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