Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 departed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8th, 2014 carrying 239 passengers and crew. However, the plane vanished and its fate remains a mystery. Investigators are searching the Indian Ocean for debris but have not found any conclusive evidence. Experts have various theories for what may have happened, such as pilot action, mechanical issues, or terrorism, but the cause of the disappearance is still unknown.

1. Anabel Montoya Sánchez
INGLÉS 2014
Experts are at a loss to explain what happened March 8, when the Boeing 777 departed
Kuala Lumpur on a routine flight carrying 239 passengers to Beijing and apparently
vanished into thin air. Investigators are combing a remote area of the Indian Ocean for
possible debris from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, but the mystery around its abrupt
disappearance grows with each passing day.
Here are some of the leading theories and biggest questions about the fate of Flight 370:
HOW DOES A BOEING 777 VANISH?, COULD IT HAVE BEEN MALICIOUS PILOT ACTION?,
WHAT ABOUT A MALFUNCTION?, COULD IT HAVE BEEN HIJACKED BY TERRORISTS?, WHAT
ABOUT A FIRE? COULD IT HAVE BEEN STOLEN AND HIDDEN?
As events surrounding the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 unfold, we
look at some of the most unusual aircraft incidents through history such as Flight 19 and the
Bermuda Triangle, on December 5th, 1945 when six disappeared into thin air - and started
the legend of the Bermuda Triangle. The mystery of Flight 191 doesn't just apply to a single
flight, but to a number of incidents over more than 40 years concerning planes with that
number. Finally, we can have a look at The Andes disaster of flight 571, where the remaining
16 passengers only survived by resorting to cannibalism.
1. Link each of the words/expressions below to a word/expression in the column (as
numbered in the text) (1 mark)
Destiny – disappear –recourse to – leave - reveal
1. Depart and...
2. Vanish and...

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3. Fate and...
4. Unfold and...
5. Resort and...
2. Reading comprehension
2.1 Choose the best option (0.75 marks)
a. Experts explain what happened Boeing 777 carrying 239 passengers to Beijing as a
malevolent pilot action
b. Experts aren’t able to explain what happened Boeing 777 carrying 239 passengers to
Beijing
c. Experts explain what happened Boeing 777 carrying 239 passengers to Beijing as a
terrorist attack
d. Pilots can’t explain what happened Boeing 239 to Kuala Lumpur
2.2 Choose the best option (0.75 marks)
a. The Andes disaster of flight 571 apply to flights with that number
b. There weren’t survivors in the Andes disaster of flight 571
c. The legend of the Bermuda Triangle started 40 years ago when Flight 191 disappeared
d. The legend of the Bermuda Triangle started when Flight 19 disappeared
3. Complete the sentences using information from the text (2 marks)
a. Investigators may not...
b. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370…
c. Some questions...
d. The mystery of…
4. Complete each gap with one or more adequate words (1.5 marks)
1 ................. the Australian military continue to search the southern Indian Ocean for the
wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, producers in Hollywood are 2 .................
working on a possible movie adaptation of the tragic crash. However, it’s unlikely that any
adaptation would be in theaters soon 3 ................. the industry usually waits years to
release movies 4 ................. on true-life tragedies. Producers will also have to wait 5 .............
more details to emerge on what caused the flight to crash. It's still uncertain 6 ..................
the flight was an accident or a possible hijacking or pilot suicide.
5. According to the text, what did it happen to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? You are
expected to draw information from the text, but please use your own words (25-50) (2
marks)
6. What are the main causes and consequences of these mysteries? Please, use your own
ideas and your own words (25-50) (2 marks)