Unlocking
Word Meanings
Read
the following words/expressions found in today’s article.
1. cockpit (n.) – a room at front part of the plane which
contains the controls and the seats for the pilots
Example: Plane passengers are
not allowed to enter the cockpit.
2. turbulence (n.) – a violent condition of the atmosphere
Example: Plane passengers
must put their seatbelts locked during turbulence.
3. plummet (v.) – to drop suddenly and sharply into something
Example: The eagle plummeted from the sky to catch its
prey.
4. fuselage (n.) – the main body of the plane on which the
wings, engine and tail are attached
Example: Searchers recovered
the fuselage a month after the
accident.
5. departed (adj.) – dead or deceased
Example: We must pay respect
to our departed loved ones.
Article
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Two years after the mysterious crash
of Air France 447, investigators announced last Wednesday that contents of the
plane’s flight data and cockpit voice recorder were
fully recovered. French investigators explained that the data could reveal why
the plane crashed over the Atlantic in June 1, 2009.
Searchers recovered the recorders
earlier this May after an intense search 12,700 feet under the Atlantic Ocean.
Investigators said it will take several weeks to analyze the data which include
a two-hour conversation in the cockpit.
On the day of the crash, the pilots
lost contact with the air traffic controllers while passing over a part of the
Atlantic where strong turbulences usually occur. For
reasons still unknown today, the plane plummeted into the ocean,
killing all 228 people aboard it. After the crash, rescuers were only able to
find 50 bodies across the ocean.
In April this year, searchers found a
part of the fuselage containing two more bodies. More
bodies have been located but investigators said that they will only consider
lifting the bodies out if the identification of the two bodies is still
possible. Bringing up the bodies won’t be that easy, they explained. It will
take at least three hours for each body to be lifted out using miles of
cable.
Some family members of the victims
demand the recovery of the bodies, while others choose to leave their departed
relatives undisturbed beneath the ocean.
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Discussion
Enjoy
a discussion with your tutor.
Discussion A
Discussion A
·
Why do you think some airlines push
through flights even on a bad weather?
·
Would you cancel an important trip
if the weather is not good? Why or why not?
Discussion B
·
How do you think can airline
companies prevent plane crash?
·
What other things do you think can
cause a plane crash?
