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