Look at the photo and describe what is happening. The following questions will help you.
Who are the people?
Where are they?
What is happening?
Who is holding the gun?
Why is he threatening the crew? What does he want?
What do you think the captain is thinking about?
What do you think he will do?
VOCABULARY
Ex. 1. Brainstorm as many words associated with hijacking as possible.
Ex. 2. Compare your word list with the one below and check the meaning of unfamiliar words in a dictionary or with your teacher.
air marshal (n)
anti-terrorist squad (n) bullet (n)
casualty (n) demand (n, v)
explode / blow up (v) explosive (adj, n) fatality (n)
fire / shoot (v) (at sbd / sth) grenade (n)
mediate (v) negotiate (v) negotiation (n) obey (v)
overpower / subdue (v) persuade (v) (sbd to do sth) ransom (n)
release (v)
seize / capture (v) surrender (to sbd) (v)
gun (n) hostage (n)
intermediary / mediator (n) knife (n)
threat (n) threaten (v) weapon (n)
be armed with (a gun)
be injured / wounded / bruised / stabbed / hurt / shot to death engage a hijacker in negotiations
prevent panic
seek / grant political asylum take / hold passengers hostage
Ex. 3. Match a word in column A with its definition in column B. A B
the possibility of trouble, danger or disaster
hostage
seize
threat
obey
stab
seek political asylum
ransom
negotiation
weapon
air marshal
to push a knife into somebody, killing or injuring them
to ask for protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country
an object that is used for fighting or attacking somebody
a person who is captured and held prisoner and who may be injured or killed
formal discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement
to do what you are told or expected to do
to capture and arrest somebody, to take control of a place or situation, often suddenly and violently
a security service officer travelling on board the aircraft among the passengers in order to prevent hijacking
money that is paid to somebody so that they release a hostage who is being kept by them
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