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The Munich air disaster

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John Millen

In February 1958, the plane carrying Manchester United's brilliant young football team crashed when taking off at Munich airport in Germany. The players were returning from a very successful European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade, and 23 people died in the crash. This was one of the blackest days in the history of Manchester United.

Some sports communication research

You are preparing to give a talk on a sport topic in your English class. You want to talk about something different that you think will interest the rest of the group. You have just heard about the dreadful Manchester United tragedy of 1958. You know nothing about this terrible event and decide to do some research and tell your English class all about it in your sports talk.

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Questions and answers

To help you in your research, here are some questions for you. Go to these sites and then answer the questions.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/6/newsid_2535…
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