Relacionar Columnas IV LEVEL UNIT 10 IN THE NEWS Lesson 2Versión en línea Reading comprehension por Martha Uribe 1 What happened as a result of the crash? 2 What happened about eighteen minutes after the North Tower crash? 3 At what time was the live update published? 4 According to the update, what happened at the World Trade Center towers? 5 What did witnesses say happened at 8:46 a.m.? 6 What did people start to suspect? 7 At that time 8: 46 what did authorities know about the cause of the crash? Two planes reportedly crashed into the towers. Another jet airplane was captured on live video flying straight into the South Tower. 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 Nothing. 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. 1 What was the FBI investigating? 2 How many planes had already struck the World Trade Center towers by then? 3 What was the AP reporting? 4 What happened in Washington, D.C., at 9:37 a.m.? 5 What did President Bush say in his statement? 6 How did the Federal Aviation Administration react to the incoming news? A plane crashed into the pentagon. He called it a terrorist attack. that one of the planes that hit the WTC was indeed hijacked 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 two 1 What happened at 10:05 a.m.? 2 What statement did he make? 3 What did people do as the towers collapsed? 4 Where was he going at 10:23 a.m.? 5 What happened to all incoming flights to the US? 6 Where was President Bush during the attacks? 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. in Florida They ran for cover from the smoke and debris. one condemning the events as acts of terrorism back to Washington D.C. 1 Where did the third and fourth planes crash? 2 What did authorities believe about the fourth plane? 3 What had happened to the planes shortly before the attacks? 4 What happened 30 minutes after the collapse of the South Tower of the World Trade Center? 5 What were both towers hit by? 6 How many people were reported injured or presumed dead? The North Tower also collapsed. More than 1,000 were reported injured and many were presumed dead. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crashed into a field just south of Pittsburgh. that it was also hijacked and was headed for Washington, D.C. They were hijacked. Boeing 767 airplanes 1 How many people were presumed dead? 2 Who was trying to rescue the people trapped inside at the time of collapse? 3 What was the attack being called? 4 What did Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar say? 5 What were emergency crews doing at the time the update was published? 6 What did German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder write in a letter? 7 What did leaders in other countries do? 8 What was happening at 11:35 p.m. at the World Trade Center? A search for survivors was taking place under the broken pieces of the World Trade Center towers. searching for survivors of the attacks thousands He wrote that he wanted to express his heartfelt condolences and his unqualified solidarity with the president and the American people. firefighters the worst terrorist attack in history 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.
