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VOCABULARY 1

1 Listen and read. TR: 9.1

2 Listen and repeat. TR: 9.2

If you dive down to the ocean floor today, you will

find more than a million shipwrecks lying there.
Many ships sank in bad weather, like the Santa
Margarita, which was hit by a hurricane in 1622. What
caused other shipwrecks?

Many centuries ago, ships carried cargo to sell to other
countries. Ships also carried weapons because they
were often attacked. In 1804, the Spanish ship, Nuestra
Señora de las Mercedes, was attacked, and exploded
in a naval battle. It sank with over half a million

silver coins onboard.

Pirates were a big problem. In 1717, a famous pirate
called Blackbeard captured the French ship La
Concorde. By 1718, Blackbeard was captain of four
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stolen ships, and had captured over 300 sailors!
According to legend, he buried many treasures, but
they have never been found.

The most famous modern shipwreck is the Titanic,
which hit an iceberg and sank in 1912. There weren’t

enough lifeboats onboard, and over 1,500 people
drowned, including most of the male passengers
and crew.

3 Ask and answer.

What did you learn?

How many shipwrecks
are on the ocean floor? More than a million.

The Titanic shipwreck

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