Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Shooting in Paris suburb leaves one dead and four injured.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- shooting
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a shooting west of Paris and the investigation into it.
A shooting is an event in which someone fires a gun, often at a person.
- bulletin
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a shooting west of Paris and the investigation into it.
A bulletin is a short news report or announcement.
- custody
You heard “custody” in the news.
Here, custody means being held by the police.
- custody
For example: The court gave her custody of the family dog.
Here, custody means the legal right and responsibility to care for the dog.
- investigation
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a shooting west of Paris and the investigation into it.
An investigation is an official effort to find out what happened.
- investigation
You heard “investigation” in the news.
Here, investigation means an official effort to find out the facts.
- investigation
For example: The school started an investigation after some books went missing.
Here, an investigation is an effort to find out what happened to the missing books.
- went missing
For example: The school started an investigation after some books went missing.
The books went missing means that people could no longer find them.