Attacks in Paris – level 1

16-11-2015 07:00

There are attacks in Paris. They kill at least 120 people.

The first attack happens at 9:30 p.m. on Friday. It happens near a stadium. The stadium is in the north of the city.

An hour later, there are two shootings. One happens at a bar. The second happens at a restaurant. The shootings kill fourteen peopl.

The deadliest attack happens at 11 p.m. Four gunmen enter a concert hall. There are a lot of people there. They are at a concert. The gunmen start shooting them. They kill more than 80 people.

Difficult words: shooting (a situation when somebody shoots people), gunman (a man with a gun who commits a crime).

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

What do you think about these attacks?

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