•thebiggestandmostfamousship•“QueenoftheSeas”•thebiggestand…thebest•thegreatship•awonderfulfloatinghotelfancyrestaurants,alibrary,aswimmingpool,aband,lifeboats,aradiocabintosendandreceivemessages•“unsinkable”•takeone’sbreathawayLength:882.5feetDepth:59.5feetCost:$7.5millionPleasereadthewords•keepsleepsteepsweep•divealivearrivesurvive•fearnearappeardisappear•savewavebrave•leavereceivebelieve•voyagedamagemessage•floatlifeboatovercoatVocabularyDevelopmentPartsofaship•radioroomengineroom•radiocabinbridge•rowlockdeck•lifebeltslifeboats•ropeladder…Peopleonaship•captain•radiooperators•passengers•Crew•band…Expressionsrelatedtoshipping•joinedtheshipsetoff•boardeddockedin•onboardicewarning•…ReadP3-P7ReadandthinkWho?What?Where?ReadingaloudRetellingtheicewarningstheshiptruckanicebergpassengersdidnotbelieverealisedthedangermessagefromCQDtoS.O.SChapter2realisedtheterribletruthkeptseekingforhelpeverymanforhimselfthelastlifeboatChapter3beingtrappedhalf-remainedship;theplayingbandTheTitanicwasgone.waitingforrescueChapter4lightsinthedistancebeingrescuedworkingonCarpathiaunforgetablememoriesChapter5PlotAnalysisTITANICDISASTERTitanicIcebergDisastercontinued.Disasterended.neglectedthedangereverymanforhimselfshipwreckdisappearingandsurvivorswaitingDisasterbegan.Whatimpressesyoumostaboutthedisaster?Why?Attheverybeginning,Haroldmentionedthatthereweremanyheroesintheearlyhoursof15thApril1912.WhodoyouthinkwereheroesoftheTitanicdisaster?Why?IfyouwereontheTitanicwhenthedisasterstruckit,whatwouldyoudo?Willyouprepareyourselffortheend?Willyoutryeverymeanstosurvive?Orwillyoutryhardtohelpotherssurvive?Imagineandshare.DiscussionTHEHEROESsummary•TheTitanicmakesitsfirstvoyagefromEnglandtotheUnitedStates.Butitisheadingfordisaster.TheTitanic,whichiscalled“QueenoftheSeas”,isthe“thebiggest…andthebest”(page5).HaroldBridestartsanewjobasaradiooperatorontheship.HebecomesgoodfriendswithJackPhillips,whoistheSeniorRadioOperator.ThebeginningofthedisasterisonSunday,14thApril.TheTitanicstrikesaniceberganditstartssinking.Childrenandwomenareallowedtoleavefirst.Afewminuteslater,theyrealizethatit’stoolatetowaitforotherships,sosomepassengerspreparethemselvesfortheend.However,Phillipscontinuestoworkintheradioroomaswaterisgettingintoit.“Incredibly,thebandstillplayed”(page22)!AtlasttheTitanicisgone.Luckily,HaroldBridespendstherestofthetriptoNewYorkintheradioroomofanothership,sendingmessagestopassengers’familiesandfriendsonland.•IwasimpressedafterreadingthisstorybecausethereweremanybraveandselflesspeopleontheTitanic.Althoughmostofthemdiedinthatdisaster,theywillencouragemeforever.Theygavethechanceofsurvivaltothewomenandchildren.Forexample,“Incredibly,thebandstillplayed”(page22)!“Thewaterhadreachedthedeckoutsideourcabin,butstillPhillipsdidn’tleavethewireless.Hecontinuedsendingmoreandmoremessages”(page17).Hecaredaboutotherpeoplemorethanabouthimself.Theyarerealheroes!•Inourdailylife,wearesupposedtocareaboutothersmorethanaboutourselves.Andweshouldhelpothersasmuchaswecanwhentheyareintrouble.•Ibenefitalotfromreadingthisstory.Ontheonehand,Iknowweshouldpayattentiontoeverything,eventhoughtheyaresmall.Inthestory,ifCaptainSmithhadpaidattentiontothewarnings,thedisasterwouldnothavehappened.Ontheotherhand,weshouldputotherpeople’slivesaboveourown.DuringthesinkingoftheTitanic,manypeoplegavethechanceoflifetothewomenandchildren.Theywereselfless.What’smore,Phillipswasalsobrave.Hecaredaboutotherpeoplemorethanabouthimself.Becauseheknewhisjobwasthemostimportantforpassengerstobealive,hedidn’tleaveuntilthelastmoment.Iwasreallyimpressedbytheirgoodqualities.I’mproudofthem!SupposeyouwereHarold.WritealettertoJack’sfamilyandtellthemaboutthedisasterandJack’sheroicdeeds.Refertothefollowingkeyexpressions.agoodfriend,sharedacabinworkedhardforthepassengerswentonsendingmessagesastheshipsankJackwasaheroWriteaboutadisasteryouknow(e.g.anearthquake,afire,atsunami).Refertothewordsandphrasesyouhavelearnedinthisstory.Writing