Matching Pairs IV LEVEL UNIT 10 IN THE NEWS Lesson 2Online version Reading comprehension by Martha Uribe 1 What happened as a result of the crash? 2 According to the update, what happened at the World Trade Center towers? 3 At what time was the live update published? 4 What did people start to suspect? 5 What did witnesses say happened at 8:46 a.m.? 6 At that time 8: 46 what did authorities know about the cause of the crash? 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. 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. Two planes reportedly crashed into the towers. that the crashes were not accidents, but rather parts of an organized attack at 9:16 a.m. 1 How did the Federal Aviation Administration react to the incoming news? 2 What happened in Washington, D.C., at 9:37 a.m.? 3 What was the AP reporting? 4 What did President Bush say in his statement? 5 How many planes had already struck the World Trade Center towers by then? 6 What was the FBI investigating? a report of plane hijacking He called it a terrorist attack. two that one of the planes that hit the WTC was indeed hijacked 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 What statement did he make? 2 Where was President Bush during the attacks? 3 What happened at 10:05 a.m.? 4 Where was he going at 10:23 a.m.? 5 What did people do as the towers collapsed? 6 What happened to all incoming flights to the US? The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. They ran for cover from the smoke and debris. in Florida back to Washington D.C. one condemning the events as acts of terrorism They were all diverted to Canada and Mexico and flights within the US were ordered to land immediately at the nearest airports. 1 What happened 30 minutes after the collapse of the South Tower of the World Trade Center? 2 Where did the third and fourth planes crash? 3 What had happened to the planes shortly before the attacks? 4 What were both towers hit by? 5 How many people were reported injured or presumed dead? 6 What did authorities believe about the fourth plane? The third plane crashed into the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crashed into a field just south of Pittsburgh. The North Tower also collapsed. that it was also hijacked and was headed for Washington, D.C. More than 1,000 were reported injured and many were presumed dead. Boeing 767 airplanes They were hijacked. 1 What did German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder write in a letter? 2 What did leaders in other countries do? 3 What was the attack being called? 4 How many people were presumed dead? 5 Who was trying to rescue the people trapped inside at the time of collapse? 6 What were emergency crews doing at the time the update was published? 7 What was happening at 11:35 p.m. at the World Trade Center? 8 What did Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar say? firefighters He said that he and the Spanish people manifested their support and solidarity to all the citizens of the United States. thousands He wrote that he wanted to express his heartfelt condolences and his unqualified solidarity with the president and the American people. searching for survivors of the attacks A search for survivors was taking place under the broken pieces of the World Trade Center towers. the worst terrorist attack in history They made statements condemning the attacks.
