
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 7 The 9/11 Terrorist Attack An English Song—Let’s Roll Word-web Discussion Background Information

Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 7 The 9/11 Terrorist Attack Listening An English Song—Let’s Roll Introductory Remarks Blank Filling Questions and Answers

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Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 7 The 9/11 Terrorist Attack Jean de La Fontaine and his famous fables Jean de La Fontaine Two famous fables

Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 7 The 9/11 Terrorist Attack The song you are about to hear was written to pay tribute to the passengers on the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania on September 11. “Let’s Roll” was inspired by the words of passenger Todd Beamer, who made a call from the plane and told of the passengers’ plan to storm the cockpit to overpower the terrorists. Introductory Remarks

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Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 7 The 9/11 Terrorist Attack target in Washington, D.C., possibly the Capitol or the White House. The phone line from Flight 93 was still open when an operator heard Todd Beamer say “Are you guys ready? Let's roll” before the plane crashed. Todd Beamer, an Oracle Inc. executive from Hightstown, N.J. and a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 which crashed in Somerset County. His phone was connected at 9:45 a.m. on Sept. 11. He talked about 13 minutes on the phone. He and other passengers foiled hijackers bent on crashing the Boeing 757 into what authorities say might have been a second

Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 7 The 9/11 Terrorist Attack Blank Filling I know I said I love you I know you know it’s I got to put the phone And do what we gotta do One’s standing in the aisle way Two more at the We got to get inside there Before they kill some Let’s Roll Neil Young _ true _ down _ door _ more

Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 7 The 9/11 Terrorist Attack Time is runnin’ out, let’s roll Time is runnin’ out, let’s roll No time for indecision We got to make a I hope that we’re For what we gotta do How this all got started I’ll never I hope someone can fly this thing Get us back to land _ move forgiven _ _ understand

Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 7 The 9/11 Terrorist Attack Time is runnin’ out, let’s roll Time is runnin’ out, let’s roll No one has the answers But one thing is true You got to turn on When it’s comin’ after you You got to face it down And when it tries to You got to go in after it And never be denied Time is runnin’ out, let’s roll _ evil _ hide