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Discover the RMS Titanic

Discuss with your classmate.

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Introducing the shipLeaving Southampton - QuestionsDescribing the Titanic - SchémaDescribing the Titanic - Let's remember
Titanic historyRMS Titanic history and significance - QuestionsRMS Titanic history and significance - Let's rememberRMS Titanic: going further - Questions

Introducing the ship

Leaving Southampton - Questions

Discuss with your classmate.
1.What type of document is it?
2.Where does the scene take place?
3.When was this picture taken?
4.Can you describe this boat? Why is it famous?
5.What is the man in the front doing?

Describing the Titanic - Schéma

Describing the Titanic - Let's remember


Titanic history

RMS Titanic history and significance - Questions

Read the text carefully and look for the following information.
1.Highlight:
  • the placesin yellow
  • the datesin pink
  • the other numbersin blue
2.The places:
  • Where was theTitanicbuilt?
  • Where did it depart from?
  • What was its destination?
3.The dates:
  • When did it leave?
  • What happened on April 15th, 1912?
4.The numbers:
  • How many people were on the boat?
  • How many people died that night?
5. Read paragraph 1 again:
  • What are the adjectives used to describe the boat?
  • Why is theTitaniccalled "a cultural icon"?
  • How are the victims remembered today?

RMS Titanic history and significance - Let's remember

RMS Titanic: going further - Questions

Can you make some calculations with the information you gathered?
1.How long did theTitanicjourney last?
2. Approximately, how many people survived?
3. Can you turn this number into a percentage?