Here you have some links for you to practice the different parts of the PET exam.
Grammar topics
Vocabulary test
Vocabulary topics
And now, exercises for the different parts of the exam
Part1-signs and messages
Part 2 - matching
Part 3- text true /false
Part 4- long text
Part 5- text with gaps
Writing part 1
Writing part 2- short message
Writing part 3 - informal letter
Have a try and let me know how it was.
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viernes, 11 de abril de 2014
KET exam
Here you are going to find links for the diffeent parts of the test.
have a try to practice.
Matching exercise
Gapped sentences
Conversations
Comprehension
Test with gaps
Gapped sentences test 2
Comprehension test 2
Word completion
Test with gaps
Fill in a form
And here yo have a link to practice different grammar topics
Click
And last, but not least, some vocabulary topics for you to practice
Hope you find these links useful
have a try to practice.
Matching exercise
Gapped sentences
Conversations
Comprehension
Test with gaps
Gapped sentences test 2
Comprehension test 2
Word completion
Test with gaps
Fill in a form
And here yo have a link to practice different grammar topics
Click
And last, but not least, some vocabulary topics for you to practice
Hope you find these links useful
jueves, 6 de marzo de 2014
Oral exam: tips for the second part
Here you have some tips for the second part of the oral exam. Have a look at it and try to use them when you practice
miércoles, 22 de enero de 2014
Shakespeare: fact files
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was ____________ in Stratford-upon-Avon in
Warwickshire and was __________a few days later on 26 April 1564.
His father, John Shakespeare, was a glove maker and wool merchant and
his mother, Mary Arden, was the daughter of a __________landowner from
Wilmcote, South Warwickshire. It is ___________ Shakespeare was educated at
the local King Edward VI Grammar School in Stratford.
Marriage
The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years ________ than him and their first child, Susanna, was born six months after their wedding. Two years later, the couple had twins, Hamnet and Judith, but their son died when he was 11 years old.
Again, a gap in the records ___________ some scholars to refer to Shakespeare’s life between 1585 and 1592 as 'the lost years'. By the time he reappears again, ___________ in a London _________- , Shakespeare has made his way to London without his family and is already working in the theatre.
Acting career
Having gained ____________ as an actor and ___________Shakespeare had clearly ruffled a few feathers along the way – contemporary critic, Robert Green, described him in the 1592 pamphlet as an, "upstart Crow".
As well as belonging to its pool of actors and playwrights, Shakespeare was one of the __________ partners of the Lord Chamberlain's Company (renamed the King's Company when James succeeded to the throne), whose actors included the famous Richard Burbage. The company acquired interests in two theatres in the Southwark area of London near the banks of the Thames - the Globe and the Blackfriars.
In 1593 and 1594, Shakespeare’s first poems, 'Venus and Adonis' and 'The Rape of Lucrece', were published and he _________ them to his patron, Henry Wriothesley, the Earl of Southampton. It is __________ Shakespeare also wrote most of his sonnets at this time.
Playwright
Shakespeare was prolific, with records of his first plays beginning to appear in 1594, from which time he produced __________two a year until around 1611. His hard work quickly paid off, with signs that he was beginning to prosper emerging soon after the ___________ of his first plays. By 1596 Shakespeare’s father, John had been granted a coat of arms and it’s probable that Shakespeare had commissioned them, paying the fees himself. A year later he bought New Place, a large house in Stratford.
His earlier plays were mainly _________and __________ such as 'Henry VI', 'Titus Andronicus', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'Richard II'. The tragedy, 'Romeo and Juliet', was also published in this period. By the last years of Elizabeth I's reign Shakespeare was well established as a famous poet and playwright and was called upon to __________ several of his plays before the Queen at court. In 1598 the author Francis Meres described Shakespeare as England’s _________ writer in comedy and tragedy.
In 1602 Shakespeare's continuing success enabled him to move to upmarket Silver Street, near where the Barbican is now situated, and he was living here when he wrote some of his greatest __________such as 'Hamlet', 'Othello', 'King Lear' and 'Macbeth'.
