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Level 3 - 17th March, 2022
World's largest ever cruise ship sets sail
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Contents
The Article 2 Discussion (Student-Created Qs) 15
Warm-Ups 3 Language Work (Cloze) 16
Vocabulary 4 Spelling 17
Before Reading / Listening 5 Put The Text Back Together 18
Gap Fill 6 Put The Words In The Right Order 19
Match The Sentences And Listen 7 Circle The Correct Word 20
Listening Gap Fill 8 Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) 21
Comprehension Questions 9 Punctuate The Text And Add Capitals 22
Multiple Choice - Quiz 10 Put A Slash ( / ) Where The Spaces Are 23
Role Play 11 Free Writing 24
After Reading / Listening 12 Academic Writing 25
Student Survey 13 Homework 26
Discussion (20 Questions) 14 Answers 27
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THE ARTICLE
From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2203/220317-cruise-ship.html
The largest cruise ship ever made has set sail. The ship is 362 metres
long, has 18 decks, and has room for 6,988 guests. Its name is Wonder
of the Seas. It is the newest addition to the ships owned by the company
Royal Caribbean. It set off on its maiden voyage last week from Fort
Lauderdale in Florida, USA. The lucky passengers will enjoy a cruise of
the Caribbean islands. A company official spoke about his excitement to

CNN Travel. He said: "We're excited to introduce guests across the world
to Wonder of the Seas and its world-class features after a six-year-long
process." He said the company's expertise and feedback from guests
meant the company could "create something truly awe-inspiring".
It took a shipyard in France three years to build the enormous ship. It

is an impressive vessel. It weighs 237,000 tons, and is as long as the
Empire State Building is high. It is 30 metres longer than the longest
aircraft carrier ever built and 306 metres* longer than the Titanic.
Surprisingly, the Titanic was 1.8kph faster. The new cruise ship has eight
different "neighbourhoods". These are areas of the ship that will give
guests different experiences. One is called Central Park, which is filled
with over 10,000 real plants. Facilities include 20 restaurants, four

swimming pools, a children's water park, a full-size basketball court, an
ice-skating rink, a surf simulator, a 1400-seat theatre, and two 13-metre
rock-climbing walls.
* Error: This should be 93 meters.
Sources: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-largest-ship-wonder-of-the-seas-delivered/index.html
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2022/02/22/wonder-of-the-seas-worlds-largest-cruise-
ship-to-sail-with-passengers-for-first-time/
https://www.cruisehive.com/the-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-arrives-in-the-us-for-the-first-
time/66343
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WARM-UPS
1. CRUISE SHIPS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students
about cruise ships. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will
the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
cruise ship / set sail / guests / voyage / passenger / Caribbean / the world / feedback
shipyard / impressive / vessel / aircraft carrier / experiences / water park / basketball
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. CRUISE: Students A strongly believe a cruise is more fun than a luxury train
journey; Students B strongly believe a train journey is better. Change partners again and
talk about your conversations.
4. SHIPS: What do you know about these ships (and boats)? What would it be like to
work on them? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share
what you wrote.
What I Know Working on the Ship
Cruise ship
Oil tanker
Aircraft carrier
Container ship
Fishing boat
Rescue boat
5. GUEST: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with
the word "guest". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together,
put the words into different categories.
6. CRUISE: Rank these with your partner. Put the best things to do on a cruise at the
top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
• Sunbathe • Eat
• Meet other guests • Fish
• Sightsee • Swim
• Meet the captain • Read
VOCABULARY MATCHING
Paragraph 1
1. set sail a. A traveller on a ship, train, or in a taxi, car,

bus, etc. but not the driver, pilot, or crew.
2. deck b. A feeling of being amazed by something

impressive or frightening.
3. addition c. When a boat or ship starts its journey (trip).
4. voyage d. A floor of a ship that stretches for the full

length of the ship.
5. passenger e. A long journey (trip) by sea or in space
6. expertise f. Great, great skill or knowledge in a

