Task 2: Last of the Airships
1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The story took place ___________.
(2) The Hindenburg was ___________. a. an ocean liner b. an airship with luxurious facilities c. a man's name
(3) By 1937, it had been ____________. a. quite safe to travel by the Hindenburg b. very dangerous to cross the Atlantic by the Hindenburg c. rare for the Hindenburg to carry passengers
(4) After the accident, the exact cause of the disaster ____________. a. was found b. was unknown c. was determined to be the leaking gas
(5) Since the disaster, ____________. a. people have been using airships a lot b. a lot of improvements have been made to the Hindenburg c. airships have never been seriously considered as a means of commercial transportation
2. True or False Questions.
(1)
The Hindenburg exploded in the first Atlantic crossing of its voyage.
(2)
Both Europe and the United States had developed a series of airships over 40 years, among which the Hindenburg was the first one.
(3)
The Hindenburg had been built to compete with the great luxury transatlantic liners.
(4)
On the Hindenburg, there were very strict safety regulations.
(5)
The Hindenburg had to hover in the sky for three more hours because of heavy fog.
(6)
The first flames appeared near the tail of the Hindenburg.
(7)
The first explosion happened just as the first mooring rope touched the ground.
(8)
More crew members died than the passengers.
3. Fill in the blanks with the numbers according to the information you hear on the tape.
(1) There were
people on the Hindenburg, among whom
died and
managed to escape.
(2) The Hindenburg was designed to carry
passengers accommodated in
luxury cabins.
(3) The Hindenburg was
metres long and
metres in diameter. It could fly at a speed of
and was able to cross the Atlantic in
of an ocean liner.
(4) The Hindenburg had carried
passengers safely and even cicrus animals and cars by
.
(5) The Hindenburg's sister ship, the Graf Zeppelin, had flown
kilometres and it had carried
passengers without incident.
4. List the safety precautions that had been taken on the Hindenburg.
(1) The smoking room was
in order to
.
(2) The cigarette lighters were
.
(3) Both passengers and crew were
before
.
(4) The airship was made of
, which had been chosen to
, which might cause
.
Task 2: Last of the Airships
1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The story took place ___________.
(2) The Hindenburg was ___________. a. an ocean liner b. an airship with luxurious facilities c. a man's name
(3) By 1937, it had been ____________. a. quite safe to travel by the Hindenburg b. very dangerous to cross the Atlantic by the Hindenburg c. rare for the Hindenburg to carry passengers
(4) After the accident, the exact cause of the disaster ____________. a. was found b. was unknown c. was determined to be the leaking gas
(5) Since the disaster, ____________. a. people have been using airships a lot b. a lot of improvements have been made to the Hindenburg c. airships have never been seriously considered as a means of commercial transportation
2. True or False Questions.
(1)
The Hindenburg exploded in the first Atlantic crossing of its voyage.
(2)
Both Europe and the United States had developed a series of airships over 40 years, among which the Hindenburg was the first one.
(3)
The Hindenburg had been built to compete with the great luxury transatlantic liners.
(4)
On the Hindenburg, there were very strict safety regulations.
(5)
The Hindenburg had to hover in the sky for three more hours because of heavy fog.
(6)
The first flames appeared near the tail of the Hindenburg.
(7)
The first explosion happened just as the first mooring rope touched the ground.
(8)
More crew members died than the passengers.
3. Fill in the blanks with the numbers according to the information you hear on the tape.
(1) There were
people on the Hindenburg, among whom
died and
managed to escape.
(2) The Hindenburg was designed to carry
passengers accommodated in
luxury cabins.
(3) The Hindenburg was
metres long and
metres in diameter. It could fly at a speed of
and was able to cross the Atlantic in
of an ocean liner.
(4) The Hindenburg had carried
passengers safely and even cicrus animals and cars by
.
(5) The Hindenburg's sister ship, the Graf Zeppelin, had flown
kilometres and it had carried
passengers without incident.
4. List the safety precautions that had been taken on the Hindenburg.
(1) The smoking room was
in order to
.
(2) The cigarette lighters were
.
(3) Both passengers and crew were
before
.
(4) The airship was made of
, which had been chosen to
, which might cause
.