Final years
Shakespeare spent the last five years of his life in New Place in Stratford. He _________ on 23 April 1616 at the age of 52 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. He left his property to the male heirs of his eldest daughter, Susanna. He also bequeathed his 'second-best bed' to his wife. It is not known what _____________ this gesture had, although the couple had lived primarily apart for 20 years of their marriage.
The first collected edition of his works was ______________in 1623 and is known as 'the First Folio'.
COMEDIES MANAGING SIGNIFICANCE BAPTISED PUBLICATION TRAGEDIES WELL-TO-DO THOUGHT LIKELY LEADS PUBLISHED PLAYWRIGHT MENTIONED DEDICATED PAMPHLET DIED PERFORM BORN OLDER RECOGNITION ROUGHLY HISTORIES GREATEST
HERE YOU HAVE THE KEY
Marriage
The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years ________ than him and their first child, Susanna, was born six months after their wedding. Two years later, the couple had twins, Hamnet and Judith, but their son died when he was 11 years old.
Again, a gap in the records ___________ some scholars to refer to Shakespeare’s life between 1585 and 1592 as 'the lost years'. By the time he reappears again, ___________ in a London _________- , Shakespeare has made his way to London without his family and is already working in the theatre.
Acting career
Having gained ____________ as an actor and ___________Shakespeare had clearly ruffled a few feathers along the way – contemporary critic, Robert Green, described him in the 1592 pamphlet as an, "upstart Crow".
As well as belonging to its pool of actors and playwrights, Shakespeare was one of the __________ partners of the Lord Chamberlain's Company (renamed the King's Company when James succeeded to the throne), whose actors included the famous Richard Burbage. The company acquired interests in two theatres in the Southwark area of London near the banks of the Thames - the Globe and the Blackfriars.
In 1593 and 1594, Shakespeare’s first poems, 'Venus and Adonis' and 'The Rape of Lucrece', were published and he _________ them to his patron, Henry Wriothesley, the Earl of Southampton. It is __________ Shakespeare also wrote most of his sonnets at this time.
Playwright
Shakespeare was prolific, with records of his first plays beginning to appear in 1594, from which time he produced __________two a year until around 1611. His hard work quickly paid off, with signs that he was beginning to prosper emerging soon after the ___________ of his first plays. By 1596 Shakespeare’s father, John had been granted a coat of arms and it’s probable that Shakespeare had commissioned them, paying the fees himself. A year later he bought New Place, a large house in Stratford.
His earlier plays were mainly _________and __________ such as 'Henry VI', 'Titus Andronicus', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'Richard II'. The tragedy, 'Romeo and Juliet', was also published in this period. By the last years of Elizabeth I's reign Shakespeare was well established as a famous poet and playwright and was called upon to __________ several of his plays before the Queen at court. In 1598 the author Francis Meres described Shakespeare as England’s _________ writer in comedy and tragedy.
In 1602 Shakespeare's continuing success enabled him to move to upmarket Silver Street, near where the Barbican is now situated, and he was living here when he wrote some of his greatest __________such as 'Hamlet', 'Othello', 'King Lear' and 'Macbeth'.
Final years
Shakespeare spent the last five years of his life in New Place in Stratford. He _________ on 23 April 1616 at the age of 52 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. He left his property to the male heirs of his eldest daughter, Susanna. He also bequeathed his 'second-best bed' to his wife. It is not known what _____________ this gesture had, although the couple had lived primarily apart for 20 years of their marriage.
The first collected edition of his works was ______________in 1623 and is known as 'the First Folio'.
COMEDIES MANAGING SIGNIFICANCE BAPTISED PUBLICATION TRAGEDIES WELL-TO-DO THOUGHT LIKELY LEADS PUBLISHED PLAYWRIGHT MENTIONED DEDICATED PAMPHLET DIED PERFORM BORN OLDER RECOGNITION ROUGHLY HISTORIES GREATEST
HERE YOU HAVE THE KEY
lunes, 20 de enero de 2014
Captain Scott
Robert Falcon Scott (1868 – 1912)
‘Scott was a naval officer and explorer, who died 0) __________ to be the first to reach the South Pole.
