Lesson 10. The loss of Titanic

Summary Writing

1.       The Titanic was sailing to New York

2.       a lookout saw a big icebergs

 

3.       The ship turn sharply just in time

4.       It sailed alongside the iceberg.

 

5.       A slight trembling sound was heard from below.

6.       The captain went down to see what had happened.

7.       He found five of the watertight compartment had already been flooded.

 

8.       When the order of abandon ship was given every one jump overboard

9.       1,500 people were drowned because of the icy water.

 

When the Titanic was sailing to New York , a lookout saw an immense iceberg. The ship was turned sharply just in time and sailed alongside the iceberg. As a slight trembling sound was heard from below, the captain went down and discovered five of the watertight compartment had already been flooded. When the order of abandon ship was given, every one jump overboard and 1,500 people of them were drowned because of the icy water.

 

Vocabulary

1.       Colossal: tremendous / immense / enormous / big / large / great / huge

2.       regarded: considered / thought to be

3.       compartments: separate rooms / sections

4.       flooded: filled with water

5.       float: drift

6.       avoid: turn away / escape / miss

7.       narrowly: only just

 

Composition

       Abandon ship

Introduction: Order to abandon ship unexpected – everybody unprepared

Development: immediate effect – panic and confusion – people rushing in all directions – crew came up from below – lifeboats lowered –people jumped overboard – struggle to get into lifeboats – lifeboat full.

Conclusion: Titanic sank rapidly – people in water – cries of despair – lifeboats moved away.

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