particular field.
7. awe-inspiring g. A person or thing added or joined.
Paragraph 2
8. enormous h. A place or piece of equipment provided for a

particular purpose.
9. impressive i. A living (green) thing like a tree, shrub,

herb, grass, fern, or moss.
10. vessel j. A district or community.
11. neighbourhood k. Very, very big.
12. plant l. A machine designed to provide a realistic

copy of the controls and operation of an
airplane or other complex system.
13. facility m. Creating admiration through size, quality, or

skill.
14. simulator n. A ship or large boat.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
1. The cruise ship in the story is over 360 metres long. T/F
2. The name of the company that owns the ship is Caribbean Royal. T/F
3. The ship is heading to Florida as its first destination. T/F
4. Feedback from guests allowed the company to make a better ship. T/F
5. It took three years to build the cruise ship. T/F
6. The cruise ship is 30 metres longer than the Titanic. T/F
7. There is an area on the ship called Central Park with 10,000+ plants. T/F
8. The ship has 13 rock-climbing walls. T/F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: (The words in bold are from the news article.)
1. addition a. huge
2. voyage b. ship or boat
3. features c. breathtaking
4. expertise d. journey
5. awe-inspiring e. comprise
6. enormous f. inclusion
7. vessel g. cinema
8. built h. skill
9. include i. constructed
10. theatre j. attractions
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. The largest cruise ship ever made has a. carrier ever built
2. It is the newest addition b. class features
3. It set off on its maiden c. truly awe-inspiring
4. world- d. tons
5. the company could create something e. rink
6. It took a shipyard in France three years f. to the ships
7. It weighs 237,000 g. walls
8. the longest aircraft h. voyage last week
9. an ice-skating i. to build the enormous ship
10. two 13-metre rock-climbing j. set sail
GAP FILL
The largest cruise ship ever made has (1) _____________________ sail. introduce
The ship is 362 metres long, has 18 decks, and has
voyage
(2) _____________________ for 6,988 guests. Its name is Wonder of
room
the Seas. It is the newest (3) _____________________ to the ships
owned by the company Royal Caribbean. It set off on its maiden truly
(4) _____________________ last week from Fort Lauderdale in Florida, cruise

USA. The lucky passengers will enjoy a (5) _____________________ of
set
the Caribbean islands. A company official spoke about his
process
excitement to CNN Travel. He said: "We're excited to
(6) _____________________ guests across the world to Wonder of the addition
Seas and its world-class features after a six-year-long

(7) _____________________." He said the company's expertise and
feedback from guests meant the company could "create something
(8) _____________________ awe-inspiring".
It took a shipyard in France three years to build the plants

(9) _____________________ ship. It is an impressive vessel. It
built
(10) _____________________ 237,000 tons, and is as long as the
enormous
Empire State Building is high. It is 30 metres longer than the
longest aircraft carrier ever (11) _____________________ and 306 court
metres longer than the Titanic. Surprisingly, the Titanic was weighs
1.8kph (12) _____________________. The new cruise ship has eight
experiences
different "neighbourhoods". These are areas of the ship that will
rink
give guests different (13) _____________________. One is called Central
Park, which is filled with over 10,000 real (14) _____________________. faster
Facilities include 20 restaurants, four swimming pools, a children's

water park, a full-size basketball (15) _____________________, an ice-
skating (16) _____________________, a surf simulator, a 1400-seat
theatre, and two 13-metre rock-climbing walls.
LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1) The largest cruise ship ever made ______

