Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Gunmen kill 50 in attack on a village in eastern Nigeria.
Transcript
Vocabulary in this episode
- attack
These are words from the bulletin about an attack in a Nigerian village.
An attack is a violent act against a person or place.
- bulletin
These are words from the bulletin about an attack in a Nigerian village.
A bulletin is a short report that gives news or information.
- fled
You heard “fled” in the news.
“Fled” means ran or went away to escape danger.
- fled
For example: The cat fled when the vacuum started.
Here, “fled” means the cat quickly ran away.
- escape danger
Here, it means left a place quickly to escape danger.
To escape danger is to get away from a situation where you may be harmed.
- vacuum
For example: The cat fled when the vacuum started.
A vacuum is an electric machine used to clean floors by sucking up dirt.
- damaged
You heard “damaged” in the news.
“Damaged” means harmed or made something less useful or in worse condition.
- damaged
For example: I damaged my phone when I dropped it.
Here, “damaged” means the phone was harmed when it fell.
- in good condition
Here, it means harmed something so it was no longer in good condition.
Something in good condition is not broken or badly harmed and still works or looks fine.
