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