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