Learn English with Titanic
Learn English with Titanic
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.
Why learn English with Titanic?
"Titanic" tells the story of Jack and Rose, two young people from very different worlds who meet on the famous ship. Rose is a wealthy young woman engaged to a rich, but unkind, man. Jack is a poor artist traveling in third class. The movie follows their love story against the backdrop of the ship's tragic sinking. Through the dialogue, you'll learn vocabulary related to travel, social classes ("first class," "steerage"), emotions ("love," "fear," "anger"), and historical objects ("lifebelt," "propeller"). The movie explores themes of love, class differences, survival, and courage. The characters express a wide range of emotions, from joy and excitement to sadness and fear, giving you exposure to different tones of English. You'll hear both formal and informal language, as well as some slang used by Jack and his friends. Paying attention to how the characters speak in different situations can help you understand how to use English appropriately in a variety of contexts. The dramatic storyline makes the language more memorable and engaging, which can aid in learning. Learning English with "Titanic" offers several benefits. The movie is popular and well-known, so you'll likely have opportunities to discuss it with other English speakers. This can help you practice your conversation skills. The clear pronunciation of most actors and the variety of accents will expose you to different ways English is spoken. Finally, the emotional depth of the story can make the learning experience more immersive and enjoyable. You will be able to understand a variety of formal and informal vocabulary that helps understand conversations, and emotions.
Words from Titanic
Here are the first 15 of the more difficult words in Titanic:
- darkness: the state of having little or no light
- ruin: being very badly destroyed, damaged or without value
- boss: a person in charge of others and tells them what to do
- dive: to descend quickly and steeply through air or water
- titanic: very large, important, powerful, or challenging
- mile: a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or about 1.6 kilometers
- ton: a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds in the US and 2,240 pounds in the UK
- inch: a unit of measurement equal to 2.54 centimeters, there are 12 inches in a foot
- microsecond: one millionth of a second
- bullshit: a rude word for beliefs or ideas that you believe to be false or silly
- quarter: a place or district, often part of a town
- yesterday: the day before today
- staircase: a set of stairs inside a building
- tether: to tie an animal with a rope, so it cannot move very far
- hull: the bottom part of a ship
English words in a year
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