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--- Lesson 79 By air |
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--- First listen and then answer the question. |
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--- Why did the plane turn back? |
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I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy. |
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My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays. |
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A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience. |
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I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened. |
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After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height, |
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when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport. |
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While we were waiting to land, |
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a flight attendant told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down. |
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Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened. |
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Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board. |
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The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane. |
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After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly. |
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Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again. |
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