An Australian billionaire is
planning to build an exact replica of the doomed ship Titanic.
Clive Palmer, who's investing his
money into the project, says it will look and feel like the original ship. It
will be called the Titanic II and will be built in China.
It's thought it will take three
years to finish. When it's completed it will sail across the Atlantic Ocean as
a tribute to those who built the original.
Not everyone is happy about the
plans though. A relative of the Titanic's captain has said it is in "poor
taste". More than 1,500 people died when the Titanic hit an iceberg on 14
April 1912 and sank the following morning.
Match the words
below to their definitions
billionaire / investing / project / relative / replica
/ tribute
exact copy of
an object
putting money,
effort, of time into something to make a profit
something that
you say, write or do which shows your respect and admiration for someone or
something
person whose
wealth is at least 1,000,000,000
in their country's currency
member of your
family
piece of
planned work or an activity which is finished over a period of time and
intended to achieve a particular aim
True or false?
1. The ship
will be constructed in Australia.
2. The
Titanic's captain doesn't like the plans.
3. The original
Titanic met with disaster.
4. The Titanic
sank over a century ago.
5. Clive Palmer
is an Australian billionaire.
6. The Titanic
II was built in China.
7. The Chinese
will take a decade to build the new ship.
8. The Titanic
sank immediately after the collision.
Missing Words
1. When
it's____________________it will sail across the Atlantic Ocean.
2. It's thought
it will take three years to__________________.
3. A relative
of the Titanic's__________________has said it is in "poor taste".
4. More than
1,500 people died when the Titanic hit an_________________.
KEY
replica exact
copy of an object
investing putting
money, effort, of time into something to make a profit
tribute something
that you say, write or do which shows your respect and admiration for someone
or something
billionaire person
whose wealth is at least 1,000,000,000 in their country's currency
relative member
of your family
project piece
of planned work or an activity which is finished over a period of time and
intended to achieve a particular aim
True or false?
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. False
Missing Words
1. completed
2. finish
3. captain
4. iceberg
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