Robert Falcon Scott was born on 6 June 1868 in Devonport. He became a naval cadet at the age of 13 and served on a number of Royal Navy ships in the 1880s and 1890s. He attracted the notice of the Royal Geographical Society, which appointed him to command the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904. The expedition – which included Ernest Shackleton – reached 1) __________ south than anyone before them and Scott returned to Britain a national hero. He had caught the exploring 2) __________ and began to plan an expedition to be the first to reach the South Pole. He spent years 3) __________ funds for the trip.
The whaling ship Terra Nova left Cardiff, Wales in June 1910 and the expedition set 4) __________ from base the following October, with mechanical sledges, ponies and dogs. However, the sledges and ponies could not 5) __________ with the conditions and the expedition carried on without them, through appalling 6) ____________ and increasingly tough terrain. In mid December, the dog teams turned back, leaving the rest to face the ascent of the Beardmore Glacier and the polar plateau. By January 1912, only five 7) __________: Scott, Wilson, Oates, Bowers and Evans.
On 17 January, they reached the pole, only to find that a Norwegian party led by Roald Amundsen, had 8) __________ them there. They started the 1,500 km journey back. Evans died in mid-February. By March, Oates was suffering from severe 9) __________ and, knowing he was holding back his companions, walked out into the freezing conditions never to be seen again. The remaining three men died of starvation and exposure in their tent on 29 March 1912. They were in fact only 20 km from a pre-arranged supply depot.
Eight months later, a search party found the tent, the bodies and Scott’s diary. The bodies were 10) __________ under the tent, with a cairn of ice and snow to mark the spot.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/scott_of_antarctic.shtml
ATTEMPTING COPE OUT STAYED
BEATEN FROSTBITE RAISING UP
BUG FURTHER REMAINED WEATHER
BURIED LED RISING WON
0) ATTEMPTING
BEATEN FROSTBITE RAISING UP
BUG FURTHER REMAINED WEATHER
BURIED LED RISING WON
0) ATTEMPTING
martes, 14 de enero de 2014
KEY: RAINFOREST CONCERN
The world’s rainforests represent a vast reservoir of KNOWLEDGE (KNOW) and hold potential for the DISCOVERY (DISCOVER) of new medicines and foods. There is no doubt that large-scale DEFORESTATION (FOREST) alters the climate – intensifying droughts in the dry seasons and floods in the rainy season. The result is fewer animal and plant species, soil EROSION (ERODE), a water supply which is UNRELIABLE (RELY) and poorer health for the local people.
By joining Rainforest Concern and sponsoring acres of THREATENED (THREAT) rainforest for the Choco-Andean Rainforest Corridor in Equator, you will be protecting one of the world’s most important ECOLOGICAL (ECOLOGY) areas. Within these forests live an AMAZINGLY (AMAZE) high number of seriously ENDANGERED (DANGER) species of animals, birds and plants. You will also be helping to secure the SURVIVAL (SURVIVE) and culture of the Awa and Capayas indigenous people who still live in harmony with their natural environment.
For more details on this and other projects, visit our website www.rainforestconcern.com.
RAINFOREST CONCERN
By joining Rainforest Concern and sponsoring acres of _______________ (THREAT) rainforest for the Choco-Andean Rainforest Corridor in Equator, you will be protecting one of the world’s most important _______________ (ECOLOGY) areas. Within these forests live an _______________ (AMAZE) high number of seriously _______________ (DANGER) species of animals, birds and plants. You will also be helping to secure the _______________ (SURVIVE) and culture of the Awa and Capayas indigenous people who still live in harmony with their natural environment.
For more details on this and other projects, visit our website www.rainforestconcern.com.