a. has let sail
b. has set sail
c. has bet sail
d. has met sail
2) The ship is 362 metres long, has 18 decks, and has room ______
a. for 6,988 guest
b. for 6,988 gusts
c. for 6,988 jests
d. for 6,988 guests
3) The lucky passengers will enjoy a cruise of ______
a. the Caribbean island
b. the Caribbean islands
c. a Caribbean islands
d. those Caribbean islands
4) the world to Wonder of the Seas and its world-class features after a six-______
a. year-long process
b. years-long process
c. year-longer process
d. year-long processes
5) feedback from guests meant the company could create something ______
a. truly awe-inspiring
b. truly or-inspiring
c. truly yore-inspiring
d. true leer-inspiring
6) It took a shipyard in France three years to build ______
a. the enormous shipped
b. the enormous ships
c. the enormous shipper
d. the enormous ship
7) It is 30 metres longer than the longest aircraft ______
a. carrier ever build
b. carrion ever built
c. carry ya ever built
d. carrier ever built
8) These are areas of the ship that will give ______
a. guests different experience
b. guests different experiences
c. guests difference experiences
d. guests differ rent experiences
9) One is called Central Park, which is filled with over ______
a. 10,000 real pants
b. 10,000 real plants
c. 10,000 real pliant
d. 10,000 real pranks
10) four swimming pools, a children's water park, a full-size basketball court, an ______
a. ice-skating link
b. ice-skating drink
c. ice-skating rink
d. ice-skating brink
LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
The largest cruise ship ever made (1) ____________________. The ship is
362 metres long, has 18 decks, and has room for 6,988 guests. Its name is
Wonder of the Seas. It is (2) ____________________ to the ships owned by
the company Royal Caribbean. It set off on (3) ____________________ last
week from Fort Lauderdale in Florida, USA. The lucky passengers will enjoy a
cruise of the Caribbean islands. A (4) ____________________ about his
excitement to CNN Travel. He said: "We're excited to introduce guests
across the world to Wonder of the Seas and its (5) ____________________
after a six-year-long process." He said the company's expertise and
feedback from guests meant the company could "create something
(6) ____________________".
It took a shipyard in France three years to build (7) ____________________.
It is an impressive vessel. It weighs 237,000 tons, and is as long as the
Empire State Building is high. It is 30 metres longer than
(8) ____________________ carrier ever built and 306 metres longer than
the Titanic. Surprisingly, the Titanic was 1.8kph faster. The new cruise ship
(9) ____________________ "neighbourhoods". These are areas of the ship
that will give guests different experiences. One is called Central Park, which
is (10) ____________________ 10,000 real plants. Facilities include 20
restaurants, four swimming pools, a children's water park,
(11) ____________________ basketball court, an ice-skating rink, a surf
simulator, a 1400-seat theatre, and two 13-metre
(12) ____________________.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. How long is the cruise ship?
2. What's the name of the cruise ship?
3. Where are the passengers going on a cruise?
4. Who did a company official talk to?
5. What did a spokesperson say the company wanted to create?
6. How long did it take to build the ship?
7. How much longer than the Titanic is the cruise ship?
8. How many different "neighbourhoods" does the ship have?
9. How many plants are there on an area of the ship called Central Park?
10. How many people can sit in the ship's cinema?
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
1) How long is the cruise ship? 6) How long did it take to build the
a) 360 metres ship?
b) 262 metres a) 8 years
c) 326 metres b) 2 years
d) 362 metres c) 3 years
d) 5 years
2) What's the name of the cruise
ship? 7) How much longer than the Titanic
a) Seas of Wonder is the cruise ship?
b) Wonder of the Seas a) 30 metres
c) Wonder Seas b) 300 metres
d) Wonderful Seas c) 13 metres
d) 3 metres
3) Where are the passengers going
on a cruise? 8) How many different
a) the River Nile "neighbourhoods" does the ship
b) Florida have?
c) Tahiti a) 6
d) Caribbean islands b) 10
c) 8
4) Who did a company official talk d) 5
to?
a) Booking.com 9) How many plants are there on an
b) passengers area of the ship called Central Park?
c) CNN Travel a) over 50,000
d) the ship's captain b) over 1,000
c) over 10,000
5) What did a spokesperson say the d) over 20,000
company wanted to create?
a) an unbeatable ship 10) How many people can sit in the
b) perfect memories ship's cinema?
c) the best company in the world a) 1,400
d) something truly awe-inspiring b) 1,600
c) 1,200
d) 1,800
ROLE PLAY
Role A – Sunbathe
You think sunbathing is the best thing to do on a cruise. Tell
the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with
their things. Also, tell the others which is the most boring of
these (and why): meeting other guests, swimming or reading.
Role B – Meet Other Guests

