Titanic

singing could be heard everywhere. The thought of

“One of the greatest sea tragedies that has
ever occurred was the that of the steamship
Titanic. It was the first trip the giant ship. There
were more than two thousand people aboard on their
way to the United States from England.
It was on the night of April 14, 1912. The
sea was calm, the weather beautiful. People were
dancing in the spacious salons. Music, laughter, and
Vocabulary:
danger was far away.
Suddenly, just before midnight, the sailor on
guard cried: ‘Iceberg!’ Before the ship could change
her course the iceberg had torn a huge hole in the
bottom of the ship. Nothing could be done. The new
ship went down into the sea. More fifteen hundred
people lost their lives on the tragic night.”

1. ocorrer ( ) to change
2. navio a vapor ( ) suddlenly
3. pouco antes da meia noite ( ) everywhere
4. mudar ( ) aboard
5. de guarda ( ) ever
6. perder ( ) to lose
7. muito longe ( ) fifteen hundred people
8. a caminho ( ) to tear
9. enorme ( ) far away
10.perigo ( ) thought
11. rasgar, romper ( ) trip
12.viagem ( ) to go down
13.pensamento ( ) steamship
14.clima, tempo ( ) bottom
15.canto ( ) to occur
16.1500 pessoas ( ) laughter
17.fundo ( ) on guard
18.riso,risada ( ) two thousand people
19. marinheiro ( ) just before midnight
20.afundar ( ) sailor
21. 2000 pessoas ( ) weather
22.buraco, fenda ( ) huge
23. já, alguma vez ( ) on the way
24. a bordo ( ) hole
25.em todo lugar, por toda parte ( ) danger
26.de repente ( ) singing

B) Test/ questions:

1. According to the text, the titanic sank:

a) Because an iceberg hit her near England 2. According to text:

b) With all her passengers who died on that
tragic night a) more than 500 people didn’t perish
c) During her maiden voyage. b) only 150 people lost their lives
d) On her way from USA to England c) more than 2000 passengers died
d) The tragedy happened at noon sharp