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Titanic's Tragic Iceberg Collision

The Titanic struck an iceberg while sailing in the North Atlantic. Though the ship turned sharply after the alarm was raised, it still suffered damage below the waterline. The captain realized with horror that the ship was sinking rapidly after a weak sound was heard from the hull. While the order was given to abandon ship, hundreds plunged into the icy waters since there were not enough lifeboats for all aboard, resulting in 1500 lives lost.

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Titanic's Tragic Iceberg Collision

The Titanic struck an iceberg while sailing in the North Atlantic. Though the ship turned sharply after the alarm was raised, it still suffered damage below the waterline. The captain realized with horror that the ship was sinking rapidly after a weak sound was heard from the hull. While the order was given to abandon ship, hundreds plunged into the icy waters since there were not enough lifeboats for all aboard, resulting in 1500 lives lost.

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The Loss of the Titanic

Vocabulary:
Crew (n.) = the people who work on a ship or plane
Standard (n.) = measure
Colossal (adj.) = huge = immense = gigantic = gargantuan = enormous = vast =
monumental = mountainous = massive = giant
Ever (adv.) = at any time
Regard (v.) = consider = hold = rate = deem = count = esteem = reckon
Watertight (adj.) = having no openings to allow water to pass through
Compartment (n.) = one of the separate areas into which a plane, ship or train is divided
Flood (v.) = cover with water = inundate
Float (v.) = stay on the surface of a liquid x sink
Tragic (adj.) = extremely sad
Sink (v.) = go under = submerge = go down = go down below the surface of a liquid
Liner (n.) = a large ship for carrying passengers over long distances
Voyage (n.) = a long journey on a ship
Heavy (adj.) = great in amount
Icy (adj.) = frigid = frosty = extremely cold
Iceberg (n.) = a large mass of ice floating in the sea
Lookout (n.) = a person who watches for danger
Alarm (n.) = a warning of danger
Give (v.) = raise = sound
Sharply (adv.) = quickly and suddenly
Collision (n.) = crash
Just in time = in the nick of time = at the last possible moment
Narrowly (adv.) = only by a small amount
Miss (v.) = avoid hitting
Slight (adj.) = faint = weak
Tremble (v.) = shake = quiver
Realize (v.) = become aware = know
Horror (n.) = feeling of great shock caused by sth. extremely unpleasant = terror
Rapidly (adv.) = quickly
Abandon (v.) = leave
Plunge (v.) = jump = leap

Answers of the comprehension questions:


1- The Titanic was sailing in the North Atlantic.
2- An iceberg was seen by a lookout.
3- The ship turned sharply after the alarm had been given.
4- It sailed alongside the iceberg.
5- A weak trembling sound was heard from below.
6- The captain went down to see what had happened.
7- He found that the ship was sinking quickly.
8- Everyone jumped overboard when the order to abandon ship was given.
9- 1500 people were drowned because there were not enough lifeboats for everyone.

The précis:
When the Titanic was sailing in the North Atlantic, an iceberg was
seen by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the ship turned
sharply sailing alongside the iceberg. Still a weak shaking sound was
heard from below, so the captain went down to see what had happened
finding that the ship was sinking quickly. When the order to abandon
ship was given, everyone jumped overboard, but 1500 people were
drowned because there were not enough lifeboats for everyone.
(80
words)

Seeing a huge iceberg, Titanic has given alarm and turned


sharply to avoid a direct collision. In time, the Titanic turned
narrowly missing the immense wall of ice. After hearing a
faint sound from below, the captain realized to his horror
that five of her compartments were sinking rapidly and the
order to abandon ship was given. Hundreds of people
plunged into the icy water, and 1500 lost their lives as there
were no enough life-boats for everybody.

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