Serious Road Accidents Overnight in Sarthe, France
There was a bad car accident in Sarthe, France. It happened at night.
Several people were hurt. Four people were badly hurt.
There was also another accident that night. It was a different crash on the road.
In total, five people were hurt in two accidents.
The accidents happened on the road at night. Sarthe is a place in France.
We do not know why the accidents happened. We do not know the names of the people.
Doctors are helping the hurt people now. The police are looking at the accidents.
Vocabulary15 words
- accident
- something bad that happens by chance
- injured
- hurt in the body
- grave/serious
- very bad
- Sarthe
- a place in France
- road
- a way for cars to go
- night
- the dark time of day
- crash
- when things hit each other hard
- police
- people who keep order and check bad events
- doctor
- a person who helps sick or hurt people
- hurt
- to have pain in the body
- France
- a country in Europe
- total
- the whole number of something
- badly
- very much
- different
- not the same
- place
- where something is
Quiz
Answer key
1. Sarthe, France 2. Four 3. Two
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There was a bad car _____ in Sarthe, France.
It happened at _____.
Several people were _____.
Four people were badly _____.
There was also another _____ that night.
It was a different _____ on the road.
In total, five people were hurt in two _____.
The accidents happened on the _____ at night.
Sarthe is a place in _____.
We do not know why the accidents _____.