Running for Blind People – level 1

06-11-2017 15:00

This news is about a blind man. Even though he is blind, he likes to run. He wants to be the first blind person to run the New York City Marathon.

He helps develop a new technology. Blind people can wear it. It vibrates when there is something in front of them. It vibrates when other runners get close. Simon hopes that his technology can help people.

Difficult words: blind (when you cannot see), even though (it is not easy to do), develop (create, make).

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