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