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Malaysian Boeing 777

MALAYSIAN BOEING 777

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Malaysian Boeing 777

Vocabulary

Spurring : Urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides

Swift : Happening quickly or promptly

Accusations : A charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong

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Malaysian Boeing 777

A Malaysian Airlines passenger plane with 295 aboard was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in Ukraine near the Russian border, according to multiple reports.

A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet crashed in a rebel-controlled part of eastern Ukraine on Thursday, spurring swift accusations from Ukrainian officials that "terrorists" shot down the aircraft.

The United States has concluded a missile shot down the plane, but hasn't pinpointed who was responsible.

The Boeing 777 with 298 people aboard fell from the sky near the town of Torez in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. A top Ukrainian official said the plane, which was on the way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was flying at about 10,000 meters (nearly 33,000 feet) when the missile hit.

A radar system saw a surface-to-air missile system turn on and track an aircraft right before the plane went down. A second system saw a heat signature at the time the airliner was hit.

Incident that happened on 17th July 2014

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Malaysian Boeing 777

© 2015 albert-learning.com

Malaysian Boeing 777

© 2015 albert-learning.com

Malaysian Boeing 777

© 2015 albert-learning.com

Malaysian Boeing 777

© 2015 albert-learning.com

Malaysian Boeing 777

© 2015 albert-learning.com

Malaysian Boeing 777

Conversation :

1) Were you aware about this incident?

2) Do you think travelling in plane is safe now?

3) What do you know about MH370?

4) Do you get scared when travelling in a plane?