Relacionar Columnas IV LEVEL UNIT 10 IN THE NEWS Lesson 2Versión en línea Reading comprehension por Martha Uribe 1 According to the update, what happened at the World Trade Center towers? 2 What happened as a result of the crash? 3 What did people start to suspect? 4 At what time was the live update published? 5 What did witnesses say happened at 8:46 a.m.? 6 What happened about eighteen minutes after the North Tower crash? 7 At that time 8: 46 what did authorities know about the cause of the crash? They say they saw a large passenger jet slam into the North Tower, leaving a giant hole in the side of the building. at 9:16 a.m. Two planes reportedly crashed into the towers. that the crashes were not accidents, but rather parts of an organized attack Glass, bricks, and burning debris fell to the ground below and onto surrounding buildings. Another jet airplane was captured on live video flying straight into the South Tower. Nothing. 1 What happened in Washington, D.C., at 9:37 a.m.? 2 What was the FBI investigating? 3 How many planes had already struck the World Trade Center towers by then? 4 How did the Federal Aviation Administration react to the incoming news? 5 What was the AP reporting? 6 What did President Bush say in his statement? 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. He called it a terrorist attack. that one of the planes that hit the WTC was indeed hijacked two a report of plane hijacking 1 What happened to all incoming flights to the US? 2 Where was President Bush during the attacks? 3 What did people do as the towers collapsed? 4 What happened at 10:05 a.m.? 5 What statement did he make? 6 Where was he going at 10:23 a.m.? The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. 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. in Florida They ran for cover from the smoke and debris. one condemning the events as acts of terrorism 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 What had happened to the planes shortly before the attacks? 5 Where did the third and fourth planes crash? 6 What did authorities believe about the fourth plane? More than 1,000 were reported injured and many were presumed dead. They were hijacked. The North Tower also collapsed. that it was also hijacked and was headed for Washington, D.C. Boeing 767 airplanes 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 What did Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar say? 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 What was the attack being called? 7 How many people were presumed dead? 8 What were emergency crews doing at the time the update was published? They made statements condemning the attacks. searching for survivors of the attacks the worst terrorist attack in history firefighters He wrote that he wanted to express his heartfelt condolences and his unqualified solidarity with the president and the American people. A search for survivors was taking place under the broken pieces of the World Trade Center towers. thousands He said that he and the Spanish people manifested their support and solidarity to all the citizens of the United States.
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