UK Offers Ukraine Help With Long-Range Missiles
Andy Burnham traveled to Ukraine this week.
He is a leader from the United Kingdom.
He went to the city of Kyiv.
Burnham brought good news for Ukraine.
The UK will share blueprints for long-range missiles.
A blueprint is a plan for how to build something.
A missile is a weapon that can fly very far.
The UK also wants to help another country: France.
France wants to build a missile assembly line.
An assembly line is a place where workers build things step by step.
The UK will support this plan.
Later on the same day, a special group met.
This group is called the coalition of the willing.
A coalition is a group of countries working together.
These countries want to help Ukraine during the war.
The meeting happened after Burnham's visit to Kyiv.
Vocabulary4 words
- blueprint
- a plan for how to build something
- missile
- a weapon that flies to hit a target far away
- assembly line
- a place where people build things step by step
- coalition of the willing
- a group of countries that agree to work together
Quiz
Answer key
1. Ukraine 2. Plans for long-range missiles 3. The coalition of the willing
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Andy Burnham traveled to _____ this week.
He is a leader from the _____.
He went to the city of _____.
Burnham brought good news for Ukraine.
The UK will share _____ for long-range _____.
The UK also wants to help another country: _____.
France wants to build a missile _____.
Later on the same day, a special group met.
This group is called the coalition of the _____.
The meeting happened after Burnham's visit to _____.
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