8 Killed in plane crash near Moscow

Eight people were killed when a Cessna business plane crashed and burst into flames near Moscow, probably due to bad weather, the authorities reported.

Besides its two-member crew, the aircraft carried the sons of a State Duma deputy (the plane’s co-owner) and former head of Voronezh Municipal Committee, and their four friends after a hunting trip in Voronezh woods.

“Violations of flight regulations” were named by as the probable cause of the crash according to authorities: the plane was caught in a snow blizzard and the pilot had ignored the weather report. The plane caught fire during the fall. The two crew and six passengers were killed when the plane hit the ground.

Speaking:

Exercise 6. Make an abstract of two texts, using key vocabulary and tell about:

1. how did the accident happen;

2. how many people perished;

3. what were weather conditions during the flight;

4. what reason is considered to be the cause of the accident.

Checklist for Section I

1. What is the difference between Participle I and Gerund?

2. What is the difference between the words employer and employee?

3. What technical failures can cause an air accident?

4. What human factors can lead to an air accident?

Section II

Grammar: Participle II as an attribute.

Word-formation: suffix –ant.

Speaking: Pollution of the environment.

Learn the pronunciation and meaning of the words:

pollution	[pə'lu:ən] загрязнение
environment	[In'vaIərənment] окружающая среда
to release	[rI'lI:s] освобождать, выпускать
to tear up	[tεə] рвать, изнашивать
tip	место свалки
abuse	плохое обращение; злоупотребление; неправильное употребление (использование)
arable	['ærəbl] пáхотный (земля)
species	['spI:I:z] (sing. and pl.) – вид, род, порода
mammal	['mæməl] млекопитающее животное
extinction	[Iks'tIηkən] вымирание (рода)
conquer	['kɔηkə] завоевывать, покорять

Vocabulary development: word building:

Exercise 1. Translate the original and derivative words:

verb	noun (abstract)	noun (person)	adjective
to pollute	pollution pollutant	-	-
-	nature	-	natural
-	chemistry chemicals	chemist	chemical
to injure	injurant injury	-	injurious
to poison	poison	poisoner	poisonous
to damage	damage	-	damageable
to disappear	disappearance	-	-
-	extinction	-	extinct
to conquer	conquest	conqueror	-