Man Threatens Passers-By With Knife in Épinal, France
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A man had a knife in the street in Épinal, France. Épinal is a town in the Vosges area.
The man used the knife to threaten people. He pointed it at passers-by who were walking near him.
The knife was a kitchen knife. This is a knife that people use at home to cut food.
The event happened in a public street. Many people could see the man.
Police came to the street after the event. This kind of news is called a fait divers in French. It means a small local news story about crime or accidents.
We do not know why the man did this. We also do not know if police caught him.
The news comes from a local newspaper called Vosges Matin. It reports news from the Vosges area.
Vocabulary15 words
- threaten
- to say or show that you might hurt someone
- passers-by
- people who are walking past a place
- fait divers
- a short news story about a small event
- Vosges
- an area in the east of France
- kitchen knife
- a knife used to cut food at home
- local
- from one small area or town
- public
- open for everyone to see or use
- event
- something that happens
- police
- people whose job is to stop crime
- street
- a road in a town with houses or shops
- area
- a part of a country or town
- news
- information about new events
- report
- to give information about something
- town
- a place with houses and shops, smaller than a city
- region
- a large part of a country
Quiz
Answer key
1. A knife 2. In a street in Épinal 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A man had a _____ in the street in Épinal, France. Épinal is a town in the Vosges area.
The man used the knife to _____ people. He pointed it at _____ who were walking near him.
The knife was a _____ knife. This is a knife that people use at home to cut food.
The event happened in a _____ street. Many people could see the man.
_____ came to the street after the event. This kind of news is called a fait divers in French.
We do not know _____ the man did this. We also do not know if police caught him.
The news comes from a _____ newspaper called Vosges Matin.