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collided · suspended · authorities

· 0:47 · With Emma

Learn “collided”, “suspended”, “authorities” in slow English. From: At least 10 killed in Spain high-speed train collision.

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Vocabulary in this episode
bulletin

You’ll hear useful words from the bulletin about a train crash and its aftermath.

A bulletin is a short news report.

aftermath

You’ll hear useful words from the bulletin about a train crash and its aftermath.

The aftermath is what happens as a result of a serious event.

collided

You heard “collided” in the news.

Here, “collided” means crashed into each other.

collided

For example: Two bicycles collided at the busy crossing.

Here, the bicycles crashed into each other.

suspended

You heard “suspended” in the news.

Here, “suspended” means stopped for a period of time.

suspended

For example: The school suspended classes during the power outage.

The school stopped classes for a time.

authorities

You heard “authorities” in the news.

Here, “authorities” means people in government who make decisions for an area.

authorities

For example: Local authorities closed the park because of a fallen tree.

These are local government officials who can make decisions for the area.

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