Read the story of The Titanic.

In text 1 and 2, write the past

participles of the verbs.
In texts 3 and 4, write the passive
of the verbs.
In texts 5 and 6, change the active
sentences to passive sentences.

The Titanic was 1)

_______built_______ (build) in 1911 in
Belfast, Northern Ireland. The ship was enormous - 882 feet long
(approximately the length of three football fields) and 92.5 feet wide -
and it was 2)
____________________ (equip) with some of the most
modern safety features of the age. In fact, The Titanic was
3)
_______________________ (think) that it was unsinkable.

On her first journey, in April 1912, all the passengers were

4)
___________________ (take) on at Southampton (England), Cherbourg
(France) and Cork (Ireland). Life in the first class was luxurious: evenings were
5)
_____________________ (spend) in the restaurants or listening to concerts.

At 10 pm on Sunday 14th April, the Titanic 6)

______________________
(warn) about icebergs in the area. But the Titanic continued to travel at high
speed and an iceberg 7)
______________________ (hit) at 11.45pm. Many
passengers 8) ________________________ (wake) by the shock.

All crew 9) _____________________ (call) onto the deck. The ship had 16
boats for only 1,200 people, instead of the 64 lifeboats of the original design. The
lifeboats 10)
_____________________ (put) into the sea but many of them 11)

___________________ (not fill). Many people still felt safer on board the Titanic!

The band on board 12)

______________________ (play) music until the
boat 13) ____________________ (sink) at 2:20 am on 15th April with 2,222 people
on board. SOS signals 14) ________________________ (send) by The Titanic. Five
other ships 15) ________________________ (receive) these signals.

A ship called The Carpathia 16)

__________________ (rescue) a few
people. They 17) __________ (give) hot drinks and dry clothes by the crew. 1522
people 18) _______ (lose) their lives. The Titanic 19) __________________ (drop)
2,5 miles to the ocean floor. Only 705 people 20) ________________ (survive).
Read the story of The Titanic.

In text 1 and 2, write the past

participles of the verbs.
In texts 3 and 4, write the passive
of the verbs.
In texts 5 and 6, change the active
sentences to passive sentences.

1)
The Titanic was _______built_______ (build) in 1911 in

Belfast, Northern Ireland. The ship was enormous - 882 feet long

(approximately the length of three football fields) and 92.5 feet wide
2)
- and it was _____equipped_____ (equip) with some of the most

modern safety features of the age. In fact, The Titanic was

3)
_____thought______ (think) that it was unsinkable.

On her first journey, in April 1912, all the passengers were

4)
______taken_______ (take) on at Southampton (England), Cherbourg (France)

and Cork (Ireland). Life in the first class was luxurious: evenings were
5)
_______spent_______ (spend) in the restaurants or listening to concerts.

At 10 pm on Sunday 14th April, the Titanic 6)

_____was warned______

(warn) about icebergs in the area. But the Titanic continued to travel at high
7)
speed and an iceberg _____was hit_______ (hit) at 11.45pm. Many passengers
8)
___were woken_____ (wake) by the shock.

9)
All crew _____was called_____ (call) onto the deck. The ship had 16

boats for only 1,200 people, instead of the 64 lifeboats of the original design.
10)
The lifeboats _____were put_____ (put) into the sea but many of them
11)
___weren’t filled___ (not fill). Many people still felt safer on board the Titanic!

12)
The band on board _______played_______ (play) music until the boat
13)
________sank________ (sink) at 2:20 am on 15th April with 2,222 people on board.
14)
SOS signals _____were sent______ (send) by The Titanic. Five other ships
15)
_______received_______ (receive) these signals.

A ship called The Carpathia 16)

_____rescued_____ (rescue) a few people.
17)
They ____were given____ (give) hot drinks and dry clothes by the crew. 1522
18) 19)
people _______lost_______ (lose) their lives. The Titanic _____dropped_____
20)
(drop) 2,5 miles to the ocean floor. Only 705 people ____survived____ (survive).