Module 3 - Past experiences / Time and again
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Briefly describe the location, exterior and interior of the Titanic Belfast building.
What was Belfast like in the beginning of the 20th century?
What facts and figures connected with the Titanic were mentioned?
The Titanic experience in Belfast
Briefly describe the location, exterior and interior of the Titanic Belfast building.
Right in the heart of Belfast, Titanic Belfast is located in a building with incredible, timeless and authentic architecture. Inside there are six floors with nine interactive galleries.
What was Belfast like in the beginning of the 20th century?
It was Ireland’s biggest city and famous for its manufacturing, linen mills and shipbuilding.
What facts and figures connected with the Titanic were mentioned?
On 31 May 1911 the Titanic, a luxurious passenger ship, was launched. On 14 April 1912 at 11.40 pm, the ship hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Read the article by Feng and Weng on the BBC website
BBC Article (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56755614)
Summarise what this article is about in one or two sentences.
The article is about six Chinese men who survived the Titanic, but were confronted with anti-immigration policies and racial discrimination throughout their lives.
What happened to the Chinese passengers right after they had been rescued and had arrived in Ellis Island? Why?
Within 24 hours of their arrival at the immigrant inspection station in Ellis Island, they were expelled from the country because of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a controversial law that barred the immigration of Chinese people into the US.
Give some examples of how the six survivors were pictured in the media.
The Chinese men were vilified. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle called the Chinese survivors ‘creatures’ who had sprung into the lifeboats ‘at the first sign of danger’ and concealed themselves beneath the seats. Other media coverage at the time accused the Chinese men of having dressed as women in order to get priority to board the lifeboats.
Why do you think James Cameron, the director of the classic film Titanic, decided to be the executive producer of The Six?
The Chinese survivors’ stories were hidden from history and they didn’t appear in the Titanic film either. James Cameron felt their story needed to be told.
Cameron refers to a certain ‘Rose’ in the trailer. Who exactly is she?
Rose is one of the main characters in the film Titanic. She survived by clinging to a wooden door in the freezing waters until she was picked up by a lifeboat.
Would you watch The Six ? Explain why (not).
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Exploring Titanic again (p.59)
Read the text (p.59) and mark all verbs using five different colours. Group similar verb tenses using the same colour.
More than one hundred years after the Titanic sank, people are still fascinated by the famous
ship. Thanks to modern technology, scientists have explored the wreck many times and have
discovered new information about the disaster.
One famous expedition took place in 1986, one year after researchers found the wreck. A
team of explorers travelled deep below the Atlantic Ocean in a small submarine. While they
were descending towards the seabed, they were watching the water become darker and
colder. Finally, the lights revealed the enormous wreck of the Titanic.
The scientists were taking photographs while the submarine slowly moved around the ship.
They found broken furniture, personal belongings and even shoes that once belonged to
passengers. While one researcher was filming the grand staircase area, another was collecting
information about the condition of the ship.
Since then, researchers have returned to the Titanic many times. They have created detailed
3D maps and have learned much more about how the ship broke apart. They have also
discovered that bacteria are slowly destroying the wreck.
Today, many people have seen amazing pictures and videos of the Titanic on television or
online. Although the ship sank in 1912, its story has never disappeared. Every new
expedition helps us understand a little more about one of history's greatest maritime disasters.
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