You think meeting other guests is the best thing to do on a
cruise. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is
wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the most
boring of these (and why): sunbathing, swimming or reading.
Role C – Swim
You think swimming is the best thing to do on a cruise. Tell the
others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their
things. Also, tell the others which is the most boring of these
(and why): meeting other guests, sunbathing or reading.
Role D – Read
You think reading is the best thing to do on a cruise. Tell the
others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their
things. Also, tell the others which is the most boring of these
(and why): meeting other guests, swimming or sunbathing.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates,

other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'cruise' and 'ship'.
cruise ship
• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down

some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
• Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise.

Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new,
interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups,

pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try
to recall how they were used in the text:
• 18 • three
• maiden • 30
• enjoy • 1.8
• official • eight
• six • 20
• truly • 1,400
CRUISE SHIPS SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about cruise ships in the table. Do this in pairs. Each
student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3
_____________ _____________ _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
CRUISE SHIPS DISCUSSION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. What did you think when you read the headline?

2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'cruise'?
3. What do you think of the idea of a cruise?
4. Where would you like to go on a cruise?
5. What would you do on a cruise ship for two weeks?
6. Would you like to be on a ship with nearly 7,000 other people?
7. What do you think of a Caribbean cruise?
8. How environmentally friendly are cruise ships?
9. Do you think the Wonder of the Seas is a wonder?
10. How 'awe-inspiring' is this ship?
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CRUISE SHIPS DISCUSSION
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12. What do you think of when you hear the word 'ship'?
13. What do you think about what you read?
14. What are the good and bad things about cruises?
15. Can you imagine how big this ship is?
16. How much fun do you think a cruise on this ship would be?
17. What do you think of the facilities on the ship?
18. Should all cruise ships use electric engines?
19. What do you think of the movie 'Titanic'?
20. What questions would you like to ask the ship's captain?
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE - CLOZE
The largest cruise ship ever made has (1) ____ sail. The ship is 362 metres long,
has 18 decks, and has room for 6,988 (2) ____. Its name is Wonder of the Seas. It
is the newest addition to the ships owned by the company Royal Caribbean. It set
off on its (3) ____ voyage last week from Fort Lauderdale in Florida, USA. The lucky
passengers will enjoy a cruise of the Caribbean islands. A company official spoke
(4) ____ his excitement to CNN Travel. He said: "We're excited to introduce guests
across the world to Wonder of the Seas and its world-class (5) ____ after a six-year-
long process." He said the company's expertise and feedback from guests meant
the company could "create something truly (6) ____-inspiring".
It took a shipyard in France three years to build the enormous ship. It is an

impressive (7) ____. It weighs 237,000 tons, and is as long as the Empire State
Building is high. It is 30 metres longer than the longest aircraft carrier ever (8) ____
and 306 metres longer than the Titanic. Surprisingly, the Titanic was 1.8kph faster.
The new cruise ship has eight (9) ____ "neighbourhoods". These are areas of the
ship that will give guests different experiences. One is called Central Park, which is
(10) ____ with over 10,000 real plants. Facilities include 20 restaurants, four
swimming pools, a children's water park, a full-size basketball (11) ____, an ice-
skating (12) ____, a surf simulator, a 1400-seat theatre, and two 13-metre
rock-climbing walls.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1. (a) net (b) met (c) let (d) set
2. (a) jets (b) gusts (c) jests (d) guests
3. (a) maid (b) maiden (c) made (d) making
4. (a) at (b) about (c) around (d) in
5. (a) features (b) feats (c) futures (d) fractures
6. (a) awe (b) awl (c) owl (d) or
7. (a) dinghy (b) yacht (c) speedboat (d) vessel
8. (a) built (b) builds (c) building (d) builder
9. (a) difference (b) different (c) differ (d) differs
10. (a) failed (b) filed (c) filled (d) foliage
11. (a) pitch (b) field (c) court (d) ground
12. (a) link (b) rink (c) dink (d) sink
SPELLING
Paragraph 1
1. the newest daodiint to the ships
2. It set off on its maiden vyeaog
3. its world-class faeurste
4. after a six-year-long orsepsc
5. the company's seetepirx
6. create something truly awe-pinngsrii
Paragraph 2
7. build the noerosum ship
8. It is an impressive sesevl
9. the longest aircraft cirraer ever built
10. eight different gsonodoeuhbihr
11. eicsialift include 20 restaurants
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
( ) rink, a surf simulator, a 1400-seat theatre, and two 13-metre rock-

