The Reading / Listening - Level 0

All 298 passengers and crew died in the Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed on Thursday. Ukraine said pro-Russian rebels did it. The rebels say their technology cannot do this. They said Ukraine did it. The plane was flying to Kuala Lumpur. The pilot heard the route above Ukraine was safe. There was war on the ground.

We must find out what happened. We need the airplane's black box. This has information about the flight. The rebels control the crash area. Ukraine said rebels used a Russian missile to hit the plane. A rebel leader said Ukraine shot the plane. No more planes can fly above Ukraine. All air space above Ukraine is now closed.

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Sources
  • http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/wrap-malaysia-airlines-jet-mh17-believed-shot-down-ukraine-295-dead-#sthash.SRH6cMNt.dpuf
  • http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/breaking-passenger-plane-crashes-in-ukraine-near-russian-border/503647.html
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28357880


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

passengers

a.

rebels did it

2.

Malaysia Airlines

b.

on the ground

3.

crashed on

c.

cannot do this

4.

Ukraine said pro-Russian

d.

to Kuala Lumpur.

5.

The rebels say their technology

e.

and crew

6.

flying

f.

was safe

7.

the route above Ukraine

g.

plane

8.

There was war

h.

Thursday


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

We must find out

a.

missile

2.

We need the airplane's

b.

about the flight

3.

This has information

c.

the crash area

4.

The rebels control

d.

above Ukraine

5.

a Russian

e.

what happened

6.

A rebel

f.

is now closed

7.

No more planes can fly

g.

black box

8.

All air space above Ukraine

h.

leader

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

All 298 (1) ___________________ died in the Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed on Thursday. Ukraine said (2) ___________________ did it. The rebels (3) ___________________ cannot do this. They (4) ___________________. The plane was flying to Kuala Lumpur. The pilot (5) ___________________ above Ukraine was safe. There was (6) ___________________.

We must (7) ___________________ happened. We need the airplane's black box. This (8) ___________________ the flight. The rebels control (9) ___________________. Ukraine said rebels used a Russian missile (10) ___________________. A rebel leader said Ukraine shot the plane. (11) ___________________ can fly above Ukraine. All (12) ___________________ Ukraine is now closed.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

All298passengersandcrewdiedintheMalaysiaAirlinesplanethatcra
shedonThursday.Ukrainesaidpro-Russianrebelsdidit.Therebelss
aytheirtechnologycannotdothis.TheysaidUkrainedidit.Theplanew
asflyingtoKualaLumpur.ThepilotheardtherouteaboveUkrainewass
afe.Therewaswarontheground.Wemustfindoutwhathappened.We
needtheairplane'sblackbox.Thishasinformationabouttheflight.Th
erebelscontrolthecrasharea.UkrainesaidrebelsusedaRussianmissi
letohittheplane.ArebelleadersaidUkraineshottheplane.Nomorepla
nescanflyaboveUkraine.AllairspaceaboveUkraineisnowclosed.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about airplanes for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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