Reports: Trump Left Air Force One in a Catering Truck
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US media say something strange happened with President Trump. He may have left his plane, Air Force One, in a special way.
Reports say Trump left the plane in a catering truck. A catering truck is a truck that carries food for planes.
People think Trump used the truck for security reasons. Security means keeping someone safe.
The reports say there was a threat to Trump's life. A threat means a danger or a warning of harm.
US media say the threat came from Iran. Iran is a country in the Middle East.
Air Force One is the special plane for the US president. The president is the leader of a country.
News groups are still checking the full story. This is called a report, which means news information.
Many people are talking about this story online. It is getting a lot of attention, which means people notice it.
The White House has not said much about it yet. The White House is where the US president works.
People want to know more about the truck and the threat. This kind of event is called an incident, meaning something that happens.
Vocabulary10 words
- Air Force One
- the special plane for the US president
- catering truck
- a truck that carries food for planes
- security
- keeping someone safe
- threat
- a danger or warning of harm
- Iran
- a country in the Middle East
- president
- the leader of a country
- report
- news information
- attention
- when people notice something
- White House
- the place where the US president works
- incident
- something that happens, often bad
Quiz
Answer key
1. A catering truck 2. For a safety reason 3. Iran
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
US media say something strange happened with President Trump. He may have left his plane, _____, in a special way.
Reports say Trump left the plane in a _____. A catering truck is a truck that carries food for planes.
People think Trump used the truck for _____ reasons. Security means keeping someone safe.
The reports say there was a _____ to Trump's life. A threat means a danger or a warning of harm.
US media say the threat came from _____. Iran is a country in the Middle East.
Air Force One is the special plane for the US _____. The president is the leader of a country.
News groups are still checking the full story. This is called a _____, which means news information.
Many people are talking about this story online. It is getting a lot of _____, which means people notice it.
The _____ has not said much about it yet. The White House is where the US president works.
People want to know more about the truck and the threat. This kind of event is called an _____, meaning something that happens.
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