Titanic! - Pearson

2.3
Language in use
Look at the sentence on the right. Then
complete the sentences below with superlative
forms of the adjectives.
The White Star Line
decided to build the
biggest and best of all.
Titanic!
1 In 1997 Titanic was the .......................................... biggest movie of the year. (big)
2 At the time, it was the .......................................... movie ever. (expensive)
3 The ...................................... building in the world was 229 meters (750 feet). (tall)
4 Parts of the ship were as comfortable as the .......................................... and the
.......................................... hotels in Europe. (good, expensive)
5 The .......................................... passengers were on the higher decks. (rich)
6 .......................................... of the third-class passengers were looking for a new life
in the United States. (many)
2.4
What happens next?
Read the title of Chapter 2 and the lines in italics below it. Then look at the
pictures in this chapter. What do you think? Make notes.
1 Why didn’t the Titanic miss the iceberg?
2 How did the passengers feel when they first heard about the iceberg?
Notes
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