LinguaDrop bilingual news worksheet
Qui étaient les pilotes du vol FlyDubai ?
Short learning excerpts adapted from a public lesson sourced from The New York Times. View source
1. Read both short excerpts
Les enquêteurs étudient maintenant la vie des pilotes de FlyDubai. Le copilote avait des idées religieuses très extrêmes. Les responsables d'Oman ont surveillé cet homme récemment. Deux personnes proches de l'enquête ont donné ces informations. Ils veulent comprendre si ces idées ont causé l'accident. Le vol s'est écrasé pendant un voyage au Moyen-Orient.…
The investigators are now studying the life of the FlyDubai pilots. The co-pilot had very extreme religious ideas. Omani officials monitored this man recently. Two people close to the investigation gave this information. They want to understand if these ideas caused the accident. The flight crashed during a trip in the Middle East.…
2. Vocabulary practice
| Word | Meaning | Your own sentence |
|---|---|---|
| enquêteurs | investigators | ____________________ |
| surveillé | monitored / watched | ____________________ |
| proches | close | ____________________ |
| écrasé | crashed | ____________________ |
| attendent | are waiting for | ____________________ |
3. Comprehension and reflection
1. Write one sentence that summarizes the main event or idea.
2. Which detail best supports your summary? Quote only a short phrase.
3. What can you infer from the excerpt that is not stated directly?
Teacher / self-study answer guidance
Accept answers that accurately identify the central idea, use a short supporting detail, and explain a reasonable inference. Wording may vary. Check the full interactive lesson and original source when context is unclear; this bounded excerpt is practice material, not a complete news report.
