Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Gunmen kill at least 62 people in northeastern Nigeria.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
You will hear words from the bulletin about an attack on a village in Nigeria.
A bulletin is a short news report or update.
- attack
You will hear words from the bulletin about an attack on a village in Nigeria.
An attack is a violent act against a person or place.
- remote
You heard “remote” in the news.
Here, “remote” is the word used in the news to describe a place far away.
- remote
For example: They rented a remote cabin in the mountains.
The cabin is far from cities and other places where many people live.
- confirmed
You heard “confirmed” in the news.
Here, “confirmed” is the word used in the news to say something was true.
- confirmed
For example: The school confirmed that classes would start on Monday.
The school said that it was true that classes would start on Monday.
- death toll
Here, it means said that the death toll was true.
The death toll is the number of people who have died in an event.
- supplies
You heard “supplies” in the news.
Here, “supplies” is the word used in the news for things kept for use.
- supplies
For example: We packed our supplies before the camping trip.
The supplies are the things they packed to use on the camping trip.
