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What is the theme of the new chapter ?

OBSERVE

OBSERVE

CHAPTER 5: WELCOME ON BOARD

a big boat = a ship
What can you see ?

OBSERVE

What type of ship is it ?
a steam ship / an ocean liner
Steam
The Titanic
Name of the ship?
Why RMS ?

Answer

STEP 1: Discover the "Queen of the Ocean"

THE QUEEN OF THE OCEAN

English grammar uses the pronoun "IT" to refer to things but often the pronoun "SHE" is used for ships.

Why Queen ?

The Titanic was the largest "Royal Mail Steamer" (RMS) of her time (1909-1912)

PARTS OF A SHIP:

bow / stern / keel / funnel / deck
Read the descriptions and lable the parts of the ship
a funnel
the bow
the stern
a deck
the keel

Info

RECAP

Write the new vocabulary: - a bow: - a stern: - a funnel : - a deck: - a keel :
la proue
la poupe
une cheminée
un pont
une quille
DO YOU REMEMBER ?

in the 19th century

Steamships replaced sailships in the 19th century.

Explain

DO YOU REMEMBER ?

RMS TITANIC

help

Explain the full name

RMS stood for Royal Mail Ship because the Titanic carried the mail.

DO YOU REMEMBER ?

a funnel
the bow
the stern
a deck
the keel

RECAP

STEAM
SAILS
STEAMSHIPS
OCEAN LINER
FULL NAME
OYAL
AIL
HIP
THE MAIL

English grammar uses the pronoun "IT" to refer to things but often the pronoun "SHE" is used for ships.

RECAP

Write the new vocabulary: - a ship: - an ocean liner: - a steamship: - RMS: - steam: - the mail: - to carry :
un navire/ bateau
un paquebot
un bateau à vapeur
Royal Mail Ship
vapeur
le courrier
transporter (VR)

RECAP

PAIRWORK TIME

Choose your partner and define your role : pupil A pupil B

YOUR MISSION N°

"Identity card"

There are 8 pieces of paper on the walls about RMS Titanic. Complete her "identity card" : PUPIL A : INFORMATION FROM 1 TO 4 PUPIL B : INFORMATION FROM 5 TO 8
PUPIL B

GO 4E

GO 4H

RECAP

YOUR MISSION N°

Pairwork

PUPIL B
Share your information with your partner. SPEAK IN ENGLISH ! Fill in your document. DON'T SHOW THE ANSWERS

GO

RECAP

Try to make sentences

Name of the rival shipping company:

the Cunard Line

Two rival ships :

The RMS Lusitania and The RMS Mauretania

RECAP

Name of the shipping company:

the White Star Line

The director :

Joseph Bruce Ismay

RECAP

Construction dates :

from March 31st 1909 to April 2nd 1912
Belfast
Place ?

RECAP

Launch date :

on May 31st 1911

RECAP

Port/ Harbour of departure :
Southampton, England
Date :
on April 10th 1912
First stopover :
Cherbourg, France
Second stopover :
Queenstown, Ireland.
Port/ Harbour of arrival :
New York City, USA
Date :
on April 17th 1912

RECAP

First class passenger ticket price :
between £30 and £870. (£3,240 in 2017)
Second class passenger ticket price :
£13 (£1,404 in 2017)
Third class passenger ticket price :
£7 (£756 in 2017)

RECAP

Captain :
Edward Smith.
Number of crew members :
900 crew members onboard.

RECAP

Number of first class passengers :
325
Number of second class passengers :
285

Number of third class passengers :

706

READ & WRITE

Choose your document and fill in the article about RMS TITANIC with her ID card:
HELP +

CORRECTION

shipping company
To compete with the rival ............... ................ The Cunard Line, Joseph Ismay, director of the ......... ....... ..... company, decided to launch bigger and more luxurious ....................... . The Titanic ‘s construction lasted ......... years from 1909 to 1912 . Her ............ was on 31 May 1911 in ............ . On April 10, 1912, the Titanic set sail on its ............. voyage, travelling from Southampton, in England to .................... . On the evening of April 10, the ship stopped at Cherbourg, France . On the morning of April 11 the liner made its last scheduled ........... in Europe, at Queenstown (Cobh)in ............. . At approximately 1:30 pm the ship ..... .......... for New York City. The ship's ................. were divided into three separate classes determined by the price of their ................... . ............... Edward J. Smith took command of the ship. He had under his command about 900 ........... members.
White Star Line
ships
three
launch
Belfast
maiden
New York City
stopover
Ireland
set sail
passengers
ticket
Captain
crew

Do you remember ?

In group ! Unjumble the questions about the Titanic and find the answer in your lesson. Then write a sentence in your notebook .

