North Korea May Have Launched a Ballistic Missile
Listen to the story
North Korea may have launched a ballistic missile. This is a type of weapon that flies very high and far.
Japan's government saw a flying object. They think it came from North Korea.
The Japanese prime minister told his team to collect information about the missile. This means they must learn all the facts fast.
Government officials say the object fell outside Japan's EEZ. EEZ means the sea area near Japan that Japan controls.
This news is still new. More facts may come soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- ballistic missile
- a weapon that flies very high and far
- prime minister
- the top leader of a government
- collect information
- to gather facts about something
- EEZ
- sea area near a country that it controls
- government officials
- people who work for the government
- launch
- to send something into the sky or space
- flying object
- something that moves through the air
- fall
- to drop down
- team
- a group of people who work together
- fast
- quickly
- news
- new information about events
- control
- to have power over something
- weapon
- a tool used to hurt or attack
- sea area
- a part of the ocean
- outside
- not inside a place
Quiz
Answer key
1. A ballistic missile 2. Collect information 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
North Korea may have launched a _____. This is a type of weapon that flies very high and far.
Japan's government saw a flying object. They think it came from _____.
The Japanese _____ told his team to collect information about the missile. This means they must learn all the facts fast.
Government officials say the object fell outside Japan's _____. EEZ means the sea area near Japan that Japan controls.
This news is still new. More facts may come _____.