Relacionar Columnas IV LEVEL UNIT 10 IN THE NEWS Lesson 2Versión en línea Reading comprehension por Martha Uribe 1 What did witnesses say happened at 8:46 a.m.? 2 What did people start to suspect? 3 At that time 8: 46 what did authorities know about the cause of the crash? 4 What happened as a result 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? 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. Nothing. Another jet airplane was captured on live video flying straight into the South Tower. at 9:16 a.m. Two planes reportedly crashed into the towers. 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 did the Federal Aviation Administration react to the incoming news? 3 What did President Bush say in his statement? 4 What was the AP reporting? 5 What happened in Washington, D.C., at 9:37 a.m.? 6 How many planes had already struck the World Trade Center towers by then? that one of the planes that hit the WTC was indeed hijacked two a report of plane hijacking He called it a terrorist attack. 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 happened at 10:05 a.m.? 2 What happened to all incoming flights to the US? 3 What did people do as the towers collapsed? 4 What statement did he make? 5 Where was President Bush during the attacks? 6 Where was he going at 10:23 a.m.? back to Washington D.C. They ran for cover from the smoke and debris. in Florida They were all diverted to Canada and Mexico and flights within the US were ordered to land immediately at the nearest airports. The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. one condemning the events as acts of terrorism 1 What had happened to the planes shortly before the attacks? 2 What happened 30 minutes after the collapse of the South Tower of the World Trade Center? 3 What did authorities believe about the fourth plane? 4 What were both towers hit by? 5 How many people were reported injured or presumed dead? 6 Where did the third and fourth planes crash? Boeing 767 airplanes 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. They were hijacked. 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 Who was trying to rescue the people trapped inside at the time of collapse? 5 What were emergency crews doing at the time the update was published? 6 What did Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar say? 7 What was happening at 11:35 p.m. at the World Trade Center? 8 What did German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder write in a letter? They made statements condemning the attacks. A search for survivors was taking place under the broken pieces of the World Trade Center towers. firefighters the worst terrorist attack in history 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
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