6.2 Titanic

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 3

The industrial society

The Transport and communication revoltuion

The world is changing (1850-1940)

What was last lesson about?

Read the sentences below about the changes in people's lives.

Which sentence is correct?

1. People lost a lot more time because of all the new means of communication.
2. People started to feel like Groninger or Amsterdammer instead of Dutchman
3. The railways promoted unity in the Netherlands.
4. There was much less travel.

Today's lesson

We are going to work with a watching/listening task lesson.

Today you will see a video and you have to answer questions.

We do this to practice with listening. 

Allereerst kijken wij naar een National Geographic 101 filmpje waarin alles over de Titanic wordt uitgelegd. 

De vragen spelen automatisch af tijdens de video. Deze kun je via je eigen device(s) maken.  

Titanic

Titanic

00:30

What is the name of the British company that requested the construction of the Titanic?

1. Blue Star Line
2. Silver Star Line
3. White Star Line
4. Star White Line

00:40

Where was the Titanic built?

00:55

How many football pitches long was the Titanic?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 3
4. 5

01:09

How many compartments did the Titanic have to prevent sinking?

1. 14
2. 15
3. 16
4. 17

01:25

How many lifeboats were on board the Titanic?

1. 15
2. 10
3. 25
4. 20

01:35

From which city in England did the Titanic depart?

01:47

What was the final destination of the Titanic?

1. New York
2. York
3. Belfast
4. Southampton

02:05

On what day did the Titanic receive the message that there was a danger of icebergs?

02:20

Which country was the Titanic near when it was struck by an iceberg?

1. Newfoundland
2. Canada
3. America
4. Iceland

02:43

How many miles was the Carpathia from the Titanic?

1. 56
2. 57
3. 58
4. 59

03:19

Around what time did the ship break in two?

03:39

Of the approximately 2,200 people on board, how many survived the disaster?

04:10

What does the International Ice Patrol do?

1. It keeps an eye on all the icebergs
2. It reports icebergs to ships in the vicinity
3. It monitors the icebergs in the North Atlantic
4. it numbers the icebergs

04:36

Off the coast of which country was the wreck of the Titanic found?