Volcano in Chile erupts - News In English #8

Volcano in Chile erupts

Villa Rica Volcano is a volcano in Chile. It is located near a popular tourist area south of the capital of Santiago. It is one of South America’s most active volcanoes. It last erupted in 2000.

There was an eruption of lava and ash in the early hours of Tuesday last week. The ash shot up two miles into the sky. This big eruption did not last long, but the volcano remained active.

The eruption injured nobody, but some 3,385 people were evacuated from the area.

New Word : 

located تقع 

tourist سائح 

lava حمم 

ash رماد 

Group of Chinese in Moscow - News In English #7

Group of Chinese in Moscow

 Russian customs arrested thirty-four Chinese citizens at a Moscow Airport. The customs thought that they had drugs on them.

Earlier, Russian media said that the Chinese had 230 kilograms of drugs. However, the Chinese citizens were not transporting drugs, but a special substance which is used in making tofu.

The Russian customs tested the substance to make sure that it wasn’t a drug. Then the customs released all 34 of the passengers.

New Word : 

 جمارك customs

المواطنين citizens

مادة substance

Conjoined twins in China - News In English #6

Conjoined twins in China

Conjoined twins were born in China last year. They were connected from their chests to their navels. They also had two connected livers.

After months of hospital care, the weight of the twin sisters increased to almost 10 kilograms, and they were strong enough to get an operation. The doctors operated on them last Tuesday. It took the doctors five hours.

Seventy per cent of conjoined twins are female. Being conjoined happens once every 200,000 live births. Since 1950, doctors have separated 250 conjoined twins

New Word : 

Conjoined موحد

 navels السره 

separated منفصل 

Leonard Nimoy died - News In English #5

Leonard Nimoy died

Leonard Nimoy died in the morning of Friday the 27th of February. He was an American actor known for playing Mr. Spock – a “Star Trek” character.

The cause of his death was a pulmonary disease which made it difficult for him to breathe. Mr. Nimoy said last year that he had the disease, and he attributed it to his years of smoking.

Leonard Nimoy also played in other TV series, but people will forever remember him as Spock

New Word : 

-  شخصيه character

- ممثل actor  

-رؤيه pulmonary

- تنفس breathe

- ينسب attributed

Swiss train crash - News In English #4

Swiss train crash

Many people think that the trains in Switzerland are very safe and efficient, and many Swiss people ride trains.

However, recently a commuter train and a high-speed train crashed near Zurich. Some parts of the trains came off the train tracks, but they did not fall over.

Emergency workers helped the people that were on the trains. The people that run the trains in Switzerland closed the part of the train tracks where the crash happened

New Word : 

-  كفاءة efficient

- حالات الطوارى Emergency 

- مسارات tracks  

-  ركاب commuter

Venezuelan police killed a boy - News In English #3

Venezuelan police killed a boy

There was a demonstration in a Venezuelan city. Around 20 people fought with the police. A 14-year-old boy was in the violence.

A policeman shot the teenager with a rubber bullet, and the boy died on his way to hospital. The policeman confessed to shooting the boy and police arrested him. The Venezuelan president condemned the violence.

New Word :

مظاهرة demonstration

violence عنف

رصاصه bullet 

اعترف confessed

condemned مدان 

 

Man can see again - News In English #2

Man can see again

An American from Minnesota began to lose his sight around 20 years ago. In 2005, he was completely blind. His disease was serious, and doctors could not help him. However, ten years later, the man can see again!

Doctors gave him a special device. They call it a bionic eye, but it looks like sunglasses. It sees instead of the man’s eyes and it sends the information to his brain.

Someone filmed the moment when the man saw for the first time in ten years. It is a very emotional video.

New Word : 

- رؤية Sight

- جهاز  device 

- ذو اعضاء اليه bionic