Glasgow helicopter crash (update 2)
(Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate / B1 to B2 / ** to ***)

The recovery operations are now over: the helicopter was finally prised away from the Clutha and no further bodies were found. 




Before watching

The following words could be useful:
to prise away: to lift with effort or difficulty     extraire...  (difficilement)
a callout: the fact of being called out, summoned      intervention
to dread:  to anticipate with fear...     redouter
to gather pace: to progress       progresser / s'accélérer





While watching

Answer the following questions in French:

1. What do we now know about what happened on 29th November?

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2. Which theories have experts come forward with?

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25181604




When you are finished, check your answers!

1.
- 20h20: l'hélicoptère a décollé de l'Héliport de Glasgow suite à un appel pour une intervention.

- 21h30: le groupe Esperanza commençait son concert dans un pub déjà bondé qui pouvait contenir jusqu'à 100 personnes

- 22h25: l'hélicoptère retournait à sa base quand il s'est écrasé sur le Clutha.



2.
- Erreur de pilotage
- Problème de moteur
- Défaillances mécaniques



If you are interested in having more details, you can also watch the following report (further update):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25197172