Bus Hired for São Paulo FC Stopped With Drugs in Bolivia
Listen to the story
Police in Bolivia stopped a bus. The bus was going to pick up São Paulo, a football club from Brazil.
Police found drugs on the bus. They found about 86 kilos of marijuana.
The bus company was hired by São Paulo. This means São Paulo paid the company for the bus.
The bus was seized by police. This means police took it away.
The company gave a statement about what happened. A statement is when you tell people your side of a story.
The company said São Paulo did not know about the drugs. The club is not part of the problem.
Vocabulary15 words
- drugs
- things some people use that are illegal and bad for the body
- marijuana
- a type of illegal drug made from a plant
- hired
- paid someone to do a job or give a service
- seized
- taken by police because something is wrong
- statement
- words a person says to explain something
- football club
- a team and organization that plays football
- Bolivia
- a country in South America
- Brazil
- a country in South America
- police
- people whose job is to stop crime
- kilos
- a unit used to measure weight
- company
- a business that sells things or gives services
- isente
- free from blame
- club
- a group of people who play a sport together
- version
- one person's story about what happened
- problem
- something bad or difficult
Quiz
Answer key
1. Marijuana 2. São Paulo football club 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Police in Bolivia stopped a _____. The bus was going to pick up São Paulo, a football _____ from Brazil.
Police found _____ on the bus. They found about 86 _____ of marijuana.
The bus company was _____ by São Paulo. This means São Paulo paid the company for the bus.
The bus was _____ by police. This means police took it away.
The company gave a _____ about what happened.
The company said São Paulo did not know about the _____. The club is not part of the problem.