translation contest

Building questions and translation contest

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Level 1

LEVEL 1: REORDER

the / was / Titanic/ built / where / ?

1.

survive / many / did / the / passengers /sinking / ?

2.

sink / the / when / ship / did / ?

3.

4.

there /on / many / were / lifeboats / Titanic / how / the / ?

5.

she / a / money / cost / lot / did / of / ?

Focus on grammar

question avec un vb lexical: [WH+] AUX +S+ VB ...?

Where did the Titanic sink?

question avec "be": [WH+] AUX "be" + S ...?

Who was the Titanic's captain?

au cas où le mot interrogatif est sujet du verbe!

Who sujet + VB ...? Who ordered the Titanic's construction?

What sujet + VB ...? What happened?

How much / many + VB ...? How many people died?

pas d'auxiliaire, forme de phrase affirmative

Level 2

LEVEL 2: Here are the answers of a surviving passenger to a journalist's questions. Find what questions were asked.

1.

I boarded the Titanic at Southampton.

2.

I come from Winchester.

I was going to New York to visit my American cousin.

3.

4.

No, I didn't. I was in my cabin and it didn't wake me up.

5.

There were only 20 lifeboats.

Level 3

LEVEL 3: TRANSLATE

1.

Le Titanic était-il le plus grand navire de son époque?

2.

Pourquoi a-t-il coulé?

3.

Où a-t-il heurté un iceberg?

4.

Y avait-il assez de canots de sauvetage à bord?

5.

Les passagers ont-ils tous péri dans le naufrage?