B) Fill in the sentences with the words from the text.

1. Friday was declared an international day of _______________ for victims.

2. The worst snow storm was in January 1940, when ten trams and a bus failed to make the ________________.

3. The truck’s wheels skidded on the snow as the driver _________________ forward.

4. Accident investigators will examine the ________________ of the plane.

5. 10$ for two cups of coffee seems _________________.

6. A team leader was appointed to ________________ the project.

7. _________________, the company is losing a lot of money.

8. We slipped and ____________, losing our balance on the ice.

C) Discuss the following questions.

§ In your opinion, what was the main reason of the crash?

§ How did the weather influence the accident?

§ Give the gist of the text to your partner.

1 Listen to three conversations and complete them.

Conversation 1

A: Hello, Mr. Donegan?

B: Yes, how do you do?

A: Did you have a good flight?

B: Yes, thank you. Brrr. Is Frankfurt always so _______________?

A: Yes, I’m afraid February is always quite _______________.

B: Cool? It’s ___________________.

A: What’s Dublin like at this time of year?

B: Well, it’s ___________________than here. We get a lot of rain, of course.

A: Ah yes.

B: Less than people think, though. It’s … changeable.