose.
- Then it .sink → sank (sunk = participe passé).
- She a telegram.send → sent.
- Her father her to come back.tell somebody → told.
- She when the Titanic hit the iceberg.in progress → was + -ing.
- The other members of her family not saved.they → were.
Your turn: you are Carla.À toi : tu es Carla.
1. Write the telegram (on a sheet of paper): you are Carla, in New York. Write the telegram to your father. A telegram is very short: about fifteen words, no « I », no « the »!
Example of style: ARRIVED NEW YORK. SAFE. … STOP.
2. Tell Carla's story (orally, then on paper, 8 to 10 sentences) with the help of the picture and these words: born · Denmark · maid · cabin · iceberg · uncle · deck · lifeboat · broke in two · sank · Carpathia · telegram · Denmark.
Useful: First, … · Then, … · Suddenly, … · Half an hour later, … · A few hours later, … · In the end, …
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