Man Climbs Milan's Pirellone Tower Again, Taken to Hospital
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A man climbed the facade of the Pirellone building in Milan.
The Pirellone is a tall building. It is famous in Milan.
The man is 35 years old. This is not the first time he did this.
People saw him on the wall of the building.
After the climb, he went to the hospital.
We do not know why he climbed the building.
In another event, a person tried to hurt themselves on the metro in Milan.
The metro is called M1. It happened at Sesto San Giovanni.
A person went onto the train tracks.
The driver of the train stopped the train fast.
The driver saved the person's life.
No one was hurt in that event.
Vocabulary15 words
- facade
- the outside wall of a building
- hospital
- a place where doctors help sick or hurt people
- driver
- a person who controls a train or car
- climb
- to go up something using your hands and feet
- tracks
- the metal lines a train moves on
- emergency
- a sudden bad event that needs fast help
- metro
- a train system under a city
- brake
- to stop a moving vehicle
- tower
- a very tall, thin building
- incident
- something that happens, often bad
- rescue
- to save someone from danger
- platform
- the place where people wait for a train
- famous
- known by many people
- event
- something that happens
- safe
- not in danger
Quiz
Answer key
1. The Pirellone building 2. Sesto San Giovanni, on line M1 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A man climbed the _____ of the Pirellone building in Milan.
The Pirellone is a tall _____. It is famous in Milan.
The man is _____ years old. This is not the first time he did this.
After the climb, he went to the _____.
In another event, a person tried to hurt themselves on the _____ in Milan.
The metro is called M1. It happened at Sesto San _____.
A person went onto the train _____.
The _____ of the train stopped the train fast.
The driver saved the person's _____.
No one was hurt in that _____.