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IN THE NEWS

W

hy did the Titanic really sink? According

to a recent book it was because of a very

simple mistake. Author Louise Patten

says the helmsman turned the boat the wrong

way when the iceberg was spotted. He was

ordered to turn left and go around the iceberg, but

he panicked and turned right instead. By turning

right, the Titanic sailed closer to the iceberg, and

there wasn’t enough time to ix the

mistake. But that wasn’t the only

error that night. The ship’s owner

J. Bruce Ismay told the captain to

keep sailing after the accident.

This forced water into the hole

in the ship. If the Titanic had

stopped, it wouldn’t have sunk

so fast. And this would have

given enough time for nearby

ships to come to the rescue.

Heart Attack Grill

In The News N ̊8 The voice of the people London 2020

A

restaurant in Las Vegas,

The Heart Attack Grill, is

famous for its extremely

unhealthy food. One of the

items on its menu includes

the Quadruple Bypass

Burger, which has 900 grams

of beef and 20 slices of bacon! The restaurant’s slogan is, “Taste

Worth Dying For!” But just recently,

a customer actually had

a heart attack while

eating there. He was

taken to hospital and

survived, thankfully.

Now, some doctors

want the restaurant

closed because

they say it

promotes

unhealthy

eating.

But owner

Jon Basso has

refused, saying

the doctors just

“want to take

away our right

to have a simple

hamburger, a

Coke, some

fries and enjoy

our lives the way

we want to.” That’s

freedom for you!

Fun fact

Americans eat, on average, three hamburgers a week.

Health

Wrong Way!

Literature

What are your top tips for learning a language? Have you made any

mistakes recently? What happened? How much coffee do you drink

a day? How often do you eat hamburgers / fast food? Have you ever

turned the wrong way? What happened?

Fun fact

There were nine dogs on

board the Titanic, and three

of them survived.

This video clip explains what

happened to the Titanic,

according to Louise Patten: http://youtu.be/TI2l_oOecd

Think

about

it!

But I’m

still

hungry!

Stop!

It wasn’t

my fault!

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