Post Office Vandalised by Visitors; Staff Left Shocked
Listen to the story
A post office in France was damaged badly. A group of people called 'gens du voyage' did this. In English, this means travellers who move from place to place.
One worker said the post office is now 'in a thousand pieces'. This means it is very broken.
The staff who work there felt very scared. They are now traumatised. This means they feel very bad after something scary happened.
The post office had to close. It will stay closed for a long time. People in the town cannot use this post office now.
This news comes from a local newspaper. The newspaper writes about news in the area called Oise, in France.
The story does not give many small details. We do not know why the travellers damaged the post office.
Local police are looking into other events too. One event is about a policeman. Another is about a man named Paul Tancre, who died.
Vocabulary3 words
- damaged
- hurt or broken
- staff
- people who work in a place
- traumatised
- feeling very bad after something scary
Quiz
Answer key
1. It was damaged badly 2. A group of travellers 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A post office in France was _____ badly.
A group of people called 'gens du voyage' did this.
One worker said the post office is now 'in a thousand _____'.
The _____ who work there felt very scared.
They are now _____.
The post office had to _____.
It will stay closed for a long _____.
People in the town cannot use this post office _____.
This news comes from a local _____.
We do not know why the travellers damaged the post office.