[영어뉴스요약] Flight Attendant Quits via Emergency Chute
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2011-04-29 오후 1:53:43
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Pre-Listening Vocabulary
chute: a passageway through which things or people descend
altercation: a conflict between people
overhead cabin: the storage area above the seats on an airplane
public address system: the speaker system used for making announcements to the public
web sensation: something that gains quick popularity online (also "to go viral")
Flight Attendant Quits via Emergency Chute
A flight attendant working on JetBlue quit his job suddenly last month by down the plane's emergency chute. He had received a bump on the head after an altercation with a at the overhead cabins. When the plane landed Steven Slater got on the public address system and at the passenger who had caused the problem. He then grabbed some beer from the beverage cart and deployed the emergency slide. The story turned into a web sensation as people around the world the fight attendant for being human.
Comprehension Questions:
What caused the flight attendant to lose his temper?
What did Steven Slater say over the public address system?
What did Slater grab before sliding to the ground?
Discussion Question:
Steven Slater was having more than just a bad day. He was under added stress with his mother suffering from Stage 4 lung cancer. Do you think JetBlue should charge this man and fire him, or should they excuse his behaviour as their customers have?
Flight Attendant Quits via Emergency Chute A flight attendant working on JetBlue airline quit his job suddenly last month by sliding down the plane's emergency chute. He had received a bump on the head after an altercation with a passenger at the overhead cabins. When the plane landed Steven Slater got on the public address system and swore at the passenger who had caused the problem. He then grabbed some beer from the beverage cart and deployed the emergency slide. The story turned into a web sensation as people around the world congratulated the fight attendant for being human.
Comprehension Answers:
The flight attendant lost his temper after a passenger hit him on the head with an overhead cabin door
Steven Slater swore at the passenger over the public address system.
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