Big bell falls on a man
A big bell fell on a man. He was inside the bell. He could not move. This happened in China.
The man was looking at the bell. He was standing under it. The bell was on a rope. Some people were turning the bell around. It wasn't good for the rope and so the rope broke. The bell fell on the man. He was under the bell and he couldn't walk away.
Other people had to help him. It took them five minutes. The man was lucky because he didn’t need a doctor and he was OK.
Interesting words: bell (big thing in church which makes sound), rope (long line from textile).
Drums in the street
A man plays drums in the streets. He is famous, but he is more famous on the internet.
This man plays the drums very well. He made three CDs. This musician started to play drums 25 years ago. You can often see him at the train stations in London.
Interesting words: drum (musical instrument) musician (somebody who plays a musical instrument).
People ignore mother and child
There was a car accident in India. A mother and her child died. Father and son were OK. They asked for help. Nobody helped them. People ignored them.
Some cars stopped but people in the cars only looked. They didn't help. The father and son stood there. They didn't know what to do. Later, people from the hospital arrived. They put the dead bodies in their car. The car moved the bodies away. People from the hospital had no respect for the dead bodies.
The mother and child could be alive if the help came earlier.
Interesting words: ignore (not to help or do something), arrive (come), alive (not dead), earlier (before some time).
Girl has her head in a wall
A little girl from China had an accident. Her head was between two walls. She couldn't move.
Some people saw it. They said that she was playing with other children. The accident happened during the game.
Firemen used soap. They put it on her head but it didn't help. They had to break some part of the wall. The girl was saved and she met with her mother once again.
Interesting words: accident (bad thing which happens to you), had to (must in the past), once again (again).
Pope masks are made in Brazil
A man from Brazil has a factory. He makes masks. He made many masks of the new pope.
In July, there will be a meeting of young Christians in Brazil. The pope will visit Brazil in July too. People will wear the masks. Many people will look like the pope. It is a gift for the pope. People from the factory hope that the pope will like it.
The boss of the factory likes the pope. He says that the pope likes people and that he is nice.
Interesting words: Christian (person who believes in Jesus Christ), gift (present).
Woman works in her wedding dress
A woman from China had a wedding. She works as a TV reporter. Then there was an earthquake in China. She left the wedding. She wanted to report about the earthquake.
This woman didn't change out of her white dress. She interviewed people in it. People filmed her. They put the video on the internet. People say that she's pretty. They say that she is the most beautiful woman in a wedding dress.
The reporter returned to her wedding. The wedding finished. What do you think she did after it? Yes, she went back to work.
Interesting words: wedding (moment when two people start to be a husband and a wife) earthquake (shake of earth), interview (speak to).