Fire in Australia – level 1

24-04-2018 07:00

A fire starts near Sydney, Australia. It burns through 1,000 hectares of land. Over 500 firefighters are fighting this fire. The police want to know the cause of the fire.

The leader of Australia says that the situation is not getting better. He adds, however, that people are working very hard to control the fire. No one gets hurt from the fire.

Difficult words: cause (why and how the fire happens), situation (something that is happening), add (say).

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