Car Overturns on TF-2 Highway in Tenerife, Three Injured
Listen to the story
A car crashed on the TF-2 road in Tenerife. The car overturned. This means it flipped upside down or on its side.
The crash happened in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The car was going north on the road.
Three people were hurt in the crash. Their injuries were different. Some were worse than others.
Firefighters came to help. They had to free the driver from the car. This means they got the driver out.
The crash gave people a big scare. This means it was very frightening.
We do not know why the car overturned. We do not know the exact ages of the people hurt.
Vocabulary15 words
- overturned
- flipped upside down or on its side
- injuries
- hurt parts of the body
- firefighters
- people who help in emergencies and fight fires
- free
- to get someone out of a trapped place
- scare
- a sudden feeling of fear
- highway
- a big road for cars
- crash
- when a vehicle hits something or flips
- driver
- the person controlling the car
- north
- a direction on a map
- vehicle
- a car, truck, or similar machine
- trapped
- not able to get out
- emergency
- a sudden dangerous situation
- help
- to give aid to someone
- road
- a path for cars to travel on
- accident
- an event that causes harm, not planned
Quiz
Answer key
1. On the TF-2 road in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2. Three 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A car crashed on the TF-2 road in _____. The car _____. This means it flipped upside down or on its side.
The crash happened in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The car was going _____ on the road.
Three people were _____ in the crash. Their injuries were different.
_____ came to help. They had to _____ the driver from the car.
The crash gave people a big _____. This means it was very frightening.
We do not know why the car _____.