We don't know why they were taking the horse on the plane, but sometimes people take animals, especially horses, on planes for races. There are different sizes of cages for animals when they're on planes. This isn't the first time an animal has gotten out of its cage on a plane. Before, a bear got out of its cage on a plane going from Dubai to Baghdad.
In the end, the horse getting out made the plane go back to the airport and throw away some fuel. They were able to tie up the horse once the plane landed, and the flight could keep going to its destination. We still don't know why they were taking the horse, but it's not strange for animals like racehorses to be taken on planes.
Original news source: Plane forced to return to airport after horse escapes crate (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. One student is a news reporter, the other is an expert on animal transportation. The reporter interviews the expert about the incident involving the horse on the Boeing 747, asking questions about how such situations are usually handled, what precautions are taken when transporting animals, and the implications of the incident.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Create a list of words related to the article, such as "Boeing 747," "cage," "pilot," "fuel," "racehorse," etc. Divide students into two teams. One member of each team takes turns drawing a word for their team to guess. The team that guesses the most words correctly wins.
– Opinion Spectrum
Instructions: Have students line up in a spectrum from 'strongly agree' to 'strongly disagree' in response to statements related to the article. For example, "Transporting animals by air is safe," or "There should be stricter regulations for animal transportation on planes." Discuss the reasons for their positions as a class.
– Article Timeline
Instructions: In groups, students will create a timeline of events based on the article. They should include the take-off from New York, the discovery of the loose horse, the decision to return to the airport, discarding fuel, the landing, the securing of the horse, and the continuation to Belgium. They can draw the timeline on the board or on large paper.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Ask students to write a short prediction about the future of animal transportation based on the article. They can discuss whether they think regulations will become stricter, if such incidents will become more or less common, and how airlines might adapt to prevent similar situations. After writing, students can share their predictions with the class and debate the likelihood of these scenarios.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
A Boeing 747 airplane had to return to the airport.
The airplane was departing from New York and headed to Belgium.
The pilot turned the airplane back because a horse got out of its cage and they couldn't keep it in one place.
The pilot requested a veterinarian, which is a doctor for animals, to meet the airplane.
The airplane had to dump some fuel to make it lighter for a safe return to the airport.
Once the airplane landed, they were able to tie up the horse.
Yes, there was an incident where a bear got out of its cage on a plane going from Dubai to Baghdad.
One reason mentioned is that animals, like racehorses, are often transported on planes for races.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A big air called a Boeing 747 had to go back to the airport because a got out of its cage while the plane was really high up in the sky. The plane was going from New York to Belgium when this happened. The told the people in charge of the planes that there was a live horse on board that had gotten out and couldn't be kept in its place. So the pilot for a doctor for animals to meet the plane when it back at the . On the way back, the plane had to throw away some fuel to make it . We still don't know how the horse got out, but it wasn't tied up when the plane landed. The plane took off again later and got to Belgium the next morning. We don't know why they were taking the horse on the plane, but sometimes people take animals, especially horses, on for . There are different sizes of cages for animals when they're on planes. This isn't the time an animal has gotten out of its cage on a plane. Before, a bear got out of its cage on a plane from Dubai to . In the end, the horse getting out made the plane go back to the airport and throw away some fuel. They were able to tie up the horse once the plane landed, and the flight could keep going to its . We still don't know why they were the horse, but it's not for animals like racehorses to be taken on planes.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is the strangest situation you've ever heard of happening on a flight?
2. How would you feel if you were on a plane and an animal got loose?
3. Do you like the idea of animals being transported on airplanes? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's safe to have large animals like horses on the same planes as people?
5. Have you ever traveled with a pet? If yes, what was it like?
6. What do you think about the pilot's decision to turn the plane around because of the horse?
7. If you were the pilot, how would you have handled the situation with the loose horse?
8. Why do you think people might need to transport horses by plane?
9. Do you think there should be special planes just for animals? Why or why not?
10. How do you think the other passengers felt when they had to land because of the horse?
11. What kind of special care do you think animals need when they are flying?
12. Have you ever seen a big animal, like a horse, at an airport or on a plane?
13. Do you think it's important for veterinarians to be available for emergencies on flights with animals?
14. What are some reasons that might make it necessary to throw away fuel from an airplane?
15. If you could choose any animal to take on a plane with you, which one would it be and why?
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