Do you remember ? 4H

In group ! Write a sentence in your notebook to answer the questions .

Correction

The name of the rival company was The Cunard Line
The name of the Titanic's shipping company was The White Star Line.
The director was Joseph Bruce Ismay.

Correction

The launch of the Titanic was on the 31st May 1911.
The construction lasted 3 years.
The Titanic was built in Belfast, in Ireland.

Correction

She departed from Southampton
Her final destination was New York City.
The tickets were between 7 £ and 870 £ (pounds.)

Correction

The Captain was Edward Smith.
There were 900 crew members.
There were 1316 passengers onboard.

Do you remember?

Choose a card and make a sentence .

REMEMBER !

What's the English for ...?
  • un voyage inaugural :
  • l'équipage :
  • une compagnie maritime :
  • la mise à l'eau :
  • une escale :
  • un port :
  • un billet :
  • un passager :
a maiden voyage
the crew
the shipping company
the launch
a stopover
a harbour
a ticket
a passenger
1.
Read the numbers and place the nouns next to the right number
SPEED
WEIGHT
LENGTH
HEIGHT
WIDTH
Repeat the nouns
2.
SPEED
WEIGHT
LENGTH
HEIGHT
hundred
thousand
Now, with the guide, convert the measures and complete the lesson
2.5 cm
30 cm
WIDTH
1.6 km

guide

53.3
269.1
SPEED
43
28
WEIGHT
LENGTH
HEIGHT
hundred
thousand
Now, Put the numbers at the right place.
2.5 cm
30 cm
WIDTH
1.6 km
Now, Repeat the numbers.
(28 m)

HUNDRED THOUSAND 2.5 CM 30 CM 1.6 KM

/ WIDTH

GRAMMAR PRACTISE

Worksheet

Now, make sentences to speak about the Titanic.
(28 m)

HUNDRED THOUSAND 2.5 CM 30 CM 1.6 KM

/ WIDTH

RECAP

The Titanic was 269 (two hundred sixty-nine) meters long, She was 53 meters high/tall and 28 meters wide. She weighed (VR) 45 000 (forty-five thousand) tons.

Film extract n°2

WATCH

  • First impressions of the characters : look at their faces
  • adjectives
  • comparison

The main characters seem impressed by the Titanic except Rose. She says "she is not bigger than the RMS Mauretania." But in fact the Titanic is longer than the RMS Mauretania and more luxurious. Her mother said The Titanic was unsinkable.

LE COMPARATIF permet de comparer deux éléments ici le Titanic et le Mauretania.

GRAMMAR

Que remarques tu sur la construction du comparatif de supériorité? "But in fact the Titanic is longer than the RMS Mauretania and more luxurious." Que remarques tu sur la construction du comparatif d'égalité? " She thinks the Titanic is as big as the RMS Mauretania."

-Adjectif une syllabe ou deux finissant par Y + - ER + THAN -Adjectif 2 syllabes et + : MORE + ADJECTIF + THAN Exceptions : good = better / bad = worse
- AS + ADJECTIF + AS

GRAMMAR

COURT
ER
THAN
LONGER THAN
LONG
THAN
MORE
MORE THAN
BETTER
WORSE
THAN
ER
HEAVIER THAN
AS
AS
AS BIG AS

GRAMMAR PRACTISE - LE COMPARATIF

GRAMMAR PRACTISE - LE COMPARATIF

GRAMMAR PRACTISE - LE COMPARATIF

/ HEAVY

GRAMMAR PRACTISE - LE COMPARATIF

The RMS Titanic is as fast as the RMS Mauretania .
The RMS Titanic is heavier than the RMS Mauretania.
The RMS Titanic is longer than the RMS Mauretania .
The RMS Titanic is higher than the RMS Mauretania .
The RMS Titanic is wider than the RMS Mauretania .
The RMS Titanic is more expensive than the RMS Mauretania .

Look at the document and answer the 3 questions

WHEN ?

WHERE?

What ?

Look at the document

FOCUS on "THE LATEST"

"WORLD'S LARGEST"

Can you guess the translation ? The meaning ?

-> SUPERLATIF

GRAMMAR

Construction
ex: THE MOST IMPRESSIVE
ex: THE LATEST
* Adjectif court: THE + adj court + -EST
* Adjectif long : THE +MOST + adj long
EXCEPTIONS :
Good = the best bad= the worst

GRAMMAR

COURT
THE
EST
the largest
the longest
the craziest
the heaviest
THE
MOST
LONG
the most expensive
the most famous
THE BEST
THE WORST
the most luxurious
more comfortable than
bigger than
as safe
the most tragic
the poorest

TEST

MINI-TASK

Promote the RMS Titanic !

