week4-TransAsia Airways plane crash, Penghu

Report: 48 killed in Taiwan plane crash

At least 48 people were killed when a twin-engine turboprop plane crashed Wednesday while attempting to land in Taiwan's Penghu Islands, according to Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Officials say 10 people were injured in the plane crash and that five residents on the ground were also hurt. Taiwan's Transportation Minister Yeh Kuang-shih told reporters there were no casualties on the ground.

     Taiwanese authorities are now identifying victims and investigating the cause of the crash.Two of the people killed were believed to be French passengers, identified as Jeromine Deramond and Penelope Luternauer, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency. One of those on the passenger's list was an 82-year-old Taiwanese wood craftsman, according to local Taiwanese media.

Footage aired on CNN affiliate ETTV showed the plane had crashed in a residential area and broken into pieces. ETTV reported that the fallen plane destroyed or damaged 11 houses.

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-48 people

   WHEN- Wednesday

   WHAT- crashed

   WHY-not given        

   WHERE- Penghu Islands

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.     kill : 殺死

2.     plane : 飛機

3.     island : 島

4.     crash : 墜毀

5.     casualty : 傷者

6.     investigate : 調查

7.     passenger : 乘客

8.     damage : 破壞

resource:http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/23/world/asia/taiwan-plane-crash/