{"id":21222,"date":"2022-01-21T05:24:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T04:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=21222"},"modified":"2022-01-21T05:24:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T04:24:50","slug":"minister-swims-for-hours-after-helicopter-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/01\/minister-swims-for-hours-after-helicopter-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Swims for Hours after Helicopter Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Madagascar police minister was lucky enough to be one of the few to survive after their helicopter crashed into the Indian Ocean. He was one of only two men to survive the accident by swimming for so many hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the lesson about Serge Gelle\u2019s incredible story of survival. Be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2112\/211227-survival-swim-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2112\/211227-survival-swim-4.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is your reaction to this story?<\/li><li>What do you think about the two men?<\/li><li>Have you ever been involved in an accident? Share your experience.<\/li><li>Share an experience where you have \u2018beaten the odds\u2019.<\/li><li>When a situation is very difficult and hopeless, what do you try to do?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate A Madagascar police minister was lucky enough to be one of the few to survive after their helicopter crashed into the Indian Ocean. He was one of only two men to survive the accident by swimming for so many hours. 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