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Finding cause of Asiana crash could take years (9th July, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	Air crash	a.	pilot error
2.	the Asiana Airlines flight	b.	error
3.	too early to think about	c.	to land
4.	it probably wasn't mechanical	d.	flying too slowly
5.	the Boeing 777 aircraft has	e.	that crash-landed
6.	we could be years away	f.	investigators
7.	the plane was	g.	an excellent safety record
8.	it came in	h.	from knowing

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	firefighters put	a.	thinking
2.	a miracle that	b.	down her face
3.	Passengers praised	c.	passenger to safety
4.	quick	d.	out the flames
5.	carried an injured	e.	the professionalism
6.	the bravery	f.	so calm
7.	tears running	g.	305 people got out
8.	she was still	h.	of Ms Kim

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Air crash investigators have (1) ___________________ to find the cause of the Asiana Airlines flight (2) ___________________ San Francisco's airport on Saturday. Deborah Hersman, head of the USA's National Transportation Safety Board said (3) ___________________ think about pilot error. Many analysts have already said that it probably (4) ___________________. They said the Boeing 777 aircraft has an (5) ___________________. One expert told reporters that we could be years away from knowing what happened. What is known is that the plane was flying too slowly (6) ___________________.

After firefighters (7) ___________________ from the burning aircraft, survivors described the (8) ___________________ of the aircraft. They said (9) ___________________ people got out alive, although two Chinese students died. Passengers praised the professionalism, quick thinking and (10) ___________________ cabin crew. One of them, Jiyeon Kim, carried an injured passenger to safety on her back. A survivor (11) ___________________ Ms Kim, saying: "She was a hero. This tiny, little girl was…running everywhere, with (12) ___________________ face…but she was still so calm."

AIRPLANES SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about airplanes in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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FREE WRITING

Write about airplanes for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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