Looking into the past

Réagir et dialoguer : je peux échanger des informations.

Quick facts about the Titanic: 2 dogs boarded lifeboats, 5 musicians kept on playing until the boat sank, there were 33 nationalities onboard. How many passengers travelled onboard?

Exercice 1 : A strange discovery

1

Look at the picture and imagine what’s inside the suitcase!

2

Listen and say what the characters are talking about. You can create a mind map.

3

Listen again and take notes.

Exercice 2 : First clue

1

Identify these documents.

2

Listen and write down as much information as you can.

3

Concentrate on numbers. Make an infographic.

4

Create a timeline. Then, tell the story using the simple past.

Exercice 3 : Second clue

1

Say what information we can learn from the illustrated objects.

2

Identify the jobs of the people in the portraits 2, 4 and 5!

3

Listen and draw Mrs Carter’s cabin.

Simple past

Observe: The captain received warnings but did not listen to them.

Think: Underline the verbs. What tense is used?

Practise: What did you do yesterday?

The lettre "i"

There were some rich people on the Titanic.


Whisper: The Titanic was gigantic!

Use Prezi and, in groups, roleplay an auction to sell objects from the Titanic!

A1 I can describe the objects’ colours and aspects.
A1+ I can talk about the objects’ owners.
A2 I can give background information about the objects.