NSW May Ban E-Bikes for Children Under 12; Airport Near-Miss Called ‘Unacceptable’
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Minns is the leader of New South Wales, a state in Australia. He is thinking about a new rule.
The rule would stop children under 12 from riding e-bikes. An e-bike is a bike with a small motor.
Minns wants to keep children safe. Many people worry about young children riding fast e-bikes.
In other news, there was a problem at Sydney Airport. Two planes came very close to each other on the tarmac. The tarmac is the hard ground where planes move.
This is called a near-miss. A near-miss means two things almost hit each other, but they did not.
The head of air safety said this was "unacceptable." This means it was very bad and should not happen.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is looking at what happened. This group checks transport problems.
Also, police looked at remains found in a suitcase near Goulburn, a town in NSW. Police said the remains are not human.
Vocabulary15 words
- Minns
- the leader of a state in Australia
- e-bike
- a bike with a small motor to help you ride
- tarmac
- the hard ground at an airport where planes move
- near-miss
- when two things almost hit each other but do not
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau
- a group that checks transport problems
- suitcase
- a bag for carrying things when you travel
- remains
- parts of a body found after death
- unacceptable
- very bad; should not happen
- premier
- the leader of a state
- New South Wales
- a state in Australia
- police
- people whose job is to keep order and catch bad people
- safety
- being free from danger
- rule
- something you must follow
- motor
- a machine part that makes something move
- airport
- a place where planes take off and land
Quiz
Answer key
1. E-bikes 2. Two planes had a near-miss on the tarmac 3. No
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Minns is the leader of New South Wales, a state in _____. He is thinking about a new rule.
The rule would stop children under 12 from riding _____. An e-bike is a bike with a small motor.
Minns wants to keep children _____. Many people worry about young children riding fast e-bikes.
In other news, there was a problem at Sydney _____. Two planes came very close to each other on the tarmac.
This is called a _____. A near-miss means two things almost hit each other, but they did not.
The head of air safety said this was "_____." This means it was very bad and should not happen.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is looking at what _____.
Also, police looked at remains found in a _____ near Goulburn, a town in NSW.
Police said the remains are not _____.
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