Vocabulary
Translate the following words:
Angriff - Stimme - Rechnung
attack
voice
bill
What is a benefit concert?
Name the three ships from the story "Crazy but true".
Titan
Titanic
Titanian
Translate the following words:
Firma/ Gesellschaft - Zufall - Promi/Star
company
coincidence
celebrity
What is a telethon? Give an example.
e.g. America: a tribute to heroes
It's a benefit concert on TV. People can call the station to donate money.
What is special about the Titan?
It's only fictional - a book called "Futility"
Translate the following word and use it in a sentence:
Bühne
translation: stage
What benefit concerts have we talked about?
Concert for Bangladesh
Live Aid
America: a tribute to heroes
Why did that many people die when the Titan and Titanic hit an iceberg?
Both ships didn't have enough lifeboats on board.
Explain the meaning of the following word:
Opfer
victim
Someone who has been hurt or killed.
Name two facts about the benefit concert "Concert for Bangladesh".
2. was organised by ex-Beatle George Harrison
3. musician such as Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr performed there
4. Money from the concert went to refugees from East Pakistan.
Name two coincidences of the Titanic-story.
All three ships were on their way in the month of April.
All three ships travelled over the Atlantic.
All three ships (nearly) hit an iceberg.
Explain the meaning of the following word:
Beschwerde
complaint
Is used to tell someone that you're not happy with a situation.
Name three facts about the benefit concert "Live Aid".
1. took place in 1985
2. was organised by Bob Geldoff
3. took place in London and Philadelphia
4. musician such as the Who, Queen, Paul McCartney, U2 and David Bowie performed there
5. The hit single "Do they know it's Christmas?" was performed at the concert.
6. The raised money went to Ethiopia.
Rick and Belinda meet in a restaurant. Belinda is reading "Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe". They like each other and Rick asks for Belindas phone-number. Unfortunately, he loses the piece of paper with her number on the subway. He calls the restaurant but Belinda never returnes. One year later he goes to Paris. There he finds a copy of "Stories and Poems" with Belinda's address and number in it. He calls the number and finds out that Belinda has moved to Paris as well.