On September 11^th 2001, two hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center

in New York City. These skyscrapers were destroyed in a few minutes.

A third plane crashed on the Pentagon (The Ministry of Defence) in Washington.

A fourth plane crashed in a field (un champ) in Pennsylvania because the passengers rebelled against the hijackers (les pirates de l'air) . So this plane missed its target (sa cible) : the White House which is

the President's official home in Washington.

Nine Eleven = September 11^th 2001

= one of the most tragic events in the history of the USA

                                               9 an event = un événement

- to manage to do something = arriver à faire qque chose

- to threaten with weapons     →   machine guns (mitraillettes)

   (menacer avec des armes)      →    guns (revolvers)

                                               →    bombs

  The hijackers threatened the pilots with cutters, knives [naɪvz] and scissors and took control of the

   planes. They didn't use guns.

- "alive" is the contrary of "dead"