A BURGLARY
When I got home, I knew __________ (IMMEDIATE) that someone had broken into my flat in my __________ (ABSENT). The signs that they had forced the locks were clear. I was __________ (WORRY) that the burglars might still be there so I rang the police first. Burglars can be __________ (VIOLENCE) and it would have been very __________ (RESPONSE) to put myself in a __________ (DANGER) situation instead of making a phone call. Two policemen came really ____________ (QUICK). Their __________ (EFFICIENT) really impressed me. __________ (FORTUNE) not a lot had been taken, but the flat was in a __________ (TERROR) mess, with things all over the floor. They wrote a report so I could send it to my ___________ (SECURITY) company.
jueves, 9 de enero de 2014
KEY: A Burglary
IMMEDIATELY (IMMEDIATE)
ABSENCE (ABSENT)
WORRIED (WORRY)
VIOLENT (VIOLENCE)
IRRESPONSIBLE (RESPONSE)
DANGEROUS (DANGER)
QUICKLY (QUICK)
EFFICIENCY (EFFICIENT)
FORTUNATELY (FORTUNE)
TERRIBLE (TERROR)
ABSENCE (ABSENT)
WORRIED (WORRY)
VIOLENT (VIOLENCE)
IRRESPONSIBLE (RESPONSE)
DANGEROUS (DANGER)
QUICKLY (QUICK)
EFFICIENCY (EFFICIENT)
FORTUNATELY (FORTUNE)
TERRIBLE (TERROR)
viernes, 13 de diciembre de 2013
Robin hood's grave dug up
Read the text and complete the chart below with a word from the list
that comes after the text. Every word can only be used ONCE. There are
FIVE words that you do not need to use. Question 0 has been answered as
an example.
Author Richard Rutherford-Moore, who has published two books about Robin Hood, bases the 1) __________ on research and a series of experiments with a bow and arrow.
According to most Robin Hood legends, the 2) __________ brigand determined his own burial site by shooting an arrow from his death bed.
He is said to have died in the gatehouse of Kirklees Priory, in West Yorkshire.
A monument in the privately owned 3) __________ is said to mark Robin Hood’s grave, but Mr Rutherford-Moore says it is impossible the bandit’s final arrow could have travelled the full 650 metres from the gatehouse.
Using measurements of the old priory building and his knowledge of 4) __________ in the 13th Century, Mr Rutherford-Moore fired 20 “test arrows” to re-enact the event.
He 5) __________ the experiment near his home in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, because it was unsafe to do so at Kirklees.
The tests were based on research and a number of “6) __________ assumptions”, such as the position of the former priory building relative to the bed, the type of bow being used and Robin Hood’s health at the time.
Based on his shots, Mr Rutherford-Moore believes he determined the probable arrow 7) __________ site to within a five-metre radius.
8) __________ research has shown bones were removed from an unmarked grave at that spot during estate improvement work in the mid-18th Century, he says.
The 9) __________ of those bones is unknown.
So if these bones were uncovered, were they the remains of history’s most famous bandit?
Earlier this year, a Cardiff-based academic announced that Robin Hood never existed, basing his conclusion on 20 years of study.
The idea of finding Robin Hood’s bones sounds 10) __________ and, by Mr Rutherford-Moore’s own admission, some of his research is based on legends dating back hundreds of years.
But it is also founded on legitimate research and the bones found at Kirklees 250 years ago may have been significant, he says.
Mr Rutherford-Moore says: “Bones were found when they were laying a lead pipe… and they are at the exact spot where I calculated an arrow would have landed.
“That is a pretty big coincidence.”
However, like any tale about Robin Hood, the truth will never be known for sure.
“You can never totally prove it, but people can make their own conclusions.”
Adapted from © BBC 2012
ROBIN HOOD’S GRAVE ‘DUG UP’
The bones of legendary 0) __________ Robin Hood may have been dug up in the mid-18th Century, according to a history buff.Author Richard Rutherford-Moore, who has published two books about Robin Hood, bases the 1) __________ on research and a series of experiments with a bow and arrow.
