THE TITANIC: A tragic story.

100 years after the Titanic tragedy, the world's most famous ship still fascinates us. This April, discover the legend in the new 3D version of James Cameron's film Titanic.

What was the Titanic?

The Titanic was the largest passenger ship in the world when it was a built in 1912 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was like a floating town eith passengers from all social classes. Third-class passengers paid 3$ to 8$ for a one-way ticket to America. First-class passengers paid 30$.






Inside the Titanic.The Titanic was a luxury ship. Rich passengers paid 865$ for a suite decorated in elegant styles. There was also the famous Grand Staircase (see photo) which is in the film Titanic too.









Titanic on film.
The wreck of Titanic was found in 1985, about 4 km under the sea. James Cameron made his 1997 film, Titanic, using real images of the wreck. It was the highest-grossing film of all time until Avatar (2009).














VOCABULARY:

SHIP: Barco
ONE-WAY: De ida, sencillo.
STAIRCASE: Escalera.
WRECK: Restos del naufragio.
GROSSING: De mayor recaudación.