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collided · derailed

· 0:32 · With Emma

Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Deadly train crash in Spain kills at least 68.

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Vocabulary in this episode
bulletin

You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a deadly train crash in Spain.

A bulletin is a short, official news report.

deadly

You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a deadly train crash in Spain.

Deadly means that it causes death or could cause death.

crash

You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a deadly train crash in Spain.

A crash is an accident in which vehicles hit each other or something else.

collided

You heard “collided” in the news.

Here, collided means hit each other.

collided

For example: Two bicycles collided at the corner.

The bicycles hit each other.

derailed

You heard “derailed” in the news.

Here, derailed means left the railway tracks.

derailed

For example: The train derailed after a tree fell across the tracks.

The train left the rails it travels on.

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