According to most Robin Hood legends, the 2) __________ brigand determined his own burial site by shooting an arrow from his death bed.
He is said to have died in the gatehouse of Kirklees Priory, in West Yorkshire.
A monument in the privately owned 3) __________ is said to mark Robin Hood’s grave, but Mr Rutherford-Moore says it is impossible the bandit’s final arrow could have travelled the full 650 metres from the gatehouse.
Using measurements of the old priory building and his knowledge of 4) __________ in the 13th Century, Mr Rutherford-Moore fired 20 “test arrows” to re-enact the event.
He 5) __________ the experiment near his home in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, because it was unsafe to do so at Kirklees.
The tests were based on research and a number of “6) __________ assumptions”, such as the position of the former priory building relative to the bed, the type of bow being used and Robin Hood’s health at the time.
Based on his shots, Mr Rutherford-Moore believes he determined the probable arrow 7) __________ site to within a five-metre radius.
8) __________ research has shown bones were removed from an unmarked grave at that spot during estate improvement work in the mid-18th Century, he says.
The 9) __________ of those bones is unknown.
So if these bones were uncovered, were they the remains of history’s most famous bandit?
Earlier this year, a Cardiff-based academic announced that Robin Hood never existed, basing his conclusion on 20 years of study.
The idea of finding Robin Hood’s bones sounds 10) __________ and, by Mr Rutherford-Moore’s own admission, some of his research is based on legends dating back hundreds of years.
But it is also founded on legitimate research and the bones found at Kirklees 250 years ago may have been significant, he says.
Mr Rutherford-Moore says: “Bones were found when they were laying a lead pipe… and they are at the exact spot where I calculated an arrow would have landed.
“That is a pretty big coincidence.”
However, like any tale about Robin Hood, the truth will never be known for sure.
“You can never totally prove it, but people can make their own conclusions.”
Adapted from © BBC 2012
AILING EDUCATED LANDING REALISTIC
ARCHERY FANCIFUL MEASUREMENTS SETTING
CARRIED FORMER OUTLAW SUBSEQUENT
CLAIM GROUNDS PERFORMED WHEREABOUTS
0. OUTLAWARCHERY FANCIFUL MEASUREMENTS SETTING
CARRIED FORMER OUTLAW SUBSEQUENT
CLAIM GROUNDS PERFORMED WHEREABOUTS
martes, 19 de noviembre de 2013
Test your English
If you want to see your knowlwdge in the language, you can have a try and do this 25-multiple-choice-question test ... and you will also know which is the most appropriate Cambridge Exam for you.
There's no time limit, but don't cheat!
jueves, 14 de noviembre de 2013
WORD FORMATION
JOB INTERVIEWS
I’ve heard of really unusual interviews, where the interviewer starts
by lying down on the floor, and then waits for the person’s
_______________ (react) to his behaviour. Apparently, the successful
_______________ (apply) is the one who gets down on the floor and does
the same thing! First _______________ (impress) mean a lot to
interviewers, which can be very _______________ (fortune). In fact, one
consultant claims that words contribute a _______________ (proportion)
tiny 7% of the total message a person communicates, with tone of voice
making up a further 38%. The rest is non-verbal – body language,
_______________ (face) expression and clothes. You look for signs that
show someone is being less than _______________ (true): they may touch
their nose or scratch their ear, or start fiddling with a collar or tie.
Arms and legs are _______________ (possible) difficult to control when a
person is trying to mask emotions. This is known as _______________
(leak), so, for example, if someone crosses their arms or legs, it
suggests suppressed aggression.
From: Advanced Masterclass CAE
Aspinall, T. & Capel, A.
Oxford
martes, 12 de noviembre de 2013
Fill in the gaps
For questions 1-6, read the following text and then choose from the list A – J the
best phrase given below to fill each of the spaces. Each correct phrase
may only be used once. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all.
The exercise begins with an example.
