13th April 2012

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2012 | Ep. 46| Titanic Memorial Cruise

[201204-02] 100th Anniversary of The Titanic | April 13th 2012

| PART 1 | Warm Ups |

Warm Up | 1 Odd 1 Out

Look at the four words below, which word is different from the other three?

Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later.

a) Titanic b) Huge c) Gigantic d) Tiny

My Reason… _____________________________________________________

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Warm Up | 2 Brainstorm

How many different words can you connect to the word in the box? Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this?

|Famous|

Warm Up | 3 Yes or No?

Look at the facts below connected to the famous British ship, Titanic.

Which do you think are correct? Which are not correct?

Write YES or NO next to each fact.

1: Titanic sank in 1922. ____ 2: Titanic sank on its 1st journey. ____

3: Titanic was discovered in 1986. ____ 4: Only 250 people died. ____

5: A new Titanic is being built. ____ 6: Titanic sank in Atlantic Ocean. ____

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South East Asia | Which Ocean?

Look at the list of 6 oceans around the world – place them in order of size.

Artic Pacific Indian Southern Atlantic

1: ___________________ 2: ___________________

3: ___________________ 4: ___________________

5: ___________________ 6: ___________________

Warm Up | 4 | A1 Quiz

Read the questions about the new story.

Remember if you don’t know – use the internet to help or GUESS!

1: What year did Titanic sink? a: 1912 b: 1922 c: 1932

2: What month did the Titanic sink? a: March b: April c: May

3: Who directed the 1997 Titanic movie? a: Steven Spielberg b: Ridley Scott c: James Cameron

4: Who sang the theme song, ‘My Heart Will Go On’? a: Celine Dion b: Whitney Houston c: Beyoncé

5: What caused the Titanic to sink? a: Too many passengers b: Iceberg c: Bomb

6: What year was the Titanic wreck discovered? a: 1912 b: 1953 c: 1985

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E1: How many metres down is the Titanic wreck? a: 1,800 b: 2,800 c: 3,800

E2: The Titanic was built in what U.K./Irish city? a: Dublin b: Cardiff c: Belfast

E3: Which photograph below is the RMS Titanic?

a: b: c:

END OF PART 1

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| PART 2 | Before Listening |

Pre-Listening / Reading | 1 Jumbled Sentences

The sentences below are from a paragraph in the news story. The sentence order has been mixed-up. Un-jumble the sentences and put them

into the correct order.

[A] Dr Ballard wants to send mini robots down to the wreck to cover the Titanic in special protection paint. [B] Since the Titanic was discovered by American Oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard in 1985, tourism to the wreck has increased greatly. [C] Dr Ballard is critical of how the Titanic wreck has been damaged by tourist submarines and salvage companies. [D] For £60,000 an American company offers to take people down 3,800 metres to visit the Titanic wreck in special submarines. [E] He claims the wreck must be protected if it is to survive for another 100 years.

Correct order: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / ___

Pre-Listening / Reading | 2 | A2 True or False

Read the headline of News Story ~ Titanic Memorial Cruise Delayed

Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!

1: The Titanic Memorial Cruise has been delayed. [T] [F] 2: The Titanic sank 200 years ago. [T] [F] 3: The Titanic wreck was discovered in 1975. [T] [F] 4: For £60,000 tourists can visit the Titanic wreck. [T] [F] 5: Titanic was unsinkable. [T] [F]

Pre-Listening / Reading | 3 Antonyms

An antonym is a word with a similar meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their antonyms on the right.

All the antonyms in black are from the News Story.

1: Memorial 6: Damaged A: Won’t F: Raised

2: Maiden 7: Increase B: Joy G: Boiling

3: Disaster 8: Critical C: Forgetful H: Final

4: Sank 9: Horror D: Decrease I: Praise

5: Will 10: Freezing E: Protected J: Miracle

END OF PART 2

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| PART 3 | Listening |

Listening / Reading | | Listening Titanic Memorial Cruise Delayed

Which Word? | Help

Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Choose the correct answer from the vocabulary box. HINT- Is the does the missing word need to start with a BIG or SMALL letter?

