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Monday 25 November 2013

She's Sinking

SHE’S SINKING: Titanic
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It’s your turn to supply information about the sinking of titanic.

1) Complete the Table of information.

Question’s:                                           
Name of ship
Titanic
Name of shipping company
White Star
Length of ship
294 - metre-long
Date of Maiden Voyage
1Oth of April 1912
Captain’s name
Edward J. Smith


2) Where was the Titanic sailing to on it’s maiden voyage?)
New York City

3) Approximately how many people were on board the Titanic when it left Southampton?
1500 people on board.

4) Why do you think the Titanic hit the iceberg?
Titanic sinke’d and not many people could fit in the boat

5) Why did so many people die?
Because Titanic didn’t make it. It sinked.

6) What is the signal ‘SOS’ a call for?
SOS means (Save Our Soals)

7) The Titanic is referred to as a ship and also a liner in a passage. Words similar in meaning are called synonyms. Can you find another word in the passage similar in meaning to ‘ship’? Another word for ship is (Vessel or the name (TITANIC)

8) Find words in the passage that mean:
a.  cut: Sliced

b.  died: Perished

c.  first: Earlier

d.  cold: Freezing water

e.  crisis: Emergency

f.  saved: Rescued

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