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Imagine that you are going to interview one of the survivors of the Pan Am Hijack. Discuss with your partner and write down the conversation. Then one of you play the role of the interviewer and other the survivor. You can use the sample questions given below.
- Do you have any information regarding the suspects of the hijack?
- Which countries did the hijackers belong?
- What are the details of the hijacked flight?
- How many passengers were aboard?
- What happened in the last few minutes of the hijack drama?
- Do you have information regarding the victims?
- Was there any recorded communication to/from the plane during the hijacking?
- How many terrorists were there?
- How did you feel when you were in the flight?
- Can you recall Neerja’s role in safeguarding the passengers?
Solution
| Interviewer: | Good Morning Sir. This is Manoj Tiwari from the ’Hindu’. I would like to interview you, as you are one of the survivors of the ’Pan Am Hijack’. |
| Survivor: | Yes, it’s true. I should thank the Almighty God and Neerja for saving our lives. |
| Interviewer: | Yes, she had done a brave act, risking her life. Do you have any information regarding the suspects of the hijack? |
| Survivor: | No, I don’t have any information about them. But they do belong to Palestinian Organisation backed by Libya. |
| Interviewer | How many passengers were on board? |
| Survivor | There were around 360 passengers and 13 crew members. |
| Interviewer | How many terrorists were there? |
| Survivor | There were four Armed Terrorists. |
| Interviewer | Was there any recorded communication to / from the plane during the hijacking? |
| Survivor | I don’t remember anything like that happened. |
| Interviewer | How did you feel when you were in the flight? |
| Survivor | We were all holding our breaths and terrified. |
| Interviewer | Can you recall Neerja’s role in safeguarding the passengers? |
| Survivor | She shed all her hesitations and fears and worked her way around evacuating as many passengers as she could. She waited selflessly in the face of death to help the ones around her. Such a great soul she is! |
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