Vocabulary 2
Irregular verbs
1 Check the meaning of these verbs. Then find the past forms in the timeline below. Which two verbs are not in the timeline?
Fly lose win become have do go wear fake make write build
2 (66) Listen, check and repeat.
Fly – flew
Look!
Find the past form of these verbs.
Swim eat find drink leave see
3 Look at the 20th century timeline. Read and find the names of…
two inventors
two explorers
two astronauts
a writer
4 Read the information in the timeline again. Answer the questions.
1 Who were Orville and Wilbur Wright?
2 What disaster was there in 1912?
3 Who were the Allies?
4 Were there any CDs in 1960?
5 How many Harry Potter books are there?
In the 20th century…
1903
The American inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the first aeroplane. They were in the air for 12 seconds!
1945
The Allies won the Second World War. The Allies were Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union.
1969
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went to the moon. They wore special clothes and they took photographs.
1997
The British writer JK Rowling wrote the first of seven Harry Potter books.
1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
1912
1,500 people lost their lives on the Titanic.
1953
Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing became the first explorers to climb Mount Everest.
1979
Sony and Philips made the first CDs.
1997
American scientists built the Pathfinder robot. It went to Mars.
Listening
5 (67) Listen to the audioguide from the Titanic Museum. Complete the sentences with these numbers and dates.
2,223 3rd 4 1912 1985 1,517
1 The Titanic began her journey to New York on 10th April, 1912
2 There were 2223 people on board.
3 The poor people travelled in 3rd class.
4 They found the Titanic under the sea in 1985
5 Now, the ship is 4 km under the surface of the ocean.
6 1517 people died in the disaster.
Текст аудирования:
Hello, and welcome to the Titanic Museum! I’m your four guide today. If at any time you want to stop, just press ‘pause’ on your audioguide. Thank you, C and enjoy your visit! [beep]
We’re standing by a model of the ship’s entrance. Look at the name on your ticket. It says Lucy Rothes. She was a first-class passenger on the Titanic. Did she survive the disaster? Find out later. But first, let’s go inside the ship … Tickets, please! [beep]
OK. we’re standing in the exhibition room. Can you see the photos of the Titanic?
They built this great ship in Belfast, in Northern Areland. It was enormous, it was fantastic — they said it was impossible to sink …
Tne Titanic began her journey to New York on the 10th of April, 1912. There were 2223 people on board. The rich people travelled in first class, and re poor were in third class. Let’s have a look at re first class accommodation … [beep]
Here’s a bedroom like the one where Lucy was. —ok at all the beautiful decoration!
Lucy and all the other passengers spent four nights on the Titanic before the disaster happened. On the night of the 14th of April, the hit an iceberg. Just two hours later, she into two parts, and sank to the bottom of ocean.
So, what happened to Lucy? She was lucky — she survived. There were only 20 lifeboats on the Titanic, and Lucy was in one of them. But most “Те weren’t so lucky. 1517 people died on the that night.
Thеу finally found the ship in 1985. Look — here’s model. It’s about four kilometres under the of the ocean – that’s a long way down! Ok, now you can have a look around the other rooms…
6 (67) Listen again and choose the correct answers.
1 Lucy Rothes was a first class passenger.
2 They built the Titanic in Belfast.
3 The Titanic hit an iceberg on 14th April.
4 The ship broke into two parts.
5 The ship had 20 lifeboats.
6 Lucy Rothes survived.