TRAM-SURFING
A craze among young people for “tram-surfing” – holding on the
outside of moving carriages – has forced a city to redesign its fleet of
hi-tech vehicles.Manchester decided to take this action on the new extension of their system after youngsters were spotted tram-surfing 0) _____ J _____ through the city. The 32 trams will be sent back to the workshop to have an outside ledge [1]removed 1) __________.
‘We’re extremely concerned about this,’ said Jane Neraney, a spokeswoman for the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive. The executive has sent representatives to schools 2) __________ the dangers, and promises a new classroom campaign in the autumn.
The sport is a version of the deadly train-surfing craze that first started in Brazil, where it claims up to 200 lives a year. Children and teenagers hold 3) __________ the trains, often at high speed, ducking under bridges and electric cables.
Train surfing came to Britain in the late 1980s with a series of horrific accidents and deaths on British Rail. A more recent outbreak was blamed on the hit movie Mission: Impossible, which had Tom Cruise 4) __________.
Tram-surfing has arrived 5) __________ the rebirth of streetcar systems in Sheffield, Birmingham and Croydon as well as Manchester.
In Sheffield, managers said rollerbladers had joined the surfers, hanging on to the back of the trams at 45kph. A police campaign seems 6) __________ that practice. In the latest outbreak in Manchester, children have been seen hanging on to vehicle mirrors. These examples of teenage bravado may appear gentler than the railway version, but the authorities are still extremely concerned at the prospect of death or injury.
A. to warn children of
B. preventing children from gaining a foothold
C. to be run over by a car
D. thanks to
E. travelling at only 35 kilometres per hour
F. on to the top or sides of
G. encouraging people to travel safely
H. climbing over train roofs
I. to have ended
J. as they sped
Taken from ©First Certificate Gold Practice Exams
[1] Ledge: a narrow shelf which sticks out from a vertical surface.
0. J
1. B
2. A
3. F
4. H
5. D
6. I
KEY
0. J
1. B
2. A
3. F
4. H
5. D
6. I
Read the text and complete the chart below with a word from the list
that comes after the text. Every word can only be used ONCE. There are
SEVEN words that you do not need to use. Question 0 has been answered as
an example.
Her passengers included some of the 4) __________ people in the world, as well as over a thousand emigrants from Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere seeking a new life in North America. The ship was designed to be the last word in comfort and luxury, with an on-board gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class restaurants and opulent cabins. She also had a powerful wireless telegraph provided for the convenience of passengers as well as for operational use. 5) __________ she had advanced safety features such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors, she lacked enough lifeboats to accommodate all of those aboard. Due to 6) __________ maritime safety regulations, she carried only enough lifeboats for 1,178 people – a third of her total passenger and crew capacity.
After leaving Southampton on 10 April 1912, Titanic called at Cherbourg in France and Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland before 7) __________ westwards towards New York. On 14 April 1912, four days into the crossing and about 375 miles south of Newfoundland, she hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm. The glancing [3]collision caused Titanic‘s hull plates to buckle [4]inwards in a number of locations on her starboard side and opened five of her sixteen watertight compartments to the sea. Over the next two and a half hours, the ship gradually filled with water and sank. Passengers and some crew members were evacuated in lifeboats, many of which were 8) __________ only partly filled. A disproportionate number of men – over 90% of those in Second Class – were left aboard due to a “women and children first” protocol followed by the officers loading the lifeboats. Just before 2:20 am Titanic broke up and sank bow-first with over a thousand people still on board. Those in the water died 9) __________ minutes from hypothermia caused by immersion in the freezing ocean. The 710 survivors were taken aboard from the lifeboats by the RMS Carpathia a few hours later.
The disaster was 10) __________ with worldwide shock and outrage at the huge loss of life and the regulatory and operational failures that had led to it. Public inquiries in Britain and the United States led to major improvements in maritime safety. One of their most important legacies was the establishment in 1914 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), which still governs maritime safety today. Many of the survivors lost all of their money and possessions and were left 11) __________; many families, particularly those of crew members from Southampton, lost their primary 12) __________. They were helped by an outpouring of public sympathy and charitable donations. Some of the male survivors, notably the White Star Line’s chairman, J. Bruce Ismay, were accused of cowardice for leaving the ship while people were still on board, and they faced social ostracism.
