90 Seconds of Chaos: The Train Power Cut

All levels48 minIn the NewsLesson 10 of 16 · Outline

Aims

A brief power outage at a Manchester rail control centre caused widespread train delays, raising questions about Britain's centralised signalling system.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 158-word news story: How 90 Seconds Without Power Stopped Trains Across a Region

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words in the news

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Ninety seconds of chaos

    3 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Commuter life

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The bigger picture

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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