Sadiq Khan Fined Over Car He Says Is Not His
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Sadiq Khan is the mayor of London. He got a fine from a court. The fine was about a car. The car was registered with his name. But his office says he does not own the car.
The court used a fast-track system. In this system, judges decide cases very fast. They can decide in just a few seconds. This system is for small problems, like traffic fines.
The judges in this system are called magistrates. They do not have a normal court meeting. They look at the case and decide quickly.
Sadiq Khan's office said he does not have this car. They think there was a mistake. The car was falsely put in his name. This means it was wrong, not true.
This story is now part of the news about UK politics. People are talking about how the fast-track system works. Some people think it can make mistakes because it is so quick.
Vocabulary15 words
- mayor
- the leader of a city
- fine
- money you must pay because you did something wrong
- fast-track
- very quick way of doing something
- magistrates
- people who decide small court cases
- falsely
- in a way that is not true
- registered
- written in an official list
- convicted
- told by a court that you did something wrong
- politics
- work about running a country or city
- office
- the team of people who help a leader
- system
- a way of doing something
- court
- a place where judges decide about laws
- decide
- to choose an answer
- own
- to have something as yours
- mistake
- something wrong that happens by accident
- seconds
- very small parts of time
Quiz
Answer key
1. Sadiq Khan 2. Decides court cases very quickly 3. No
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Sadiq Khan is the mayor of _____. He got a _____ from a court. The fine was about a _____. The car was registered with his name. But his office says he does not own the car.
The court used a _____ system. In this system, judges decide cases very fast. They can decide in just a few _____. This system is for small problems, like traffic fines.
The judges in this system are called _____. They do not have a normal court meeting. They look at the case and decide quickly.
Sadiq Khan's office said he does not have this car. They think there was a _____. The car was _____ put in his name. This means it was wrong, not true.
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