New Vocabulary
air jet = airplane
I travelled from Paris to New York by airplane. It took me 11 hours.
Crash
The two cars crashed and one of the drivers died in hospital.
Saudi Arabia = a country in the Middle East that is rich in oil
on board = inside the plane
There were 200 passengers on board the plane travelling to Tokyo.
Crew = people working on the plane (pilot - assistant pilots - air hostesses)
There were 9 crew members on the plane.
airline = airline company
Qantas is an Australian airline.
rescue = save
The man tried to swim fast to rescue the boy who was in trouble in the water.
underway = happening now
There is a police operation underway to find the man who escaped from prison.
speed boats = very fast boats
servivors = people who did not die in an accident
Two train crashed and 34 people died. There were hundreds of servivors too.
head to = go to
I head to work early in the morning. After I finish work, I head home.
locate = find
I need to locate the address before I drive my car. I don't like to get lost.
Site = place
When I go to New York I like visiting different sights in the city.
Safety record = good safety history
Disappeared = could not be seen
The young boy disappeared and his mother searched everywhere to find him.
problems = troubles
I bought a car that was very bad. It had a lot of mechanical problems and I had to pay a lot of money to fix it.
due to = because of
He didn't come to school yesterday and today due to health problems.
concern = worry
My concern is that I didn't do well in the interview and I don't think I will get the job.
well equipped = has the best machines
This hospital is well equipped with modern X-ray machines.
Assistance = help
I had some money problems and my brother offered his assistance to me.
disaster = tragedy
disasterous = very very bad
There was a big fire in the city and some people died. The situation was disasterous.
Sharks = very dangerous fishs
infested with = full of
The sea was infested with sharks. It was full of sharks.
concern = worry
on their way = going to
A man had a heart attack in the city and paramedics were on their way to help him straight away.
Read This Text
air jet = airplane
I travelled from Paris to New York by airplane. It took me 11 hours.
Crash
The two cars crashed and one of the drivers died in hospital.
Saudi Arabia = a country in the Middle East that is rich in oil
on board = inside the plane
There were 200 passengers on board the plane travelling to Tokyo.
Crew = people working on the plane (pilot - assistant pilots - air hostesses)
There were 9 crew members on the plane.
airline = airline company
Qantas is an Australian airline.
rescue = save
The man tried to swim fast to rescue the boy who was in trouble in the water.
underway = happening now
There is a police operation underway to find the man who escaped from prison.
speed boats = very fast boats
servivors = people who did not die in an accident
Two train crashed and 34 people died. There were hundreds of servivors too.
head to = go to
I head to work early in the morning. After I finish work, I head home.
locate = find
I need to locate the address before I drive my car. I don't like to get lost.
Site = place
When I go to New York I like visiting different sights in the city.
Safety record = good safety history
Disappeared = could not be seen
The young boy disappeared and his mother searched everywhere to find him.
problems = troubles
I bought a car that was very bad. It had a lot of mechanical problems and I had to pay a lot of money to fix it.
due to = because of
He didn't come to school yesterday and today due to health problems.
concern = worry
My concern is that I didn't do well in the interview and I don't think I will get the job.
well equipped = has the best machines
This hospital is well equipped with modern X-ray machines.
Assistance = help
I had some money problems and my brother offered his assistance to me.
disaster = tragedy
disasterous = very very bad
There was a big fire in the city and some people died. The situation was disasterous.
Sharks = very dangerous fishs
infested with = full of
The sea was infested with sharks. It was full of sharks.
concern = worry
on their way = going to
A man had a heart attack in the city and paramedics were on their way to help him straight away.
Read This Text
An Air jet has reportedly crashed into the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia. XYZ Airline has reported on its web site that more than 168 people on board including nine crew members are thought to have been killed. The airplane is just 3 years old and the Canadian pilot has more than 25 years experience working for different airlines.
The Saudi Defence Ministry has issued a statement saying that all passengers on board are feared dead. The air jet has been en route from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to the Italian city of Rome.
Several naval ships from nearby countries are taking part in a rescue operation that is underway. Other civilian boats are heading to the crash site to offer assistance. Several speed boats were sent to the crash site to try to locate and rescue survivors.
The airline company has said that the Airbus A330-200 has had a very good safety record and that there has never been any concern for the safety of passengers before.
Saudi officials said that the airplane disappeared from radar screens at 09:05 in the morning just moments after the pilot asked to return to the airport due to mechanical problems.
The airline company has rejected this claim saying that the plane was fully serviced in London three days before the crash and that all its planes are serviced by Airbus according to regular schedules. The company also added that it has one of the world's best air safety records.
One of the biggest concerns for the families of the passenger is that the Red Sea water is infested with sharks. Rescue ships also have to battle huge waves.
Ships from the American and French Navies in the area are on their way to the crash site to offer assistance. These ships are well equipped to handle such disastrous situations. Their main task will be to locate the black box to see how the plane crashed.
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