Accident Stops Trains on Chuo Line in Japan
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There was an accident on the Chuo Line in Japan.
The Chuo Line is a train line. It has fast trains called "Rapid" trains.
The accident involved a person. This is called a person-related accident.
Because of the accident, some trains could not run. This is called a suspension.
The train company stopped some trains for safety.
Later, the trains started to run again. This is called a resumption.
Many people use this train line every day.
They use it to go to work or school.
The news did not give more details about the accident.
This kind of accident sometimes happens on train lines in Japan.
Vocabulary15 words
- accident
- something bad that happens by chance
- person-related accident
- an accident that involves a person on the train tracks
- suspension
- stopping something for a short time
- resumption
- starting something again after it stopped
- Rapid
- a fast train that does not stop at every station
- railway line
- a path where trains travel
- delay
- when something is late
- commuter
- a person who travels to work every day
- safety
- being safe from harm
- operator
- the company that runs the trains
- route
- the path a train takes
- passenger
- a person who travels on a train
- station
- a place where trains stop
- service
- trains running for people to use
- normal
- usual; not different
Quiz
Answer key
1. A person-related accident 2. They stopped running for a while 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There was an _____ on the Chuo Line in Japan.
The Chuo Line is a train line. It has fast trains called "_____" trains.
The accident involved a person. This is called a _____.
Because of the accident, some trains could not run. This is called a _____.
The train company stopped some trains for _____.
Later, the trains started to run again. This is called a _____.
Many people use this train line every _____.
They use it to go to work or _____.
The news did not give more _____ about the accident.
This kind of accident sometimes happens on train lines in _____.