{"id":28525,"date":"2024-05-29T04:06:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T02:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=28525"},"modified":"2024-05-29T04:07:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T02:07:01","slug":"severe-turbulence-hits-singapore-airlines-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/05\/severe-turbulence-hits-singapore-airlines-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe Turbulence Hits Singapore Airlines Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singapore Airlines flight flying from London to Singapore experienced severe turbulence when they hit an air pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This resulted to the plane making an emergency landing in Bangkok, one death and multiple injuries, some were critical ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, extremely strong turbulence such as this does not happen very often, but it is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about severe turbulence that Singapore Airlines flight suffered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/a-man-dies-on-a-plane-level-3\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is a \u201cturbulence<\/strong>\u201d? \u201cA plane traveling from London to Singapore experienced severe <\/em>turbulence<\/em><\/strong> and was forced to an emergency landing at Bangkok Airport.<\/em>\u201d Make your own sentence with this word.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Define \u201cair pocket<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cThe Boeing 777 hit an <\/em>air pocket<\/em><\/strong> in Thai airspace, which led to turbulence.<\/em>\u201d Make your own sentence with this phrase.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201ctarmac<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cMany passengers and crew members were treated at a field hospital on the <\/em>tarmac<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d  Make your own sentence with this word.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What happened during this flight. State as much details as possible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What was your reaction to this news?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. How can Singapore Airlines help the affected passengers on this flight?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. How can airlines be more prepared for this kind of mid-flight incidents?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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