Helicopters crash in Argentina – level 1
16-03-2015 15:00
An accident happens in Argentina. Two helicopters hit. Ten people were on the helicopters. They are dead.
Three French sports stars died. Their names are Camille Muffat, Alexis Vastine and Florence Arthaud. Camille Muffat was a swimmer. She won at the London Olympics 2012. Alexis Vastine was a boxer. Florence Arthaud was a sailor.
They were filming a TV show there. It shows how people can live in nature. The TV show is called “Dropped”.
Difficult words: was/were (past of “is” and “are”), win-won-won (to be the best at something), sailor (a person who is on a boat for sport).
You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.
Did you know these sportswomen and these sportsmen?
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