Train Delays in Florence After Track Accident; Separate Incident in Barletta
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Trains were slow in Florence today. This happened after an accident on the tracks at Rifredi station. A person was hit by a train. Many trains had big delays.
In another town called Barletta, something bad happened too. A 28-year-old man did not have a ticket. Train workers told him to get off the train. He tried to get back on the train. He lost his arm in the accident. People in the station heard him shout.
Both accidents happened on Italian trains. They show that train travel can sometimes be dangerous.
Vocabulary8 words
- trains
- big vehicles that go on tracks and carry people
- accident
- something bad that happens by mistake
- delays
- when something is late
- ticket
- a paper you need to travel on a train
- station
- a place where trains stop
- tracks
- metal lines that trains move on
- shout
- to speak very loudly
- workers
- people who have a job
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1. Florence Rifredi 2. He had no ticket 3. True
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Trains were slow in Florence today. This happened after an _____ on the tracks at Rifredi station. A person was hit by a train. Many trains had big _____.
In another town called Barletta, something bad happened too. A 28-year-old man did not have a _____. Train workers told him to get off the train. He tried to get back on the train. He lost his arm in the accident. People in the _____ heard him shout.
Both accidents happened on Italian trains. They show that train travel can sometimes be dangerous.
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