A What does each photograph show? 1. Match the photographs with the words in the box.
a chemical plant a nuclear reactor a passenger liner a space shuttle
2. Each was the subject of a famous disaster. What do you know about each disaster? Which one(s) involved the following?
• an explosion • a gas leak • radioactivity • a collision • a fire • bad design • bad construction • poor communication • poor maintenance
Bhopal B 098 Listen and complete the research notes
about the Titanic. Name
Structure, etc.
Date Location Event(s) Deaths Cause(s)
C Work in groups to research the other disasters. Group A: Bhopal, page 160. Group B: The Challenger, page 170. Group C: Chernobyl, page 175. Practise making sentences from the notes.