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Level 3 Questions surrounding Malaysia plane crash
20th July, 2014
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
Contents The Article 2 Language Work (Cloze) 14
Warm-Ups 3 Spelling 15
Before Reading / Listening 4 Put The Text Back Together 16
While Reading / Listening 5 Put The Words In The Right Order 17
Match The Sentences And Listen 6 Circle The Correct Word 18
Listening Gap Fill 7 Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) 19
Comprehension Questions 8 Punctuate The Text And Add Capitals 20
Multiple Choice - Quiz 9 Put A Slash ( / ) Where The Spaces Are 21
After Reading / Listening 10 Free Writing 22
Student Survey 11 Academic Writing 23
Discussion (20 Questions) 12 Homework 24
Discussion (Student-Created Qs) 13 Answers 25
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THE ARTICLE
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
A Malaysian airplane was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday
evening. All 298 passengers and crew died in the tragedy. Malaysians are
still in shock after the loss of another airplane that disappeared in March.
There are many questions over who shot the plane above Ukraine. The
Ukrainian government is blaming pro-Russian rebels from east Ukraine.
The rebels are saying they do not have the technology to shoot down an
airplane flying above 10,000 metres. They blame Ukraine for the tragedy.
The plane was flying from Amsterdam, Holland to Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. Air traffic controllers told the pilot that the route above
Ukrainian skies was safe, even though there was fighting on the ground.
All efforts are now on the investigation to find out what happened to the
flight. There are many problems with this. The crash site near the village
of Grabovo is in an area controlled by the rebels. There are worries that
investigators will not get the airplane's black box. This will provide
important information about the last moments of the flight. Experts say
the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. A Ukrainian
government spokesman said rebels used a Russian-made Buk missile
launcher to shoot the plane. Rebel leader Alexander Borodai blamed the
Ukrainian government. Since the crash, all air space above Ukraine has
been closed. Planes already in the sky changed direction to go around
Ukraine.
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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WARM-UPS
1. AIRPLANES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about airplanes. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
airplane / in shock / disappeared / blaming / rebels / tragedy / air traffic controllers / investigation / flight / crash site / black box / missile / spokesman / air space
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. INVESTIGATION: Students A strongly believe the United Nations should lead the investigation of the crash; Students B strongly believe Ukraine should. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. QUESTIONS: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "questions". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
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BEFORE READING / LISTENING From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a. The article says the Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down. T / F
b. The government of Ukraine is blaming pro-Russian rebels. T / F
c. The rebels said they had weapons that could reach 10,000 metres. T / F
d. Air traffic controllers said the route the plane took was not safe. T / F
e. There should be few problems getting the investigation started. T / F
f. Investigators fear they might not get access to the black box. T / F
g. Ukraine said the missile that hit the plane was made in Russia. T / F
h. Planes are continuing to fly over eastern Ukraine. T / F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1. died a. vanished
2 tragedy b. location
3. disappeared c. secure
4. above d. catastrophe
5. safe e. course
6. site f. concerns
7. worries g. passed away
8. moments h. specialists
9. experts i. over
10. direction j. seconds
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. A Malaysian airplane was shot a. by the rebels
2 All 298 passengers b. disappeared in March
3. another airplane that c. skies was safe
4. an airplane flying d. direction
5. the route above Ukrainian e. down over eastern Ukraine
6. All efforts are now f. moments of the flight
7. in an area controlled g. above Ukraine
8. the last h. and crew
9. all air space i. on the investigation
10. changed j. above 10,000 metres
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GAP FILL From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
A Malaysian airplane was shot down over (1) ____________
Ukraine on Thursday evening. All 298 passengers and
(2) ____________ died in the tragedy. Malaysians are still in
(3) ____________ after the loss of another airplane that
disappeared in March. There are many questions over who shot
the plane above Ukraine. The Ukrainian government is blaming
pro-Russian (4) ____________ from east Ukraine. The rebels are
saying they do not have the (5) ____________ to shoot down an
airplane flying above 10,000 metres. They (6) ____________
Ukraine for the tragedy. The plane was flying from Amsterdam,
Holland to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Air traffic (7) ____________
told the pilot that the route above Ukrainian skies was safe, even
though there was fighting on the (8) ____________.
