1. Lic. English – French IX semester
Fabian Andres de la Rosa
2. Rush hour: a time of day in which large numbers of
people are traveling to or from work.
Carriage (N): a railway passenger coach.
Wreckage (N): the remains of something that has
been wrecked.
Brake (N): a device for slowing or stopping a
vehicle
Release (V): to free from jail.
Declare under oath (V): a solemn declaration to
God
3. The 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster, also known as
the Once Tragedy, occurred on 22 February 2012,
when a train crashed at Once Station in the
Balvanera neighbourhood of Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
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5. There were about 1,000 passengers on board when
the crowded eight-carriage train, Fifty-one people,
including three children, were confirmed dead.
More than 700 others were injured.The crash scene
and audio logs were examined to determine the
cause of the accident.
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7. The train driver survived the crash; he was rescued
and evacuated in an ambulance. It took many
people to free him from the wreckage. He was not
seriously injured, and a test for blood alcohol
content gave a negative result.
