attacker · mourning
· 0:38 · With Emma
Learn “attacker”, “mourning” in slow English. From: Deadly shooting in Krakow prompts national mourning.
Transcript
Vocabulary in this episode
- shooting
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a shooting in Krakow and its effects.
Here, a shooting is an event in which someone fires a gun at people.
- bulletin
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a shooting in Krakow and its effects.
A bulletin is a short news report.
- attacker
You heard “attacker” in the news.
An attacker is a person who tries to hurt someone.
- attacker
For example: The attacker was arrested after breaking a shop window.
Here, the attacker is the person who broke the shop window.
- mourning
You heard “mourning” in the news.
Mourning is a period of sadness after a person dies.
- mourning
For example: The town held a day of mourning after the local leader died.
A day of mourning is a day when people show sadness because someone has died.