Titanic Postcard

READING 04 Test
In this lesson, you will learn:
Reading: Titanic Postcard

OBJECTIVES Full Test

 NEW WORDS 1
 on the Titanic  wireless operator
 in 1912  write st to sb
 fetch + money = be sold  be at port
for  in Belfast
 at an auction /ˈɔːk.ʃən/  busy working late
 in the USA  hope to do st
 senior (n, adj) /ˈsiː.ni.ər/
 NEW WORDS 2
 leave, arrive  one of many objects
 arrive in/ at  wreck of /rek/
 end with st  multi-million-dollar
 feature /ˈfiː.tʃər/  passenger liner
 on one side  make st Adj
 postmark  unsinkable
 NEW WORDS 3
 embark (v) /ɪmˈbɑːk/
 maiden (adj) /ˈmeɪ·dən/
 voyage (adj) /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/
 on April the 10th, 1912
 sink (n, v)
 five days later
 iceberg (n) /ˈaɪs.bɜːɡ/
 the impact of (n) /ˈɪm.pækt/
 hull red (n) /hʌl/
 estimated 2,224 passengers
 on board
 abandon (v) /əˈbæn.dən/
 NEW WORDS 4
 flood the ship  be made into a movie
 end up  Oscar-winning
 on a ship movies
 an overturned lifeboat  … starring sb
 die of
 exposure to st /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒər/
 severe cold /sɪˈvɪər/
 GRAMMAR
 a postcard written by
→a postcard which was written by
→Reduced Relative Clause

 He is busy working late.

→busy doing st & V + Adv
 GRAMMAR
 We embarked at Liverpool for New York.
→embark = go onto a ship

 It embarked on its maiden voyage.

→Why?
 T/F/NG
1. The auction for the postcard will take place in America.
2. The postcard was written by a Titanic worker to his
brother.
3. The postcard features photos of London.
4. The postcard is the only thing up for auction.
 T/F/NG
1. The auction for the postcard will take place in
America.
→(Para. 1 line 1) at an auction
→(Para. 1 lines 1-2) in the USA
→1T
 T/F/NG
2. The postcard was written by a Titanic worker to his
brother.
→(Para. 1 line 2) a senior wireless operator ≠ a worker
→(Para. 1 line 3) to his sister ≠ brother
→2F
 T/F/NG
3. The postcard features photos of London.
→(Para. 1 line 5) features photos
→(Para. 1 line 5) the Titanic ≠ London
→3F
 T/F/NG
4. The postcard is the only thing up for auction.
→(Para. 1 line 7) auction
→(Para. 1 line 7) one of many objects ≠ (the) only + thing
→4F
 T/F/NG
5. The Titanic's designers said the ship was unsinkable.
6. The Titanic hit an iceberg five days into its maiden
voyage.
7. More than half of the Titanic's passengers died.
8. The man who wrote the postcard drowned.
 T/F/NG
5. The Titanic's designers said the ship was
unsinkable.
→(Para. 2 line 2) unsinkable
→(Para. 2 line 1) builders = designers
→5T
 T/F/NG
6. The Titanic hit an iceberg five days into its maiden
voyage.
→(Para. 2 line 2) maiden voyage
→(Para. 2 line 3) an iceberg
→6T
T/F/NG
7. More than half of the Titanic's passengers died.
→(Para. 2 line 5) more than 1500 died
→more than 1500, total = 2224
→7T
 T/F/NG
8. The man who wrote the postcard drowned.
→(placed at the end of the second paragraph)
→(Para. 2 line 6) died of exposure to severe cold ≠
drowned
→8F
SUM UP

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