A: people C: 3D E: disaster G: Dish I: 100 B: wreck D: trip F: submarines H: movies J: American

Titanic Memorial Cruise Delayed

The memorial cruise to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s maiden journey has been delayed by gales and heavy seas. The MS Balmoral will follow the same route that the RMS Titanic took [1] ____ years ago before it sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15th 1912. Passengers have come from 28 different countries to be on this special ‘Titanic Memorial Cruise’ and

have paid up to £6,000 (￥781,000) for the 12-day [2] ____.

Many of the 1,300 passengers on the MS Balmoral have a personal connection with the Titanic [3] ____ according to Reverend Huw Mosford who has been appointed the ship’s chaplain. He will give a special memorial service on April 15th for the 1,500 [4] ____ who drowned when the Titanic sank 100 years ago this week. Other special events will include menus recreated from 1912 and every restaurant will have a special ‘Titanic [5] ____ of the Day’.

Since the Titanic was discovered by [6] ____ Oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard in 1985, tourism to the [7] ____ has increased greatly. For £60,000 an American company offers to take people down 3,800 metres to visit the Titanic wreck in special [8] ____. Dr Ballard is critical of how the Titanic wreck has been damaged by tourist submarines and salvage companies. He claims the wreck must be protected if it is to survive for another 100 years. Dr Ballard wants to send mini robots down to the wreck to cover the Titanic in special protection paint.

Since the sinking of the Titanic many songs, plays and [9] _____ have been written about the disaster. Perhaps the most famous movie, James Cameron’s 1997 Titanic is being re-released to mark the 100th anniversary. The movie will be in [10] ____ and so movie-goers can experience the full horror of the sinking of the ship…but without the freezing water of the North Atlantic Ocean.

What Do You Think? | Titanic Do you think taking objects from the Titanic wreck is OK? Why?

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END OF PART 3

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| PART 4 | After Listening |

Post-Listening / Reading | 1 | A3 Q & A

How much can you remember from News Story?

Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer.

If you can’t remember any answers, guess!

1: What is the name of the ‘Memorial Cruise’ ship? 2: How many days will the ‘Memorial Cruise’ last for?

__________________________ 3: How many passengers are on the ‘Memorial Cruise’?

_ 4: Who discovered the wreck of the Titanic? Dr._______ 5: When was the Titanic movie released originally? _ ________________ 6: How can tourists visit the wreck of the Titanic? __________________________

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B E1: What is the Titanic’s full name? ___________________________

E2: What ocean is the Titanic wreck in? ________________ _____

Post-Reading | 2 A & Q

How much can you remember from the news story? Read the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one!

[A1] April 15th. [Q] _____________________________?

[A2] Huw Mosford. [Q] _____________________________?

[A3] 1,500 people. [Q] _____________________________?

[A4] £6,000 [Q] _____________________________?

[A5] £60,000 [Q] _____________________________?

END OF PART 4

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| PART 5 | Extra Help |

English Extra I Measurements around the world

In English there are different ways to measure a distance or weigh an object. Look at the list below and match the measurement on the left with the use on

the right. Read the example to help you!

LENGTH WHEN IT IS USED

1. Inches a. Height

2. Centimetres b. Distance / Sport

3. Feet c. Distance / Speed

4. Yards d. Clothes / Shoes (UK/USA)

5. Miles e. Clothes / Shoes (Europe)

WEIGHT WHEN IT IS USED

6. Pounds f. Person Weight (UK)

7. Stones g. Person Weight (USA)

8. Ounces h. Sea/River Depth

9. Fathoms i. Ship Speed

10. Knots j. Heavy Weight

11. Tonne k. Food

LIQUID WHEN IT IS USED

12. Pints l. Petrol / Gasoline

13. Gallons m. Alcohol / Milk

Here are a few essential measurement converters to help you understand.

1 inch = 2.540 cm 1 pound = 0.45 kg 1 pint = 568 ml 1 Foot = 30.48 cm 1 stone = 6.35 kg 1 gallon = 3,785 ml 1 Yard = 91.14 cm 1 ounce = 0.02 kg 1 Mile = 1.609 km 1 tonne = 1,000 kg

7 to Chinwag Movies!

ENW Podcast Topic | Titanic Memorial Cruise Delayed

Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!

1: What did you think when you read this week’s topic title? 2: What do you think of when you think about ‘Titanic’? 3: Should the Titanic wreck be protected? 4: Would you visit the Titanic wreck? 5: Had you watched any Titanic movies/TV programmes? 6: What is the most famous disaster in your county? 7: Would you like to be on the ‘Titanic Memorial Cruise’?

