20th Anniversary of 9/11
The 20th Anniversary
of 9/11
Vocabulary
| victim | trial (3) | one another |
| local | former | loved ones |
| join (3) | mark (2) | anniversary |
| toll (2) | at the time | speak/spoke/spoken |
| bell | memorial | explanation |
| hope | solution | come/came/come |
| gather | instinctive | tell/told/told |
| grief | cause (2) | see/saw/seen |
| grab | remember | know/knew/known |
| rally | look to | inspiration |
| bless |
Video: The 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Transcript
Families of the victims of 9/11 gathered in New York to remember their loved ones on the 20th anniversary of the attack.
President Biden was joined by former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
At 08:46 local time, a tolling bell marked the time the first plane struck the Twin Towers.
Bells also rang out at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Relatives of the victims read aloud the names of their loved ones.
George W. Bush, who was president at the time of the attacks spoke at a memorial service.
George W. Bush, US President, 2001 to 2009: “I come without explanations or solutions. I can only tell you what I’ve seen.
On America’s day of trial and grief, I saw millions of people instinctively grab for a neighbor’s hand, and rally to the cause of one another.
That is the America I know.
And whenever we need hope and inspiration, we can look to the skies and remember, God bless.”
Questions
New York City. On 11 September 2021, people came to central New York to get covid vaccines. True or false?
Mexico City. How did people feel on that day? Were they happy, sad, angry, scared, surprised, worried?
Havana. At 08:46 in the morning, a band played music. Is this right or wrong?
Rio de Janeiro. What had happened twenty years ago?
Buenos Aires. Did attacks only happen in New York City?
London. In the video, President Joe Biden gave a speech. Is this correct or incorrect?
Paris. Did he say “The attackers are evil; we might fight them.”?
Vienna. I learned about 9/11 from school. Yes or no?
Rome. Has there been much talk and news coverage of 9/11?
Moscow. There are numerous memorials in my country.
Istanbul. Do people talk about tragedies and catastrophes?
New Delhi. What might happen in the future?
Beijing. What could or should people do?
September. Everyone born before 1994 knows exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news of the 11 September, 2001 attacks. Yes or no? Do you or your parents know exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the 9/11 attacks?
October. What was your or your parents’ reaction? How did you or they feel?
November. Has 9/11 changed your life? Has it changed your city, region and country?
December. What might happen in the future?
Months of the Year. How can people and governments move forward?
