Worker Suffers Cardiac Arrest at Construction Site in Saint-Denis
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A man had a serious health problem on a work site.
It happened in Saint-Denis, in an area called Chaudron.
He is a worker. He had a cardiac arrest.
This means his heart stopped working well.
Doctors say his condition is very serious.
His life is in danger right now.
Helpers came to the construction site to help him.
In another town called Les Avirons, there was a big fire.
The fire was in a house at night.
About 200 square meters of the house burned.
No other details are known yet.
Vocabulary15 words
- worker
- a person who does a job
- cardiac arrest
- when the heart suddenly stops
- condition
- how healthy or sick someone is
- construction site
- a place where people build things
- fire
- flames that burn things
- villa
- a large house
- square meters
- a way to measure the size of a place
- serious
- very bad or important
- danger
- a bad thing that could happen
- helpers
- people who come to help in an emergency
- night
- the dark time of day
- area
- a part of a town or city
- burned
- was destroyed by fire
- town
- a small city
- details
- small pieces of information
Quiz
Answer key
1. He had a cardiac arrest 2. At a construction site 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A man had a serious health problem on a work _____.
It happened in Saint-Denis, in an area called _____.
He is a worker. He had a cardiac _____.
This means his _____ stopped working well.
Doctors say his condition is very _____.
His _____ is in danger right now.
Helpers came to the construction site to _____ him.
In another town called Les Avirons, there was a big _____.
The fire was in a house at _____.
About 200 square meters of the house _____.