Plane From Barcelona Has Tyre Blowout While Landing in Chicago
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A plane from Barcelona had a problem in Chicago. The plane was landing at the airport. The pilots said there was a problem with the brakes. Brakes help a plane stop. Two tyres burst when the plane landed. A tyre is the round, black part on a wheel. It can burst when there is too much pressure.
The plane landed safely in Chicago. Nobody was hurt in the problem. The airport sent help to check the plane. Workers looked at the wheels and the brakes. This kind of problem is called an incident. An incident is a small problem, not a big accident.
The airline has not given more details yet. People are waiting for more news about the plane. This story shows why airports always check planes carefully. Safety is very important for every flight.
Vocabulary15 words
- airport
- a place where planes land and take off
- brakes
- parts that help something stop
- tyres
- round rubber parts on wheels
- wheels
- round parts that help something move
- incident
- a small problem or event
- flight
- a trip by plane
- pilot
- a person who flies a plane
- pressure
- a strong force pushing on something
- safely
- without danger
- land
- to come down onto the ground
- airline
- a company that flies planes
- check
- to look at something carefully
- problem
- something that is not right
- burst
- to break open suddenly
- safety
- being free from danger
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1. Barcelona 2. Two tyres 3. No, nobody was hurt
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A plane from Barcelona had a problem in _____.
The plane was _____ at the airport.
The pilots said there was a problem with the _____.
Two _____ burst when the plane landed.
The plane landed _____ in Chicago.
Nobody was _____ in the problem.
The airport sent help to check the _____.
Workers looked at the wheels and the _____.
This kind of problem is called an _____.
The airline has not given more _____ yet.
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