Video exercise. The Sinking of the Titanic

Watch the video and answer the questions below. Some are multiple-choice and others are open questions for which you need to write an answer. Do your answers on paper.

1. Where was the Titanic built, and how long did it take to build?

A. Belfast, 5 years

B. Southampton, 3 years

C. Belfast, 3 years

2. Which of the following statements is false?

A. It was the biggest luxury passenger ship in the world.

B. It was almost 270 metres long.

C. It weighed around 26,000 tonnes.

D. It cost 7.5 million dollars to build.

3. How many lifeboats did the Titanic carry?

A. 64 (the maximum that would fit).

B. 40 (enough for all the ship’s population).

C. 20 (enough for half the ship’s population).

4. What was the destination of Titanic?

A. New York

B. Cherbourg

C. Queenstown

5. What did most of the passengers and crew feel when the ship hit the iceberg?

6. How many of the watertight compartments flooded?

7. Who were first on the lifeboats?

8. What reasons were given as to why some people died?

A. Many lifeboats were sent out even though they were not full.

B. Some people gave up their place in a lifeboat to more vulnerable passengers.

C. Some preferred to die than to be accused of being a coward.

D. All the above.

9. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. There were 705 deaths and over 1,500 survivors.

B. There were over 1,500 deaths and 705 survivors.

C. Most people died of drowning.

D. The lifeboats rowed to the North American shore the next day.