Missing Teenager Found Safe in Udine, Italy
A girl named Martina Rinaldi went missing in Italy.
She disappeared from a hospital in the city of Udine.
Martina is 15 years old.
She went missing on 11 September.
The police looked for her every day.
This evening, they found her in Udine.
Martina is safe now.
The police are called the Polizia di Stato in Italy.
They worked hard to find the girl.
People in Udine were worried about her.
Now everyone is happy she is safe.
The search is finished.
Vocabulary15 words
- missing
- not there; nobody knows where the person is
- hospital
- a place where sick people go to get help
- police
- people whose job is to keep everyone safe
- Polizia di Stato
- the name of the national police in Italy
- search
- when people look for someone or something
- disappeared
- went away and nobody could find the person
- found
- discovered after looking
- safe
- not hurt; okay
- evening
- the part of the day after afternoon
- worried
- feeling scared something bad happened
- city
- a big town with many people
- teenager
- a young person between 13 and 19 years old
- Italy
- a country in Europe
- September
- the ninth month of the year
- looked for
- tried to find
Quiz
Answer key
1. 15 2. A hospital 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A girl named Martina Rinaldi went _____ in Italy.
She disappeared from a _____ in the city of Udine.
Martina is _____ years old.
She went missing on _____ September.
The _____ looked for her every day.
This evening, they found her in _____.
Martina is _____ now.
The police are called the _____ in Italy.
They worked hard to find the _____.
People in Udine were _____ about her.
Now everyone is happy she is _____.
The _____ is finished.