Electrical Fault at Barcelona Airport Control Tower Causes Delays
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There was a problem at Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The control tower had an electrical fault. This caused many problems for flights.
Some flights were late. This is called a delay. Other flights did not fly at all. This is a cancellation.
Ten flights could not land at El Prat. They had to go to a different airport. This is called a diversion.
The control tower helps planes land and take off. When it does not work well, flights have problems.
El Prat is a big airport in Barcelona, Spain. Many people use it every day. The fault caused trouble for many travellers.
Vocabulary15 words
- control tower
- a tall building where people watch and help planes
- electrical fault
- a problem with electricity
- delay
- when something is late
- cancellation
- when something does not happen
- diversion
- when a plane goes to a different place
- airport
- a place where planes land and take off
- flight
- a trip by plane
- problem
- something bad that happens
- traveller
- a person who goes on a trip
- land
- when a plane comes down to the ground
- take off
- when a plane goes up into the sky
- electricity
- power that makes things work
- different
- not the same
- many
- a large number
- trouble
- a difficult situation
Quiz
Answer key
1. An electrical fault in the control tower 2. 10 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There was a problem at Barcelona-El Prat _____. The control tower had an electrical _____. This caused many problems for flights.
Some flights were late. This is called a _____. Other flights did not fly at all. This is a _____.
Ten flights could not _____ at El Prat. They had to go to a different airport. This is called a _____.
The control tower helps planes land and take off. When it does not work well, flights have _____.
El Prat is a big airport in Barcelona, Spain. Many people use it every day. The fault caused trouble for many _____.