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ESL English Lesson: Russian plane brought down by a bomb in Egypt
D.J. Robinson
The Russian plane crash in Egypt was brought down by a bomb. According to French aviation officials it was not due to technical failures. They added the flight data recorder – the black box - suggests a “violent, sudden” explosion caused the crash, killing all 224 people on board.
According to British spies, intercepted militant calls indicated a bomb was put in the hold before take-off. Militants, known as the Sinai Province, and who are linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, have said they downed the plane.
Article quiz: 1) Name the airport in Egypt the Russian jet took off from. 2) What is the capital of Egypt? 3) Where is Sharm el-Sheikh? 4) What does meltdown mean? 5) Where will there possibly be meltdown? Roleplay. Discussion. Grammar. Etc.