rebels
controllers
crew
technology
eastern
ground
shock
blame
All efforts are now on the investigation to find out what happened
to the (9) ____________. There are many problems with this. The
crash site near the (10) ____________ of Grabovo is in an area
(11) ____________ by the rebels. There are worries that
investigators will not get the airplane's black box. This will provide
important (12) ____________ about the last moments of the
flight. Experts say the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air
(13) ____________. A Ukrainian government spokesman said
rebels used a Russian-made Buk missile (14) ____________ to
shoot the plane. Rebel leader Alexander Borodai blamed the
Ukrainian government. Since the crash, all air (15) ____________
above Ukraine has been closed. Planes already in the sky changed
(16) ____________ to go around Ukraine.
missile
space
controlled
direction
information
launcher
flight
village
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LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check. From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
1) A Malaysian airplane was shot down over ______ a. easterly Ukraine
b. eastern Ukraine c. east in Ukraine d. east and Ukraine
2) All 298 passengers and crew died ______ a. on the tragedy
b. and the tragedy c. in the tragedy d. an the tragedy
3) The Ukrainian government is blaming ______ a. pro-Russian rebels
b. pre-Russian rebels c. par-Russian rebels d. pry-Russian rebels
4) they do not have the technology to shoot down an airplane ______ metres a. fly in above 10,000
b. flying in above 10,000 c. flies above 10,000 d. flying above 10,000
5) Air traffic controllers told the pilot that the route above Ukrainian ______ a. sky was safer
b. skies was safe c. skies were safe d. skies was safer
6) All efforts are now on the investigation to find out what ______ a. happening to the flight
b. happened to the flight c. happened for the flight d. happened to the flights
7) The crash site near the village of Grabovo is in an area ______ a. controlled by the rebellions
b. controlled by the rebellious c. controlled by the rebels d. controlled by the rebel
8) There are worries that investigators will not get the ______ a. airplane black box
b. airplanes black box c. airplanes' black box d. airplane's black box
9) Experts say the plane was shot down by a ______ a. surfaced-to-air missile
b. surface-to-air missile c. surfaces-to-air missile d. surfacing-to-air missile
10) Planes already in the sky changed direction to ______ a. go around Ukraine
b. go abound Ukraine c. go round Ukraine d. go a round Ukraine
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LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
A Malaysian airplane was (1) ___________________ eastern Ukraine on
Thursday evening. All 298 passengers and crew died in the tragedy.
Malaysians are (2) ___________________ the loss of another airplane that
disappeared in March. There are many questions over who shot the plane
above Ukraine. The Ukrainian government (3) ___________________
rebels from east Ukraine. The rebels are saying they do not have the
technology to shoot down an airplane (4) ___________________ metres.
They blame Ukraine for the tragedy. The plane was flying from Amsterdam,
Holland to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (5) ___________________ told the pilot
that the route above Ukrainian skies was safe, even though
(6) ___________________ the ground.
All efforts are now on the investigation to find (7) ___________________ to
the flight. There are many problems with this. The crash site near the village
of Grabovo (8) ___________________ by the rebels. There are worries that
investigators will not get the airplane's black box. This will provide important
information about (9) ___________________ of the flight. Experts say the
plane was shot down by a (10) ___________________. A Ukrainian
government spokesman said rebels used a Russian-made Buk missile
launcher (11) ___________________. Rebel leader Alexander Borodai
blamed the Ukrainian government. Since the crash, all air space above
Ukraine has been closed. Planes (12) ___________________ changed
direction to go around Ukraine.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
