VIP Class Notes (Whitney) [S]
Vocabulary
bon voyage (n) French way of saying bye bye
We say “bon voyage” before going on journey i.e. on a plane or a boat
immigrant (n) people who move to another country to live permanently
There were many immigrants on board the Titanic.
luxuries (n) 奢侈品
There were many luxuries on board the Titanic.
hypothermia 低体温症 – this is when it is so cold that your body cannot take how cold it is and shuts down.
Many people died on the Titanic because of hypothermia.
pounds 英国磅
A real Titanic lifeboat was sold at auction for almost 40,000 pounds
Pronunciation
carried = ka-ree-d
Speaking exercise
After watching the Sinking of the Titanic video, what do you think?
Original
Poor Titanic. Poor Captain. So many people’s face are blue, now I know its because it was too cold. I was scared to watch the sinking of the Titanic.
Corrected
I feel sad about the Titanic! Poor Titanic, poor captain. So many people got hypothermia because it was too cold. Their faces were blue. I felt scared after watching the sinking of the Titanic.
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