Week 4 10th Grade

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Activity 5

I. Read and complete the blanks with the passive voice, according to the
corresponding conjugation: present, past, future. Do not forget that
the verbs must be written in the past participle.

The Unsinkable
The Titanic was an incredibly large passenger steamship that 1. was built in 1912.
The name Titanic 2. Was derived (derive) from Greek mythology, and meant
gigantic and powerful. It 3. Was designed (design) primarily to carry passengers,
but it also carried a substantial amount of cargo, including letters and valuables, as
well as the luggage of the passengers. The ship 4. was thought (think) to be
unsinkable at the time because of its new state-of-the-art design. Because it 5.
Was believed (believe) to be unsinkable, it 6. Was stocked (stock) with enough
lifeboats for all of the passengers and crew. In fact, it only had enough lifeboats to
carry about one-third of everyone on the ship.

The Titanic departed across the Atlantic Ocean, sailing from Southampton,
England to New York City, USA, on April 10, 1912. With the passengers and crew,
a total of 2,240 people 7. Was aboarded (aboard) the ship. A few small problems
occurred on its first day on the sea. A small coal fire 8. Was discovered
(discover) in one of the bunkers. The fire was put out by some crew members,
and the captain and chief engineer concluded that it probably 9.was caused
(cause) any damage. Another accident almost happened that day, when the
Titanic almost collided with another ship while at sea.

On April, 14th, four days after the Titanic 10. Was left (leave), disaster struck.
There 11. Was been (be) reports of ice from other ships, but the seas were calm
under a clear, moonless sky. A lookout saw the iceberg dead ahead coming out of
a slight haze, rang the warning bell, and called the captain. The engines 12. Was
reversed (reverse) and the ship turned sharply. The hull 13 was damaged
(damage) and the ship was going to sink. A quick calculation 14. Was made
(make), and they determined that the ship would sink in about an hour and a half.
Women and children 15. Was boarded (boarded) the lifeboats first, and when no
women and children were nearby, men 16.was permitted (permit) to board.
Sadly, the lifeboats 17.was boarded (board) correctly or efficiently, and 18.was
saved (save) as many lives as they had the potential to. Most of the lifeboats 19.
Was filled (fill) to capacity - the first lifeboat that launched only carried 24 people,
despite having the ability to carry 65 people. Only 705 lives 20. Was saved (save)
on the lifeboats and over 1,500 people drowned in the Atlantic Ocean that night.
Three hours after its collision with the iceberg, the Titanic sank into the ocean.

II. Read the text again and answer the following questions.

1. What's the text about?

About sinking Titanic

2. When was the Titanic built?

1912

3. What was the Titanic designed to do?

To carry passenger
4. The ship was thought to be unsinkable. What were the consequences of
it?
Only had enough lifeboats to carry about one-third of everyone on the ship

5. How was the hull damaged?

With an iceberg

6. What happened to the ship after the collision?

Three hours after its collision with the iceberg, the Titanic sank into the ocean

III. Read and find out which sentences are in active voice and passive voice.
Sentences in active voice must be written to passive voice.

- James Cameron directs Titanic in 1997.

Titanic was directed by James Cameron in 1997
- Before the release, the film is edited.
- The Titanic sank on April 12, 1914.
On April 12, 1914 was sunk the Titanic
- Celebrities are often interviewed by journalists.
- The boom operator records the dialogues.
The dialogues are recorded by the boom operator
- Thomas Andrews built the Titanic in 1912.
The Titanic was built by Thomas Andrews in 1912
 - The script was written by the screenwriters.
- The actors played really well.
Was played really well by the actors
- The Carpathia people rescued 706.
- 706 people was rescued by the Carpathia

IV. Answer the questions

A. Do you agree with the controversy of the ending of the movie?

Yes, I do
B. Do you think Jack’s death is a good plot twist? What other final could
have had?
Yes, I do. The other final option is he don’t dead and they married
C. In your opinion, are there any other controversial movie endings?
Mention one and give a short description using the passive voice
At the end of the dark knight (Christopher Nolan) Bruce Wayne is
having a drink with the character Selina Kyle and Alfred sees them

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