The story of Titanic – čítanie pre mierne pokročilých (Level B1) 

V dnešnom blogovom článku si pripomenieme historickú udalosť potopenia Titanicu. Prečítaj si článok o stručnej histórii prvej a poslednej platby tohto parníka. 

Pred tým, ako sa pustíš do čítania si vo výkladovom slovníku vyhľadaj definície nasledujúcich slov:

maiden voyage
destination
emigrate
drift
iceberg
protocol
chaotic
launch
hypothermia
blockbuster
wreckage 
gross

The RMS Titanic began its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912. It departed from Southampton, England, with 2,224 people on board. The destination was New York City. Some of the people on board were emigrating. Others were wealthy people on a pleasure cruise. The Titanic was nicknamed ‘The Ship of Dreams’. Four days into her journey, at 11:40 pm, the Titanic hit an iceberg. This happened in the Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland, Canada. Boaters in the area had warned Captain Smith of drifting ice, but he ignored the warnings. Like most of the passengers, the captain viewed the ship as unsinkable. When he tried to steer around the iceberg, it was too late.

The Titanic began taking on water immediately. Some passengers prepared to escape on lifeboats, but there weren’t enough rafts. Due to the ‘women and children first’ protocol, many families were split up. The evacuation was chaotic, and lifeboats were launched half-full. Two-and-a-half hours after hitting the iceberg, the ship split apart and sank. The water was freezing, and most who fell in died quickly of hypothermia. No ships were close enough to help with a rescue. At 4:00 am on April 15, the RMS Carpathia finally arrived. Seven hundred and ten survivors were rescued.

The wreck of the Titanic has inspired many books and movies. In 1997, the blockbuster film Titanic was released. Filmmaker James Cameron conducted research by diving down to the actual wreckage. While much of the film is based on truth, the love story between Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) is fictional. Cameron’s Titanic was the first film to gross one billion dollars. In 2012, the film was rereleased in 3D for the 100th anniversary of the historic shipwreck.

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1. The RMS Titanic began its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912.
2. The Titanic had 1,500 people on board.
3. The Titanic’s destination was London.
4. Some of the people on board were emigrating.
5. The Titanic was nicknamed ‘The Ship of Dreams’.
6. The Titanic hit an iceberg four days into her journey.
7. Captain Smith ignored warnings about drifting ice.
8. The Titanic immediately began taking on water after hitting the iceberg.
9. All passengers were able to escape on lifeboats.
10. The RMS Carpathia rescued 710 survivors.
11. The movie Titanic was entirely based on factual events.
12. James Cameron directed the movie Titanic.
13. The love story between Jack and Rose in the movie Titanic is fictional.
14. The movie Titanic was first released in 2012.
15. The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean.

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1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True
6. True
7. False
8. True
9. False
10. True
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12. True
13. True
14. False
15. True