In 1912 an American shipping company launched a new ship called the "Titanic'. She was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of that time. She weighed 46,000 tons and could carry about 2,200 passengers. Experts said that nothing could sink her. She was definitely unsinkable. On April 14, 1912, the ship sailed, on her first voyage across the Atlantic from Southampton in England to New York in the United States, with 891 crews and 1316 passengers - men, women and children. On April 15, just before midnight, the ship struck an iceberg. The iceberg tore a great hole in the ship's side, and the unsinkable 'Titanic' began to sink. There was great alarm on board. Warning bells rang out. Every one rushed to the lifeboats, but there was not enough room for them all. There was room for only 1,178 passengers. The lifeboats took mostly the women and children. It was a terrible scene.
Complete the following table below with information from the above passage.1 * 5= 5
Who/What
| Situation | Place | Year/Time |
The Titanic | (i)….. | Southampton | (ii)….. |
The ship | struck the ice-berg
| Its first voyage | (iii)….. |
(iv) ..... | Began to sink | (v)………. | on 15 April 1912
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Extra Question:
(i)
The Great Ship Titanic | |||||
Specialty | Largest and most luxurious ocean liner of the time | ||||
First journey | From Southampton in England to (i).... in the USA | ||||
Who/what | Event | place | Time | Result | Reason
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An American Shipping a Company | launched ship
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| (ii)…… |
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Titanic | (iii)…… |
| 1912 |
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Titanic | faced an iceberg
| Atlantic ocean | 1912
| (iv)….. | (iv)…..
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Answer:
Answer: (i) started its maiden voyage (ii) April 10, 19 (iii) before midnight on April 15 (iv) The Titanic (v) the North Atlantic
Extra Solution Answer:
(i) New York (ii) 1912 (iii) sailed on its fi · voyage across the Atlantic (iv) sank (v) due collision with iceberg
বাংলা অনুবাদ:
১৯১২ সালে, একটি আমেরিকান শিপিং কোম্পানি নতুন একটি জাহাজ চালু করেছিল যার নাম ছিল "টাইটানিক"। এটি তখনকার সময়ের সবচেয়ে বড় এবং বিলাসবহুল মহাসাগরীয় জাহাজ ছিল। এর ওজন ছিল ৪৬,০০০ টন, এবং এটি প্রায় ২,২০০ জন যাত্রী বহন করতে পারত। বিশেষজ্ঞরা বলেছিলেন, এটি কখনোই ডুববে না।
১৪ এপ্রিল, ১৯১২, টাইটানিক সাউদাম্পটন, ইংল্যান্ড থেকে নিউইয়র্ক, যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের উদ্দেশ্যে তার প্রথম যাত্রা শুরু করে। এতে ৮৯১ জন ক্রু এবং ১,৩১৬ জন পুরুষ, নারী ও শিশু যাত্রী ছিল।
কিন্তু ১৫ এপ্রিল, ঠিক মধ্যরাতের আগে, এটি একটি বিশাল বরফখণ্ডের (আইসবার্গ) সঙ্গে ধাক্কা খায়। বরফখণ্ডটি জাহাজের একপাশে বিশাল ফাটল ধরায়, এবং অজেয় টাইটানিক ডুবতে শুরু করে।
জাহাজে ভয়াবহ আতঙ্কের সৃষ্টি হয়। সতর্কসংকেত বাজতে থাকে। সকল যাত্রী দ্রুত লাইফবোটের দিকে ছুটে যায়। কিন্তু সব যাত্রীর জন্য পর্যাপ্ত লাইফবোট ছিল না। লাইফবোটে মাত্র ১,১৭৮ জন যাত্রী উঠতে সক্ষম হয়। প্রধানত নারী ও শিশুদেরই প্রথমে উদ্ধার করা হয়।
পুরো ঘটনাটি ছিল একটি ভয়ংকর দৃশ্য।
Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the text:
The Titanic was the (a) __________ and most (b) __________ ocean liner of its time. It weighed (c) __________ tons and could carry around 2,200 passengers. On April 14, 1912, the ship (d) __________ on its first voyage from Southampton to New York. But on April 15, just before (e) __________, it struck an iceberg and began to sink.
Answers:(a) largest(b) luxurious(c) 46,000(d) sailed(e) midnight
Summary
In 1912, an American shipping company launched the Titanic, the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of its time. It started its first voyage on April 14, 1912, from Southampton to New York with 891 crew and 1,316 passengers. But on April 15, just before midnight, it hit an iceberg and began to sink. There was not enough room in the lifeboats for all passengers. Mostly women and children were rescued first. It was a horrific disaster.
Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)
1. The Titanic was launched in 1912. →
2. It started its first voyage from Southampton to New York on April 14, 1912. →
3. There were 891 crew members and 1,316 passengers. →
4. On April 15, the ship struck an iceberg just before midnight. →
5. The iceberg tore a great hole in the ship’s side. →
6. The Titanic began to sink. →
7. There were not enough lifeboats for everyone. →
8. Women and children were mostly rescued first. →
9. It was a terrible disaster.
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