新概念英语第三册 lesson10课件

1 Lesson 4 The loss of the Titanic New Concept English 3 2 New Concept English 3 3 1. Listen and answer the question 2.Ask and answer 3.Words and phrases 4.Dialogue 5.Exercise Content New Concept English 3 4 How many passengers was she carrying? Why was she regarded as unsinkable? Why were 1500 people drowned? 1.Listen to the story then answer the question below New Concept English 3 5 The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life. New Concept English 3 5 6 Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. New Concept English 3 6 7 The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1500 lives were lost. New Concept English 3 8 3.Words and phrases Southampton n.南安普敦（英国港市） colossal a