climbing walls.
( ) experiences. One is called Central Park, which is filled with over

10,000 real plants. Facilities
( ) It took a shipyard in France three years to build the enormous ship.

It is an impressive vessel. It weighs
( ) 237,000 tons, and is as long as the Empire State Building is high. It

is 30 metres longer than the longest aircraft
( ) by the company Royal Caribbean. It set off on its maiden voyage

last week from Fort Lauderdale in Florida, USA. The lucky
( 1 ) The largest cruise ship ever made has set sail. The ship is 362
metres long, has 18 decks, and has room
( ) and feedback from guests meant the company could "create

something truly awe-inspiring".
( ) passengers will enjoy a cruise of the Caribbean islands. A company

official spoke
( ) for 6,988 guests. Its name is Wonder of the Seas. It is the newest
addition to the ships owned
( ) about his excitement to CNN Travel. He said: "We're excited to

introduce guests across the world to Wonder of the Seas and its
world-
( ) ship has eight different "neighbourhoods". These are areas of the

ship that will give guests different
( ) carrier ever built and 306 metres longer than the Titanic.
Surprisingly, the Titanic was 1.8kph faster. The new cruise
( ) include 20 restaurants, four swimming pools, a children's water

park, a full-size basketball court, an ice-skating
( ) class features after a six-year-long process." He said the company's