1. In which part of Ukraine did the plane come down?
2. When did Malaysia Airlines lose another airplane?
3. What did the rebels say they do not have the technology for?
4. Who do the rebels blame for the tragedy?
5. What did air traffic controllers say was safe?
6. What does the article say there are "many problems" with?
7. What are people worried that investigators will not get?
8. Who said the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile?
9. Who is Alexander Borodai?
10. What has happened to the air space above Ukraine?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
1. In which part of Ukraine did the plane come down?
6. What does the article say there are "many problems" with?
a) western
b) northern
c) southern
d) eastern
a) the political situation
b) finding out what happened
c) getting to Ukraine
d) the black box
2. When did Malaysia Airlines lose another airplane?
7. What are people worried that investigators will not get?
a) February
b) March
c) April
d) May
a) answers
b) help from Ukraine
c) access to the crash site
d) the black box
3. What did the rebels say they do not have the technology for?
8. Who said the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile?
a) do the investigation
b) to track a plane on radar
c) to shoot down a plane
d) find the black box
a) experts
b) the airline
c) rebels
d) the United Nations
4. Who do the rebels blame for the tragedy?
9. Who is Alexander Borodai?
a) Ukraine
b) no one
c) themselves
d) other rebels
a) an air traffic controller
b) a witness
c) a rebel leader
d) an investigator
5. What did air traffic controllers say was safe?
10. What has happened to the air space above Ukraine?
a) the crash site
b) flying
c) the sky above Ukraine
d) the airplane
a) it has been declared unsafe
b) it has been closed
c) it has been made smaller
d) it's still open
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AFTER READING / LISTENING From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'black' and 'box'.
black box
• Share your findings with your partners. • Make questions using the words you found. • Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
• Share your questions with other classmates / groups. • Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
• eastern • shock • questions • technology • flying • ground
• happened • village • worries • moments • launcher • direction
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AIRPLANES SURVEY From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
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.
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AIRPLANES DISCUSSION STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
a) What did you think when you read the headline?
b) Do you worry about flying?
c) Why would anyone want to shoot down a passenger plane?
d) Should planes not fly across war zones?
e) What should Malaysia Airlines do to help the families?
f) How can we remember the passengers and crew?
g) Why are both sides blaming each other?
h) How does this tragedy change things in Ukraine?
i) What do you know about the fighting in Ukraine?
j) Can airlines have technology to protect airplanes from missiles?
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIRPLANES DISCUSSION STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
a) How long do you think the investigation will take?
b) What should or will happen to those who did this?
c) What kind of information will the black box show?
d) Do you think the plane was shot down by accident?
e) Will this tragedy make you more worried about flying?
f) What do you worry about most when you are on a plane?
g) Are you worried terrorists could start shooting planes?
h) Should investigators from the USA go to the crash site?
i) What is your message for the families?
j) What questions would you like to ask Ukraine's leader?
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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LANGUAGE - CLOZE From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
A Malaysian airplane was shot down over (1) ____ Ukraine on Thursday evening.
All 298 passengers and crew died in the tragedy. Malaysians are still (2) ____
shock after the loss of another airplane that disappeared in March. There are many
questions over who shot the plane above Ukraine. The Ukrainian government is
(3) ____ pro-Russian rebels from east Ukraine. The rebels are saying they do not
have the technology to shoot down an airplane (4) ____ above 10,000 metres.
They blame Ukraine for the (5) ____. The plane was flying from Amsterdam,
Holland to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Air traffic controllers told the pilot that the
route above Ukrainian skies was safe, even (6) ____ there was fighting on the
ground.
All efforts are now on the investigation to find out what happened to the flight.
