Lesson 6-The Man in the Water Part Two ENTER WBTL E
Lesson 6—The Man in the Water W B T L E Part Two ENTER
Lesson 6-The Man in the Water Background Information Contents I. Author II.The Air Crash III.Washington,D.C. IV.Presidential Monument V.Potomac River VI.Ralph Waldo Emerson BACK
Lesson 6—The Man in the Water W B T L E I. Author II. The Air Crash III. Washington, D.C. IV. Presidential Monument V. Potomac River VI. Ralph Waldo Emerson Background Information
Lesson 6-The Man in the Water I.Author Roger Rosenblatt is a journalist, author,playwright and professor.As an essayist for Time magazine,he has won two George Polk Awards, and awards from the Overseas Press Club and the American Bar Association. The end of Author
Lesson 6—The Man in the Water W B T L E Roger Rosenblatt is a journalist, author, playwright and professor. As an essayist for Time magazine, he has won two George Polk Awards, and awards from the Overseas Press Club and the American Bar Association. I. Author The end of Author
Lesson 6-The Man in the Water II. The Air Crash On Jan.13,1982 one of the worst snowstorms in the history of Washington,D.C.hit the city.Just about everything closed down-the government, businesses,schools,the airports.By about noon, the skies cleared and Washington's National Airport reopened for business.The crew of Air Florida Flight 90 began preparing for a nonstop trip to sunny Fort Lauderdale,Florida.At 3:59 p.m.,the twin-engine Boeing 737 was cleared for takeoff and began rumbling down the runway on its final flight. BT L E To be continued on the next page. BACK
Lesson 6—The Man in the Water W B T L E On Jan. 13, 1982 one of the worst snowstorms in the history of Washington, D.C. hit the city. Just about everything closed down—the government, businesses, schools, the airports. By about noon, the skies cleared and Washington’s National Airport reopened for business. The crew of Air Florida Flight 90 began preparing for a nonstop trip to sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At 3:59 p.m., the twin-engine Boeing 737 was cleared for takeoff and began rumbling down the runway on its final flight. II. The Air Crash To be continued on the next page
Lesson 6-The Man in the Water II. The Air Crash Minutes later,the plane smashed into the 14th Street Bridge,only 1,200 yards from the Pentagon,destroying four automobiles and killing five people.The jet then fell into the ice-covered Potomac River,bringing all the passengers to their instant death except five-four passengers and one flight attendant-from the tail section,who found themselves gasping and struggling in the icy waters. To be continued on the next page
Lesson 6—The Man in the Water W B T L E Minutes later, the plane smashed into the 14th Street Bridge, only 1,200 yards from the Pentagon, destroying four automobiles and killing five people. The jet then fell into the ice-covered Potomac River, bringing all the passengers to their instant death except five—four passengers and one flight attendant—from the tail section, who found themselves gasping and struggling in the icy waters. II. The Air Crash To be continued on the next page