expertise
PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
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the the is newest ships . addition to It
Set its on maiden last off voyage week .
guests to world . across We're the introduce excited
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real over 10,000 is with plants . It filled
include four and restaurants 20 pools . The facilities swimming
CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
The largest cruise ship ever made / make has set sail. The ship is 362
metres long, has 18 decks, and has cabin / room for 6,988 guests. Its name
is Wonder of the Seas. It is the newest addition / add to the ships owned by
the company Royal Caribbean. It set off on its maiden / made voyage last
week from Fort Lauderdale in Florida, USA. The luckless / lucky passengers
will enjoy a cruise of the Caribbean islands. A company official speak / spoke
about his excitement to CNN Travel. He said: "We're excitement / excited to
introduce guests across the world to Wonder of the Seas and its world-class
futures / features after a six-year-long process." He said the company's
expertise / expats and feedback from guests meant the company could
"create something truly / truth awe-inspiring".
It took a shipyard in France three years to build / built the enormous ship. It
is an impressive vessel. It weight / weighs 237,000 tons, and is as length /
long as the Empire State Building is high / height. It is 30 metres longer
than the longest aircraft car / carrier ever built and 306 metres longer than
the Titanic. Surprisingly, the Titanic was 1.8kph faster. The new cruise ship
has eight difference / different "neighbourhoods". These are areas of the
ship that will give guests different experiences. One is / be called Central
Park, which is filled with over / more 10,000 real plants. Facilities include 20
restaurants, four swimming pails / pools, a children's water park, a full-size
basketball court, an ice-skating rink, a surf stimulate / simulator, a 1400-
seat theatre, and two 13-metre rock-climbing walls.
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and
why the correct word is correct.
INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)
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_s c_ll_d C_ntr_l P_rk, wh_ch _s f_ll_d w_th _v_r
10,000 r__l pl_nts. F_c_l_t__s _ncl_d_ 20 r_st__r_nts,
f__r sw_mm_ng p__ls, _ ch_ldr_n's w_t_r p_rk, _ f_ll-
s_z_ b_sk_tb_ll c__rt, _n _c_-sk_t_ng r_nk, _ s_rf
s_m_l_t_r, _ 1400-s__t th__tr_, _nd tw_ 13-m_tr_
r_ck-cl_mb_ng w_lls.
PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS
the largest cruise ship ever made has set sail the ship is 362 metres long
has 18 decks and has room for 6988 guests its name is wonder of the seas it
is the newest addition to the ships owned by the company royal caribbean it
set off on its maiden voyage last week from fort lauderdale in florida usa the
lucky passengers will enjoy a cruise of the caribbean islands a company
official spoke about his excitement to cnn travel he said were excited to
introduce guests across the world to wonder of the seas and its worldclass
features after a sixyearlong process he said the companys expertise and
feedback from guests meant the company could create something truly
aweinspiring
it took a shipyard in france three years to build the enormous ship it is an
impressive vessel it weighs 237000 tons and is as long as the empire state
building is high it is 30 metres longer than the longest aircraft carrier ever
built and 306 metres longer than the titanic surprisingly the titanic was
18kph faster the new cruise ship has eight different neighbourhoods these
are areas of the ship that will give guests different experiences one is called
central park which is filled with over 10000 real plants facilities include 20
restaurants four swimming pools a childrens water park a fullsize basketball
court an iceskating rink a surf simulator a 1400seat theatre and two
13metre rockclimbing walls
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
Thelargestcruiseshipevermadehassetsail.Theshipis362metreslong,
has18decks,andhasroomfor6,988guests.ItsnameisWonderoftheSe
as.ItisthenewestadditiontotheshipsownedbythecompanyRoyalCari
bbean.ItsetoffonitsmaidenvoyagelastweekfromFortLauderdaleinFl
orida,USA.TheluckypassengerswillenjoyacruiseoftheCaribbeanislan
ds.AcompanyofficialspokeabouthisexcitementtoCNNTravel.Hesaid:
"We'reexcitedtointroduceguestsacrosstheworldtoWonderoftheSeas
anditsworld-classfeaturesafterasix-year-longprocess."Hesaidthec
ompany'sexpertiseandfeedbackfromguestsmeantthecompanycoul
d"createsomethingtrulyawe-inspiring".IttookashipyardinFrancethr
eeyearstobuildtheenormousship.Itisanimpressivevessel.Itweighs2
37,000tons,andisaslongastheEmpireStateBuildingishigh.Itis30met
reslongerthanthelongestaircraftcarriereverbuiltand306metreslong
erthantheTitanic.Surprisingly,theTitanicwas1.8kphfaster.Thenewcr
uiseshiphaseightdifferent"neighbourhoods".Theseareareasoftheshi
pthatwillgiveguestsdifferentexperiences.OneiscalledCentralPark,w
hichisfilledwithover10,000realplants.Facilitiesinclude20restaurants
,fourswimmingpools,achildren'swaterpark,afull-sizebasketballcour
t,anice-skatingrink,asurfsimulator,a1400-seattheatre,andtwo13-
metrerock-climbingwalls.
FREE WRITING
Write about cruise ships for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.
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ACADEMIC WRITING
A one-year cruise is better than a two-week cruise. Discuss.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the

text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to
build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news
story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. CRUISE SHIPS: Make a poster about cruise ships. Show your work to
your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. ECO-CRUISES: Write a magazine article about only allowing eco-

cruises - ones where the ship emits zero emissions. Include imaginary
interviews with people who are for and against this.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any
new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next

stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the
next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on cruise ships. Ask him/her three

questions about them. Give him/her three of your ideas on how to make
them fun. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your
partner(s) will answer your questions.
ANSWERS
VOCABULARY (p.4)
1. c 2. d 3. g 4. e 5. a 6. f 7. b
8. k 9. m 10. n 11. j 12. i 13. h 14. l
TRUE / FALSE (p.5)

