Night Car Crash in Gers Injures Four; One Airlifted to Toulouse
A bad car accident happened at night in Gers, France.
A 22-year-old man was seriously hurt in the crash.
He was very badly injured. Doctors sent a helicopter to help him.
The helicopter took him to a big hospital in Toulouse. The hospital is called the CHU.
Three other people were also hurt in the accident.
They went to a hospital in Condom, a town near the accident.
Four people were hurt in total.
The police are looking at the accident. They want to know why it happened.
This kind of accident is called a road accident.
It happened in the middle of the night.
Vocabulary6 words
- accident
- something bad that happens by chance
- seriously
- in a very bad or dangerous way
- helicopter
- a flying machine with turning blades
- hospital
- a place where doctors help sick or hurt people
- CHU
- a big French hospital for serious cases
- road accident
- a crash between cars on the road
Quiz
Answer key
1. 22 2. Toulouse 3. Four
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A bad car _____ happened at night in Gers, France.
A 22-year-old man was _____ hurt in the crash.
He was very badly injured. Doctors sent a _____ to help him.
The helicopter took him to a big _____ in Toulouse.
The hospital is called the _____.
Three other people were also hurt in the _____.
They went to a hospital in _____, a town near the accident.
_____ people were hurt in total.
The police are looking at the _____.
It happened in the middle of the _____.