Sword attack in Sweden – level 1

29-10-2015 07:00

A man in Sweden has a sword. He comes to a school.

He kills a teacher. He injures four students. They go to hospital. Doctors operate on them.

The man wears a mask. Police shoot him. They injure him seriously.

Difficult words: sword (a thing which looks like a big, long knife), injured (to have problems with the body), mask (something which covers your face).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

What do you think about the man?

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