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