Two Young Men Held After Statue of Mary Damaged in Corsica
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Something bad happened in Porto-Vecchio, a town in Corsica. Someone damaged a statue of the Virgin Mary. The Virgin Mary is an important person for Christians.
Two young men are suspected of doing this. People say they may have done it, but it is not sure yet.
The two men tried to leave Corsica. They went to the airport in Ajaccio, a city in Corsica.
A big crowd came to the airport. The crowd was angry about the damaged statue.
Because of the crowd, the two men could not leave the island. Police stopped them.
The two young men will go to court. A judge will decide what happens to them.
Many people in the area are upset. They say the damage to the statue was very serious.
Vocabulary15 words
- damaged
- hurt or broke something
- suspected
- people think someone did something wrong, but it is not proven
- airport
- a place where planes leave and arrive
- crowd
- many people together in one place
- court
- a place where a judge decides if someone broke the law
- judge
- a person who decides what is right in a court
- statue
- a model of a person, made of stone or metal
- Virgin Mary
- an important religious woman for Christians
- island
- land with water all around it
- serious
- very bad; important
- angry
- feeling strong bad feelings about something
- police
- people whose job is to stop crime
- town
- a small city
- leave
- to go away from a place
- upset
- feeling sad or angry
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Answer key
1. A statue of the Virgin Mary 2. Ajaccio airport 3. False
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Something bad happened in Porto-Vecchio, a town in Corsica. Someone _____ a statue of the Virgin Mary.
Two young men are _____ of doing this.
The two men tried to leave Corsica. They went to the _____ in Ajaccio.
A big _____ came to the airport. The crowd was angry about the damaged statue.
Because of the crowd, the two men could not leave the _____.
The two young men will go to _____. A judge will decide what happens to them.
Many people in the area are _____. They say the damage was very serious.
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