Relier Pairs IV LEVEL UNIT 10 IN THE NEWS Lesson 2Version en ligne Reading comprehension par Martha Uribe 1 At what time was the live update published? 2 According to the update, what happened at the World Trade Center towers? 3 What happened as a result of the crash? 4 At that time 8: 46 what did authorities know about the cause of the crash? 5 What happened about eighteen minutes after the North Tower crash? 6 What did people start to suspect? 7 What did witnesses say happened at 8:46 a.m.? Nothing. that the crashes were not accidents, but rather parts of an organized attack at 9:16 a.m. Glass, bricks, and burning debris fell to the ground below and onto surrounding buildings. They say they saw a large passenger jet slam into the North Tower, leaving a giant hole in the side of the building. Two planes reportedly crashed into the towers. Another jet airplane was captured on live video flying straight into the South Tower. 1 What was the FBI investigating? 2 What did President Bush say in his statement? 3 What was the AP reporting? 4 How many planes had already struck the World Trade Center towers by then? 5 How did the Federal Aviation Administration react to the incoming news? 6 What happened in Washington, D.C., at 9:37 a.m.? A plane crashed into the pentagon. a report of plane hijacking He called it a terrorist attack. It banned all takeoffs for flights heading through New York airspace and closed all airports in the New York City area. two that one of the planes that hit the WTC was indeed hijacked 1 What statement did he make? 2 Where was President Bush during the attacks? 3 What happened to all incoming flights to the US? 4 What happened at 10:05 a.m.? 5 What did people do as the towers collapsed? 6 Where was he going at 10:23 a.m.? in Florida They ran for cover from the smoke and debris. They were all diverted to Canada and Mexico and flights within the US were ordered to land immediately at the nearest airports. one condemning the events as acts of terrorism back to Washington D.C. The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. 1 What did authorities believe about the fourth plane? 2 What had happened to the planes shortly before the attacks? 3 What happened 30 minutes after the collapse of the South Tower of the World Trade Center? 4 What were both towers hit by? 5 How many people were reported injured or presumed dead? 6 Where did the third and fourth planes crash? that it was also hijacked and was headed for Washington, D.C. More than 1,000 were reported injured and many were presumed dead. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crashed into a field just south of Pittsburgh. They were hijacked. The North Tower also collapsed. Boeing 767 airplanes 1 What were emergency crews doing at the time the update was published? 2 How many people were presumed dead? 3 What did German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder write in a letter? 4 What was happening at 11:35 p.m. at the World Trade Center? 5 Who was trying to rescue the people trapped inside at the time of collapse? 6 What did Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar say? 7 What did leaders in other countries do? 8 What was the attack being called? He wrote that he wanted to express his heartfelt condolences and his unqualified solidarity with the president and the American people. the worst terrorist attack in history thousands searching for survivors of the attacks They made statements condemning the attacks. firefighters He said that he and the Spanish people manifested their support and solidarity to all the citizens of the United States. A search for survivors was taking place under the broken pieces of the World Trade Center towers.