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Writing Measurements around the world

What do you think about tourists visiting ship wrecks? Do you think companies should be allowed to take items from the wreck? Write about what you would do if you had been on the Titanic when it

sank? Would you help people? Do you think women & children should be rescued first?

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END OF PART 5

And Finally | X & Z | A4 Did You Know…?

The last survivor of the x: ______, Millvina Dean died in 2009

aged 97. She was born in February 1912, only two months

before the Titanic sank. Her mother and brother were also

rescued, but her father died when the Titanic sank. Millvina

Dean was one of only 706 people who survived when the ship

sank in the icy North Atlantic Ocean in z: ______ 1912.

The End

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Visual | TV Links

Guardian Newspaper | (UK) 1: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/apr/08/titanic-memorial-cruise [1:40]

[Titanic Memorial Cruise]

Al Jazeera | Qatar 2: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/apr/08/titanic-memorial-cruise [1:47]

[Titanic Memorial Cruise]

You Tube | (USA) 3: [Search: Titanic Discovered]

Podcast | Key

| A1 These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast.

Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4

Warm Up 1 | Odd-1-Out

D – Tiny A/B/C – all mean ‘very big’.

Warm Up 3 | Yes or No?

1: No 2: Yes 3: No 4: No 5: No 6: Yes

Warm Up 3 | Which Ocean is the Biggest?

1: Pacific / 2: Atlantic / 3: Indian / 4: Artic / 5: Southern

Warm Up 4 | Quiz

1 – A 2 – B 3 – C 4 – A 5 – B 6 - C

E1 – C E2 – C E3 – A

Answers | Part 2 Pre Listening / Reading

Jumbled Sentences

B /D /C / E /A

True or False

1 – T 2 – F 3 – F 4 – T 5 – F

Antonyms

1 – C 2 – H 3 – J 4 – F 5 – A

6 – E 7 – D 8 – I 9 – B 10 – G

Answers | Part 3 Listening

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Titanic Memorial Cruise Delayed The memorial cruise to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s maiden journey has been delayed by gales and heavy seas. The MS Balmoral will follow the same route that the RMS Titanic took [I] 100 years ago before it sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15th 1912. Passengers have come from 28 different countries to be on this special ‘Titanic Memorial Cruise’

and have paid up to £6,000 (￥781,000) for the 12-day [D] trip.

Many of the 1,300 passengers on the MS Balmoral have a personal connection with the Titanic [E] disaster according to Reverend Huw Mosford who has been appointed the ship’s chaplain. He will give a special memorial service in April 15th for the 1,500 [A] people who drowned when the Titanic sank 100 years ago this week. Other special events will include menus recreated from 1912 and every restaurant will have a special ‘Titanic [G] dish of the Day’.

Since the Titanic was discovered by [J] American Oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard in 1985, tourism to the [B] wreck has increased greatly. For £60,000 an American company offers to take people down 3,800 metres to visit the Titanic wreck in special [F] submarines. Dr Ballard is critical of how the Titanic wreck has been damaged by tourist submarines and salvage companies. He claims the wreck must be protected if it is to survive for another 100 years. Dr Ballard wants to send mini robots down to the wreck to cover the Titanic in special protection paint.

Since the sinking of the Titanic many songs, plays and [H] movies have been written about the disaster. Perhaps the most famous movie, James Cameron’s 1997 Titanic is being re-released to mark the 100th anniversary. The movie will be in [C] 3D and so movie-goers can experience the full horror of the sinking of the ship…but without the freezing water of the North Atlantic Ocean.

Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading

Q & A

1 – MS Balmoral 5 – 1997 2 – 12 days 6 – By special submarine 3 – 1,300 E1 – RMS Titanic 4 – Dr Robert Ballard E2 – Atlantic Ocean

A & Q | Example Questions

A1 – What day did the Titanic sink on? A2 – Who is the MS Balmoral chaplain? A3 – How many people died when the Titanic sank? A4 – How much is a ticket on the MS Balmoral cruise? A5 – How much does a submarine trip to the Titanic wreck cost?

English Extra

Length Weight Liquid 1 D 6 G 12 M 2 E 7 F 13 L 3 A 8 K 4 B 9 H 5 C 10 I

11 J

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And Finally X & Z

X – Titanic / Z – April

References Episode 42

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