The 13) __________ of the Titanic remains on the seabed, gradually disintegrating at a depth of 12,415 feet (3,784 m). Since its rediscovery in 1985, thousands of artifacts have been recovered from the sea bed and put on 14) __________ at museums around the world. Titanic has become one of the most famous ships in history, her memory kept alive by numerous books, films, exhibits and memorials.
TITANIC
RMS [1]Titanic was a British passenger liner [2]that
sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after 0)__________
with an iceberg during her 1) __________ voyage from Southampton,
England to New York City. The sinking of Titanic caused the
deaths of 1,514 people in one of the 2) __________ peacetime maritime
disasters in history. She was the largest ship afloat of the time. One
of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star
Line, she was built between 1909–11 by the Harland and Wolff 3)
__________ in Belfast. She carried 2,224 people.Her passengers included some of the 4) __________ people in the world, as well as over a thousand emigrants from Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere seeking a new life in North America. The ship was designed to be the last word in comfort and luxury, with an on-board gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class restaurants and opulent cabins. She also had a powerful wireless telegraph provided for the convenience of passengers as well as for operational use. 5) __________ she had advanced safety features such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors, she lacked enough lifeboats to accommodate all of those aboard. Due to 6) __________ maritime safety regulations, she carried only enough lifeboats for 1,178 people – a third of her total passenger and crew capacity.
After leaving Southampton on 10 April 1912, Titanic called at Cherbourg in France and Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland before 7) __________ westwards towards New York. On 14 April 1912, four days into the crossing and about 375 miles south of Newfoundland, she hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm. The glancing [3]collision caused Titanic‘s hull plates to buckle [4]inwards in a number of locations on her starboard side and opened five of her sixteen watertight compartments to the sea. Over the next two and a half hours, the ship gradually filled with water and sank. Passengers and some crew members were evacuated in lifeboats, many of which were 8) __________ only partly filled. A disproportionate number of men – over 90% of those in Second Class – were left aboard due to a “women and children first” protocol followed by the officers loading the lifeboats. Just before 2:20 am Titanic broke up and sank bow-first with over a thousand people still on board. Those in the water died 9) __________ minutes from hypothermia caused by immersion in the freezing ocean. The 710 survivors were taken aboard from the lifeboats by the RMS Carpathia a few hours later.
The disaster was 10) __________ with worldwide shock and outrage at the huge loss of life and the regulatory and operational failures that had led to it. Public inquiries in Britain and the United States led to major improvements in maritime safety. One of their most important legacies was the establishment in 1914 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), which still governs maritime safety today. Many of the survivors lost all of their money and possessions and were left 11) __________; many families, particularly those of crew members from Southampton, lost their primary 12) __________. They were helped by an outpouring of public sympathy and charitable donations. Some of the male survivors, notably the White Star Line’s chairman, J. Bruce Ismay, were accused of cowardice for leaving the ship while people were still on board, and they faced social ostracism.
The 13) __________ of the Titanic remains on the seabed, gradually disintegrating at a depth of 12,415 feet (3,784 m). Since its rediscovery in 1985, thousands of artifacts have been recovered from the sea bed and put on 14) __________ at museums around the world. Titanic has become one of the most famous ships in history, her memory kept alive by numerous books, films, exhibits and memorials.
ANTIQUE DESTITUTE INAUGURAL OUTDATED THOUGH
BREADWINNERS DISPLAY LAUNCHED PRIME WEALTHIEST
COLLIDING GREETED LEADING SHIPYARD WITHIN
DEADLIEST HEADING MAIDEN TERRIFIC WRECK
BREADWINNERS DISPLAY LAUNCHED PRIME WEALTHIEST
COLLIDING GREETED LEADING SHIPYARD WITHIN
DEADLIEST HEADING MAIDEN TERRIFIC WRECK
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