Anger in France – level 1
This news is from France. There was an attack on people in the town of Nice. People put down flowers and candles for the people who are dead. People out in the streets are scared and angry.
One lady says that people think that these attacks always happen in other places. But when the attack happens in your home, it touches you directly.
Another lady is angry. She says that people need more protection from these attacks. People feel nervous. They don’t know when these attacks will end.
Difficult words: scared (with fear), happen (are), directly (with nothing between).
You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.
What do think about this attack?
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Students, who translate English texts, do exercises and do tests are very good at translating, doing exercises and doing tests, but they have problems with understanding English in real life. In real life, nobody waits for your translation. People usually use simple English when they speak but they use it fast. You have to understand with no translation to your native language. If you translate, you cannot be part of communication because you are thinking about the language too much. These words are maybe hard to read but they are true.
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