1 T 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 T 7 T 8 F
SYNONYM MATCH (p.5)
1. f 2. d 3. j 4. h 5. c
6. a 7. b 8. i 9. e 10. g
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.9) WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER (p.19)
1. 362 metres 1. The largest cruise ship ever made set sail.
2. Wonder of the Seas 2. It is the newest addition to the ships.
3. Caribbean islands 3. Set off on its maiden voyage last week.
4. CNN Travel 4. We're excited to introduce guests across the
world.
5. Something truly awe-inspiring 5. The company could create something truly awe-
inspiring.
6. Three years 6. It took a shipyard in France three years.
7. 30 metres 7. Longer than the longest aircraft carrier ever built.
8. Eight 8. The new cruise ship has eight different
neighbourhoods.
9. Over 10,000 9. It is filled with over 10,000 real plants.
10. 1,400 10. The facilities include 20 restaurants and four
swimming pools.
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.10)

1. d 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. d 6. c 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. a
ALL OTHER EXERCISES

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Breaking News English.

“1,000 IDEAS & ACTIVITIES Thousands more free lessons

Level 3 - 17th March, 2022

World's largest ever cruise ship sets sail

Please try Levels 0, 1 and 2 (they are easier).

the Caribbean islands. A company official spoke about his excitement to

meant the company could "create something truly awe-inspiring".

It took a shipyard in France three years to build the enormous ship. It

guests different experiences. One is called Central Park, which is filled

with over 10,000 real plants. Facilities include 20 restaurants, four

What I Know Working on the Ship

1. set sail a. A traveller on a ship, train, or in a taxi, car,

2. deck b. A feeling of being amazed by something

3. addition c. When a boat or ship starts its journey (trip).

4. voyage d. A floor of a ship that stretches for the full

5. passenger e. A long journey (trip) by sea or in space

6. expertise f. Great, great skill or knowledge in a

7. awe-inspiring g. A person or thing added or joined.

8. enormous h. A place or piece of equipment provided for a

9. impressive i. A living (green) thing like a tree, shrub,

10. vessel j. A district or community.

11. neighbourhood k. Very, very big.

12. plant l. A machine designed to provide a realistic

13. facility m. Creating admiration through size, quality, or

14. simulator n. A ship or large boat.

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

(4) _____________________ last week from Fort Lauderdale in Florida, cruise

Seas and its world-class features after a six-year-long

It took a shipyard in France three years to build the plants

Facilities include 20 restaurants, four swimming pools, a children's

1) The largest cruise ship ever made ______

Wonder of the Seas. It is (2) ____________________ to the ships owned by

the company Royal Caribbean. It set off on (3) ____________________ last

cruise of the Caribbean islands. A (4) ____________________ about his

excitement to CNN Travel. He said: "We're excited to introduce guests

after a six-year-long process." He said the company's expertise and

feedback from guests meant the company could "create something

It took a shipyard in France three years to build (7) ____________________.

It is an impressive vessel. It weighs 237,000 tons, and is as long as the

Empire State Building is high. It is 30 metres longer than

(9) ____________________ "neighbourhoods". These are areas of the ship

is (10) ____________________ 10,000 real plants. Facilities include 20

restaurants, four swimming pools, a children's water park,

(11) ____________________ basketball court, an ice-skating rink, a surf

simulator, a 1400-seat theatre, and two 13-metre

1. How long is the cruise ship?

2. What's the name of the cruise ship?

3. Where are the passengers going on a cruise?

4. Who did a company official talk to?

5. What did a spokesperson say the company wanted to create?

6. How long did it take to build the ship?

7. How much longer than the Titanic is the cruise ship?

8. How many different "neighbourhoods" does the ship have?

10. How many people can sit in the ship's cinema?

Role B – Meet Other Guests

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates,

• Share your findings with your partners.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise.

_______ _ _______

_t t__k _ sh_py_rd _n Fr_nc_ thr yrs t_ b__ld