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Mysteries: Video Comprehension

Mysteries at Sea 
Watch this video about the mystery of the Mary Celeste and
do the True or False exercise:

True or False?

1. The Mary Celeste was found with few people on board.

2. The ship had not suffered any damage.

3. There were 1710 barrels of alcohol in total.

4. A lifeboat, a chronometer and some papers were found in the ship.

5. There is strong evidence that there wasn´t any fight in the last hours of the ship.

6. The captain and his crew couldn´t have  abandoned the ship.

Five Stories of the Bermuda Triangle
Do you like mysteries? Have you ever heard of the
 Bermuda Triangle? 
Watch this video. There you´ll find the story the Mary Celeste 
and four other stories that took place in that area.

 

True / False Exercise Answer Key

1.  False. " the Mary Celeste was found adrift and abandoned" (There weren't any people there).

2. True.  "The ship is undamaged".

3. False. " and the cargo of 1.701 barrels of alcohol "  There were 1701 barrels of alcohol, 9 of which were damaged.

4. False. These objects were missing.

5. True. " the complete lack of evidence of a fight or struggle". ( lack of evidence= falta de pruebas)

6. False. "Historians believe the captain and his crew abandoned the ship".