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THEME NEWS STORIES
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10 Below is a news story on presentation slides. Work in pairs and circle which slide has the answer(s)
to which of the questions given.

Air controllers made efforts to divert
the aircraft back to LaGuardia or another
airport nearby. Chesley Sullenberger,
the captain pilot, realized the truth,
worked out the situation, and made his
decision. He would glide the aircraft into
the Hudson River, not to an airport. He
instructed the passengers to “brace for
impact”. This was what no one would
think they would hear.
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January 15, 2009, was only a day of
domestic flights for the 150 passengers
together with 5 crew members onboard
an aircraft at LaGuardia Airport in New
York, the USA. It was a typical winter day,
with 21°F (approximately -6°C) outside,
at the time of the takeoff for Charlotte,
NC.

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1 2 3 4 5 a How did it begin?

1 2 3 4 5 b What were the details about the setting (time, date, place, weather, etc.)?

1 2 3 4 5 c What interrupted the normal course of events?
1 2 3 4 5 d What were the first reactions?

1 2 3 4 5 e What did people do to get over the problem?
1 2 3 4 5 f What happened at the end?

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