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Dolly Parton's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Is Being Repaired After Vandalism

Hollywood Sign California, Los Angeles during day
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Listen to the story

Dolly Parton is a famous singer. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This is a special street in Hollywood.

Someone damaged her star. This is called vandalism. Vandalism means people break or damage things on purpose.

Workers are now fixing her star. They are repairing it. Repairing means making something good again.

The Walk of Fame has many stars. Each star has the name of a famous person. Many people visit this street every day.

Fans of Dolly Parton were sad about the vandalism. They are happy the star is getting fixed.

Vocabulary5 words

star
a shape with points; here, a marker with a famous person's name
Walk of Fame
a famous street with stars for famous people
vandalism
breaking or damaging things on purpose
repairing
making something broken good again
famous
known by many people

Quiz

1. Who is the story about?
2. What happened to Dolly Parton's star?
3. True or False: Workers are repairing the star now.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Dolly Parton is a famous _____. She has a _____ on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Someone _____ her star. This is called _____.

Workers are now _____ her star.

The Walk of Fame has many stars with names of _____ people.

Fans of Dolly Parton were _____ about the vandalism.

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