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Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Spain mourns as train-crash death toll rises to 69.

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Vocabulary in this episode
train crash

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

A train crash is an accident in which a train hits something or leaves the tracks.

bulletin

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

A bulletin is a short news report.

revised

You heard “revised” in the news.

Here, “revised” means changed after new information.

revised

For example: The school revised its plan after the teacher found an error.

The school changed its plan after the teacher found a mistake.

survivors

You heard “survivors” in the news.

Here, “survivors” means people who are still alive after a dangerous event.

survivors

For example: The survivors of the fire met with rescue workers.

These are people who stayed alive after the fire.

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