The « unsinkable » shipIt took three years to and less than three hours to : the most shipwreck in history, the Titanic. Held as the most beautiful and boat of her time, the Titanic once and for all from Southampton, England, to New York City on April 10th, 1912. She a record-breaking 46,000 tons and was built by some 15,000 people. , the ship boasted many of the best features of its day. A prestigious journal, The Shipbuilder magazine, called the Titanic « practically ». The popular opinion quickly grew that the Titanic was . An ominous consequence of this : during its voyage, there were no passenger safety to give instructions on where to go or which lifeboats to board in case of . But there weren't lifeboats to begin with: only 20 available, which was enough to carry about of the total passengers and crew. Bruce Ismay, the , thought having 64 lifeboats, enough for everyone on board, would make the ship look too .
Luxury on boardThis emphasis on didn't stop with Titanic's outward . Inside were top-notch luxuries: the grand running the height of six , a swimming pool, a state-of-the-art gym, four restaurants and two shops. So how much did the Titanic ? About 7.5 million dollars at the time, or over 400 million dollars today.
Watch the video from 0:00 to 1:46, and drag the missing words into the text.Regarde la vidéo de 0:00 à 1:46, et fais glisser les mots manquants dans le texte.
Watch the video from 1:46 to the end, and drag the missing words into the text.Regarde la vidéo de 1:46 à the end, et fais glisser les mots manquants dans le texte.
The night of the sinkingNow, over a hundred years later, the Titanic has been hidden in , lying over 12,000 feet in the Atlantic Ocean. So how exactly did she sink? We do know that on April 14, 1912, the boat entered a of icebergs. Six messages were sent to Captain Edward John Smith. He adjusted Titanic's southward, but didn't . By the time lookouts an iceberg, it was too . The official 1912 accident report suggests that the iceberg tore a gigantic 300-foot on the ship's starboard side, ripping over a third of her entire . But say it took over two hours to sink, which confuses who believe a that size would have caused the Titanic to sink much faster. Investigations confirmed that the iceberg created smaller below the , and not a large gash, which were enough to trigger the tragedy.
The wreckIn 1985, using state-of-the-art , National Geographic explorer Robert Ballard and French oceanographer Jean-Louis Michel found the infamous about 400 miles southeast of Newfoundland. Extensive surveys have located that reveal the side of the tragedy. A was found 780 feet from the stern. It to a 17-year-old passenger with pencil writing that's still . With new technology, we can see and study the Titanic like never before, which is good, because our in this tragedy has not relaxed a bit. Perhaps it's the iconic tale of the Titanic that's truly .
The wreckIn 1985, using state-of-the-art , National Geographic explorer Robert Ballard and French oceanographer Jean-Louis Michel found the infamous about 400 miles southeast of Newfoundland. Extensive surveys have located that reveal the side of the tragedy. A was found 780 feet from the stern. It to a 17-year-old passenger with pencil writing that's still . With new technology, we can see and study the Titanic like never before, which is good, because our in this tragedy has not relaxed a bit. Perhaps it's the iconic tale of the Titanic that's truly .
Read the rule, then choose the right form.Lis la règle, puis choisis la bonne forme.
too or enough?
Listen to the video: there weren't enough lifeboats · enough to carry about half of the passengers · the ship would look too cluttered · it was too late.
too + adjective = trop (more than you want): It was too late. The ship would look too cluttered.
too much + uncountable noun, too many + plural noun: too many icebergs · too much confidence.
enough + noun = assez de: There weren't enough lifeboats.
adjective + enough (after!): The lifeboats weren't big enough. The ship wasn't slow enough.
… enough / too … + to + verb: enough to carry half of the passengers · too late to avoid the iceberg.
Listen to the video: there weren't enough lifeboats · enough to carry about half of the passengers · the ship would look too cluttered · it was too late.
too + adjective = trop (more than you want): It was too late. The ship would look too cluttered.
too much + uncountable noun, too many + plural noun: too many icebergs · too much confidence.
enough + noun = assez de: There weren't enough lifeboats.
adjective + enough (after!): The lifeboats weren't big enough. The ship wasn't slow enough.
… enough / too … + to + verb: enough to carry half of the passengers · too late to avoid the iceberg.
- There weren't for everyone.
- When the lookouts saw the iceberg, it was .
- Ismay thought that sixty-four lifeboats would make the ship look .
- The ship was going in a region of icebergs.
- The lifeboats weren't for all the passengers.
- There were icebergs in that region.
- There was confidence in the ship.
- Twenty lifeboats were enough about half of the people.
- The captain didn't slow down to avoid the iceberg.
- The pencil writing is clear to read today.
- The water was to survive for long.
- The wreck is for divers to visit.
Your turn: who was responsible?À toi : qui était responsable ?
1. Discuss (in groups): Who or what was responsible for the tragedy? The owner, the captain, the lookouts, the shipbuilders, the « popular opinion »… or the iceberg? Rank them from the most to the least responsible.
2. Write (on a sheet of paper, 10 to 12 lines): you are a journalist in April 1912. Write the article: « Why did the unsinkable Titanic sink? »
Use too and enough: There weren't enough… · The ship was going too… · It was too late to… ·
The lifeboats weren't… enough.
Useful phrases: First of all… · What is more… · However… · As a result… · In my opinion, the main reason
is…
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