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Survivor Speaks After Crans-Montana Incident

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Something bad happened in Crans-Montana. A man named Kean was there that night. He said to himself: 'You cannot die here.' He was very scared.

Kean spoke about the Moretti family. He said he wants to know how they feel. He said their actions hurt many people's lives.

Twelve people were injured that night. A woman named Francesca was one of them. She was the last injured person in the hospital.

Francesca left the hospital called Niguarda. She said: 'Today I was born a second time.' She was very happy to be alive.

Francesca said she wants to eat sushi soon. This shows she feels normal again after a hard time.

People are talking about this event on TV. One survivor told his story on the news program TG5.

Vocabulary15 words

injured
hurt; not well because of an accident
hospital
a place where doctors help sick or hurt people
survivor
a person who lived through something dangerous
Moretti
the family name of people mentioned in this story
Niguarda
the name of a hospital in Milan
Crans-Montana
a place in Switzerland where this happened
night
the dark time of day
scared
feeling fear
second time
again; two times
sushi
a Japanese food made with rice and fish
news
information about recent events
story
words that tell about something that happened
attack
strong words or actions against someone
life
the time a person is alive
people
more than one person

Quiz

1. What did Kean say to himself that night?
2. How many people were injured?
3. True or False: Francesca wants to eat sushi.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Something bad happened in _____. A man named Kean was there that night.

He said to himself: 'You cannot _____ here.'

Kean spoke about the _____ family and said he wants to know how they feel.

Twelve people were _____ that night.

A woman named _____ was one of them.

She was the last injured person in the _____.

Francesca left the hospital called _____.

She said: 'Today I was born a second _____.'

Francesca said she wants to eat _____ soon.

One _____ told his story on the news program TG5.

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