Air India Plane Enters Pakistan Airspace

印度航空飛機進入巴基斯坦領空


Introduction

An Air India plane flew into Pakistan's air space on June 22. The plane was flying from Delhi to Amritsar.

6月22日,一架印度航空飛機進入了巴基斯坦領空。該飛機當時正從德里飛往阿姆利查。

Main Body

The plane had a problem. Birds hit the airport in Amritsar. The plane had to wait in the air. Then, the plane flew into Pakistan by mistake. It flew only a short way into Pakistan.

飛機出了問題。阿姆利查機場發生鳥擊。飛機必須在空中盤旋等待。接著,飛機不小心飛入了巴基斯坦。它僅進入巴基斯坦領空一小段距離。

The plane flew back to Delhi. It landed safely. Later, it flew to Amritsar. The passengers waited for four hours.

飛機飛回德里並安全著陸。隨後,它才飛往阿姆利查。乘客們等待了四個小時。

India and Pakistan are angry with each other now. They do not want planes to cross their borders. The plane had a technical problem. But the pilots and the airport worker did not tell the government about the mistake.

印度與巴基斯坦目前關係緊張。他們不希望飛機跨越彼此的邊界。飛機確實有技術問題,但機師與機場人員並未向政府通報這一錯誤。

Conclusion

The plane is safe. The government is now checking why the pilots did not report the mistake.

飛機很安全。政府目前正在調查機師為何沒有通報該錯誤。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The "Past" Pattern

Look at how the story tells us what happened. To talk about the past in English, we often just add -ed to the word.

Examples from the text:

  • Wait \rightarrow Waited
  • Land \rightarrow Landed

But be careful! Some words change completely. These are the "rebel" words you must memorize:

  • Fly \rightarrow Flew
  • Do \rightarrow Did

📦 Simple Sentence Building

To reach A2, stop trying to make long sentences. Use this simple recipe: Who + Did what + Where

From the story:

  • The plane (Who) \rightarrow flew (Did what) \rightarrow into Pakistan (Where).
  • The passengers (Who) \rightarrow waited (Did what) \rightarrow for four hours (How long).

Vocabulary Learning

airspace (n.)
The part of the air above a country
Example:The plane entered the country's airspace.
mistake (n.)
Something that is not correct; an error
Example:I made a mistake on my homework.
passengers (n.)
People who travel in a plane, train, or car
Example:The passengers waited for the plane to land.
borders (n.)
The lines that divide two countries
Example:People must show passports at the borders.
technical (adj.)
Relating to the way a machine or system works
Example:The flight was delayed because of a technical problem.
report (v.)
To tell someone officially about something
Example:You should report the accident to the police.
Practice A2 words in a crossword