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 What did people start to suspect? 3 What did witnesses say happened at 8:46 a.m.? 4 At that time 8: 46 what did authorities know about the cause of the crash? 5 At what time was the live update published? 6 What happened about eighteen minutes after the North Tower crash? 7 According to the update, what happened at the World Trade Center towers? at 9:16 a.m. They say they saw a large passenger jet slam into the North Tower, leaving a giant hole in the side of the building. Two planes reportedly crashed into the towers. 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. Nothing. Glass, bricks, and burning debris fell to the ground below and onto surrounding buildings. 1 What did President Bush say in his statement? 2 What was the AP reporting? 3 What happened in Washington, D.C., at 9:37 a.m.? 4 How many planes had already struck the World Trade Center towers by then? 5 What was the FBI investigating? 6 How did the Federal Aviation Administration react to the incoming news? It banned all takeoffs for flights heading through New York airspace and closed all airports in the New York City area. A plane crashed into the pentagon. a report of plane hijacking two He called it a terrorist attack. that one of the planes that hit the WTC was indeed hijacked 1 What statement did he make? 2 What happened at 10:05 a.m.? 3 Where was President Bush during the attacks? 4 What happened to all incoming flights to the US? 5 What did people do as the towers collapsed? 6 Where was he going at 10:23 a.m.? one condemning the events as acts of terrorism in Florida The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. 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. back to Washington D.C. 1 What happened 30 minutes after the collapse of the South Tower of the World Trade Center? 2 What were both towers hit by? 3 How many people were reported injured or presumed dead? 4 Where did the third and fourth planes crash? 5 What did authorities believe about the fourth plane? 6 What had happened to the planes shortly before the attacks? that it was also hijacked and was headed for Washington, D.C. The North Tower also collapsed. They were hijacked. More than 1,000 were reported injured and many were presumed dead. Boeing 767 airplanes The third plane crashed into the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crashed into a field just south of Pittsburgh. 1 What was the attack being called? 2 How many people were presumed dead? 3 What did leaders in other countries do? 4 What was happening at 11:35 p.m. at the World Trade Center? 5 What did German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder write in a letter? 6 Who was trying to rescue the people trapped inside at the time of collapse? 7 What did Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar say? 8 What were emergency crews doing at the time the update was published? thousands searching for survivors of the attacks He said that he and the Spanish people manifested their support and solidarity to all the citizens of the United States. A search for survivors was taking place under the broken pieces of the World Trade Center towers. They made statements condemning the attacks. firefighters He wrote that he wanted to express his heartfelt condolences and his unqualified solidarity with the president and the American people. the worst terrorist attack in history
