Building Collapses in Brás, São Paulo; Search for Victims Continues
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A building fell down in Brás, a part of São Paulo, Brazil.
The collapse happened more than one day ago.
Firefighters are still looking for people in the rubble.
Police say the building got four loads of fabric in 15 days.
People want to know why the building fell.
The search for victims is not finished.
Brás is a place with many small shops and factories.
Many of these shops sell cloth and clothes.
Vocabulary10 words
- collapse
- when something falls down suddenly
- firefighters
- people who help in fires and emergencies
- rubble
- broken pieces of a building
- fabric
- cloth used to make clothes
- search
- looking for someone or something
- victims
- people hurt in a bad event
- police
- people who keep order and check crimes
- cargo
- goods carried somewhere
- district
- a part of a city
- building
- a structure like a house or shop
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Answer key
1. Brás, São Paulo 2. Four loads of fabric 3. False
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A building fell down in _____, a part of São Paulo, Brazil.
The _____ happened more than one day ago.
_____ are still looking for people in the _____.
Police say the building got four loads of _____ in 15 days.
People want to know why the building fell.
The _____ for victims is not finished.
Brás is a place with many small shops and _____.
Many of these shops sell cloth and _____.
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