There are many problems with (7) ____. The crash site near the village of Grabovo
is in an area controlled (8) ____ the rebels. There are worries that investigators will
not get the airplane's black box. This will provide important information about the
last moments (9) ____ the flight. Experts say the plane was shot down by a
surface-to-(10) ____ missile. A Ukrainian government spokesman said rebels used
a Russian-made Buk missile launcher to shoot the plane. Rebel leader Alexander
Borodai blamed the Ukrainian government. (11) ____ the crash, all air space above
Ukraine has been closed. Planes already in the sky changed (12) ____ to go around
Ukraine.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article. 1. (a) east (b) eastern (c) easterly (d) south-east 2. (a) on (b) in (c) at (d) of 3. (a) blame (b) blamed (c) blames (d) blaming 4. (a) flight (b) flying (c) flies (d) flights 5. (a) tragical (b) tragically (c) tragic (d) tragedy 6. (a) through (b) thought (c) though (d) thorough 7. (a) this (b) them (c) these (d) then 8. (a) on (b) of (c) by (d) in 9. (a) in (b) as (c) by (d) of 10. (a) air (b) sky (c) space (d) target 11. (a) Since (b) For (c) When (d) By 12. (a) direction (b) way (c) around (d) height
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SPELLING From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
Paragraph 1
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Paragraph 2
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
Number these lines in the correct order.
( ) down an airplane flying above 10,000 metres. They blame Ukraine for the tragedy. The plane was flying
( ) moments of the flight. Experts say the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. A Ukrainian government
( ) leader Alexander Borodai blamed the Ukrainian government. Since the crash, all air
( ) spokesman said rebels used a Russian-made Buk missile launcher to shoot the plane. Rebel
( ) crew died in the tragedy. Malaysians are still in shock after the loss of another airplane that disappeared
( ) this. The crash site near the village of Grabovo is in an area controlled by the rebels. There are worries
( ) above Ukrainian skies was safe, even though there was fighting on the ground.
( ) All efforts are now on the investigation to find out what happened to the flight. There are many problems with
( ) space above Ukraine has been closed. Planes already in the sky changed direction to go around Ukraine.
( ) blaming pro-Russian rebels from east Ukraine. The rebels are saying they do not have the technology to shoot
( 1 ) A Malaysian airplane was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday evening. All 298 passengers and
( ) in March. There are many questions over who shot the plane above Ukraine. The Ukrainian government is
( ) from Amsterdam, Holland to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Air traffic controllers told the pilot that the route
( ) that investigators will not get the airplane's black box. This will provide important information about the last
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PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
1. evening eastern Ukraine Shot on down Thursday over.
2. died tragedy 298 crew the All and in passengers.
3. shock Malaysians after are the still loss in.
4. the down Have shoot to airplane technology an.
5. was skies Ukrainian above route The safe.
6. black not box get the Investigators airplane's will.
7. of about the the flight last moments Information.
8. down by a surface - to - air missile Shot.
9. has air been space closed above Ukraine All.
10. changed sky the in already Planes direction.
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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS) From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
A Malaysian airplane was shot / shoot down over eastern Ukraine on
Thursday evening. All 298 passengers and crews / crew died in the tragedy.
Malaysians are still in / on shock after the loss of another / other airplane
that disappeared in March. There are many questions / questioning over who
shot the plane above Ukraine. The Ukrainian government is blaming pro-
Russian rebels / rebellions from east Ukraine. The rebels are saying they do
not have the technology to shoot down an airplane flights / flying above
10,000 metres. They blame Ukraine for / from the tragedy. The plane was
flying from Amsterdam, Holland to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Air traffic
controllers told / tell the pilot that the route above Ukrainian skies was safe,
even though there was fighting in / on the ground.
All efforts are now on the investigating / investigation to find out what
happened to the flight. There are many problems with these / this. The
crash site near the village of Grabovo is in an area / region controlled by the
rebels. There are worrying / worries that investigators will not get the
airplane's black box. This will provide / provides important information about
the last moments of the flight. Experts / Expert say the plane was shot down
by a surface-to-air missile. A Ukrainian government spokesman said rebels
used / using a Russian-made Buk missile launches / launcher to shoot the
plane. Rebel leader Alexander Borodai blamed the Ukrainian government.
