tunnel chaos
this was the dramatic scene last became very difficult. there was
night on a train in the channel no food or water and there weren't
tunnel between france and enough toilets on the train. then
england. more than five hundred the rescue services arrived and they
passengers were stuck for hours transferred people onto another
when a train broke down.
train as soon as they could.
the incident happened late after sixteen hours, all the
yesterday afternoon. the train passengers were finally off the
suddenly stopped while it was train. later, one of them said,
travelling through the tunnel. people were sleeping on the floor
at first, passengers waited calmly, and children were crying. it was
but after several hours the situation terrible.
1 read the model text and answer the questions.
1 where can you find a text like this?
a in a magazine. b in a film guide.
c in a newspaper.
2 where and when did the incident happen?
3 what were the conditions on the train?
4 what did the rescue services do?
5 how did the passengers react?
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2. Инцидент произошел в тоннеле между Францией и Англией вчера вечером.
3. На поезде были очень сложные условия: не было еды или воды, и недостаточно туалетов.
4. Спасательные службы прибыли на место и перевезли пассажиров на другой поезд.
5. Пассажиры изначально спокойно ждали, но после нескольких часов ситуация стала ужасной. Люди спали на полу, а дети плакали.