VIP Flights Begin Between Minsk and Iran
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A new flight service has started. It flies between Minsk and Iran.
Minsk is the capital city of Belarus. Iran is a country in the Middle East.
These are special VIP flights. VIP means for important people.
Iran is a war-torn country now. This means there is war there.
The war has caused problems in Iran. Many places are not safe.
But the new flights still go to Iran. They carry VIP passengers.
A VIP flight is not like a normal flight. It is more private and comfortable.
Not many details are known about this news yet.
We do not know who the passengers are.
We do not know why they travel to Iran now.
The flights connect two countries that do not always work together.
This story comes from a news report about Belarus.
Vocabulary15 words
- flight
- a trip in an airplane
- VIP
- a very important person
- war-torn
- a place hurt badly by war
- passengers
- people who travel in a plane or car
- private
- not for everyone; only for some people
- comfortable
- nice and easy, not hard
- countries
- big areas of land with their own government
- news report
- a story that tells people new information
- capital
- the main city of a country
- Middle East
- an area with countries like Iran
- war
- fighting between countries or groups
- service
- help or work given to people
- special
- different from normal; not usual
- safe
- with no danger
- connect
- join two things together
Quiz
Answer key
1. Minsk 2. Hurt badly by war 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new _____ service has started. It flies between Minsk and Iran.
Minsk is the _____ city of Belarus.
These are special _____ flights.
VIP means for _____ people.
Iran is a _____ country now.
The war has caused problems in Iran.
The new flights still go to Iran. They carry VIP _____.
A VIP flight is more _____ and comfortable.
Not many _____ are known about this news yet.
This story comes from a news _____ about Belarus.