Since the crash, all air spacing / space above Ukraine has been closed.
Planes already in the sky changed direction / directing to go around Ukraine.
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.
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INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u) From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
a malaysian airplane was shot down over eastern ukraine on thursday
evening all 298 passengers and crew died in the tragedy malaysians are still
in shock after the loss of another airplane that disappeared in march there
are many questions over who shot the plane above ukraine the ukrainian
government is blaming pro-russian rebels from east ukraine the rebels are
saying they do not have the technology to shoot down an airplane flying
above 10000 metres they blame ukraine for the tragedy the plane was flying
from amsterdam holland to kuala lumpur malaysia air traffic controllers told
the pilot that the route above ukrainian skies was safe even though there
was fighting on the ground
all efforts are now on the investigation to find out what happened to the
flight there are many problems with this the crash site near the village of
grabovo is in an area controlled by the rebels there are worries that
investigators will not get the airplane's black box this will provide important
information about the last moments of the flight experts say the plane was
shot down by a surface-to-air missile a ukrainian government spokesman
said rebels used a russian-made buk missile launcher to shoot the plane
rebel leader alexander borodai blamed the ukrainian government since the
crash all air space above ukraine has been closed planes already in the sky
changed direction to go around ukraine
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PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
AMalaysianairplanewasshotdownovereasternUkraineonThursday
evening.All298passengersandcrewdiedinthetragedy.Malaysiansa
restillinshockafterthelossofanotherairplanethatdisappearedinMar
ch.TherearemanyquestionsoverwhoshottheplaneaboveUkraine.T
heUkrainiangovernmentisblamingpro-RussianrebelsfromeastU
kraine.Therebelsaresayingtheydonothavethetechnologytoshootd
ownanairplaneflyingabove10,000metres.TheyblameUkraineforth
etragedy.TheplanewasflyingfromAmsterdam,HollandtoKualaLum
pur,Malaysia.AirtrafficcontrollerstoldthepilotthattherouteaboveU
krainianskieswassafe,eventhoughtherewasfightingontheground.
Alleffortsarenowontheinvestigationtofindoutwhathappenedtothef
light.Therearemanyproblemswiththis.Thecrashsitenearthevillage
ofGrabovoisinanareacontrolledbytherebels.Thereareworriesthati
nvestigatorswillnotgettheairplane'sblackbox.Thiswillprovideimpo
rtantinformationaboutthelastmomentsoftheflight.Expertssaythe
planewasshotdownbyasurface-to-airmissile.AUkrainiangove
rnmentspokesmansaidrebelsusedaRussian-madeBukmissilela
unchertoshoottheplane.RebelleaderAlexanderBorodaiblamedthe
Ukrainiangovernment.Sincethecrash,allairspaceaboveUkraineha
sbeenclosed.Planesalreadyintheskychangeddirectiontogoaround
Ukraine.
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FREE WRITING From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
Write about airplanes for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.
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ACADEMIC WRITING From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1407/140720-malaysia-airliner.html
It is safer to travel by airplane than by car or train. Discuss.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about airplanes. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. AIRPLANES: Make a poster about airplanes. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on airplanes. Ask him/her three questions about airplane safety. Give him/her three of your idea on hos to make airplanes safer. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
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ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
a T b T c F d F e F f T g T h F
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
1. died a. passed away
2 tragedy b. catastrophe
3. disappeared c. vanished
4. above d. over
5. safe e. secure
6. site f. location
7. worries g. concerns
8. moments h. seconds
9. experts i. specialists
10. direction j. course
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
1. Eastern Ukraine
2. March
3. To shoot down a plane at 10,000 metres
4. Ukraine
5. The sky above Ukraine
6. Finding out what happened
7. The black box
8. Experts
9. A rebel leader
10. It has been closed
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
1. d 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. c 6. b 7. d 8. a 9. c 10. b
ALL OTHER EXERCISES Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2. (It's good for your English ;-)