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--- Lesson 75 SOS |
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--- First listen and then answer the question. |
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--- How did the woman get help? |
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When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, |
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it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. |
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The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. |
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It was the middle of winter. |
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Snow lay thick on the ground. |
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The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. |
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When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, |
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covering them with all the clothes she could find. |
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During the night, it got terribly cold. |
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The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, |
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but it was too small. |
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Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. |
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Then she had an idea. |
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She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow. |
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Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. |
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It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash. |
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