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Answer for exercise 4

The solution for exercise 4 in chapter 06 - World culture - Unsung heroes of Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book by Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave

Question

Watch the video again. Then work in pairs and explain the significance of the people and numbers below.

Answer

  • 200 years ago, Britain was the workshop of the world.
  • Photographers, a new trade, came to take pictures of the Great Eastern ship.
  • John Scott Russell was a shipbuilder who went into a stormy partnership with Brunel.
  • The company directors sold tickets for the launch in order to raise cash.
  • Six men died when a funnel exploded during trials.
  • There were only 38 passengers on the ship's maiden voyage.
  • Brunel died when he was 53 years old.
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