You work for the White Star Line . Write an advertisement to promote the Titanic.

YOU MUST :
  • give factual information and use the vocabulary seen in class
  • say large numbers
  • speak with complete sentences
  • use comparative and superlative forms
  • give a title
  • explain her purpose (her voyage)

Barême

STEP 2: Learn about the disaster

VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY

WATCH
What happened ?
What happened ? Can you explain ?
The Titanic hit / struck an iceberg.
What did the crew members have to do ? Can you explain ? How much time did they have ?
Before sinking, the members of the crew had one hour, two at most, to evacuate 2200 passengers.

Watch

READ

What's in the news?

READ

What's in the news?
Put the pictures into the chronological order of the sinking
Put the pictures into the chronological order of the sinking

The sinking of the Titanic

Place the correct time next to the right picure
2.27am
11.40 pm
11.45 pm
2.10 am
12.30 pm
2.19 am
BE A REPORTER ! Be careful to irregular verbs. Explain the events in one sentence.
At 2.10 am
At 11.40 pm
She broke into 2. The bow was completely under water.
The ship hit an iceberg.
At 11.45 pm
At 2.19am
She sent a wireless /sos
The stern of the ship rose above the water.
At 12. 30 pm
At 2.27 am
The Titanic sank completely. The signals were blurred.
She started sinking by the bow.
BE A REPORTER !
Watch the video and answer the questions.
The casualties
BE A REPORTER !

How many people survived ?

711 people survived and they were 1st class passengers.

How many people perished ?

1513 people perished.

What can you notice about the casualties ?

They mostly were 3rd class passengers.

Meet passengers

Passengers's stories : the fate of 7 passengers.
  • Read the true story recounting the fate of one passenger who was aboard.
  • Look up words you don't know in dictionaries.
  • Complete the grid with the information written.
  • Tell the class .
Passengers's stories : the fate of 7 passengers.
Let's recap
Victim or survivor ?
Wallace HARTLEY
Eva HART
Isidor STRAUS
Anne Sophia TURJA
Charles JOUGHIN
  • the head baker on the Titanic
  • a violonist and bandleader on the Titanic
  • an English emigrant
  • the owner of Macy's store
  • a journalist and psychic
  • an American aristocrat
  • a Finnish emigrant
Margaret Brown
William STEAD

What happened to him/her that night?

Meet passengers

Passengers's stories : Go a little bit further.
Find the questions

Meet passengers

Passengers's stories : Go a little bit further.
Find the questions

Meet passengers

Passengers's stories : Go a little bit further.
Now, find the answers

Meet passengers

Passengers's stories : Go a little bit further.
Pairwork A / B
Ask questions to complete the worksheet. Then answer your friend's questions with the information written on your document. Answer with complete sentences.
Then write a little biography to present the other passenger.

Meet passengers

Passengers's stories : Go a little bit further.

Meet passengers

Passengers's stories : Go a little bit further.

STEP 3: What's in the news ?

SUPERLATIVES
PASSENGERS
What's in the news?
What's in the news?
NEWPAPERS' HEADLINES : - number of passengers - the casualties - Times - Reason / cause of the Titanic's sinking - survivors : children and women mostly - Name of the ship who rescued the survivors.
What's in the news?

The front page

What are some of the main elements ?
What's in the news?
Put the following words where required
the main headline
captions
photographs
the newspaper's name
the publication date
columns
little headlines
the price

FINAL TASK

You are a reporter for an American newspaper and you have just heard of the disaster. Create your newspaper's front page.

Respect des consignes

Reformuler un message,raconter, décrire

Mobiliser connaissances lexicales et grammaticales

Respecter le format d'une une de journal

ColonnesGros titre Nom du journal Date de publicaton Photos et légendes Article sur un passager

PrétéritSuperlatif / comparatif Lexique propre au naufrage Contenu culturel

OrthographeContenu explicite

CONTENU : nom du journal / date de parution/ un gros titre / photos + légendes / deux articles : un sur le naufrage et un sur un passager

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE :

TITANIC ON CINEMA
READING CORNER

10:00

05:00

- the bow is the front of a ship. - the stern is the back of a ship. - the keel refers to a structural element at the bottom of the ship. It serves as the backbone of the ship. - a funnel is a chimney on a ship used to expel boiler steam and smoke or engine exhaust. - a deck is a synonym for a floor.

By the early 1800s, steam engines began to power ships instead of sails. Steamships replaced sailboats.
The full name of the ship was RMS Titanic. The RMS stood for Royal Mail Ship. Titanic carried mail and parcels across the Atlantic for Great Britain's postal service.

10:00

10:00

Steamships began known as ocean liners because they traveled the same route or "line" regularly across the ocean.