Boat in Thailand – level 3

09-07-2018 07:00

Ninety-three Chinese tourists, and twelve Thai crew and tourist guides were on board a vessel off of Thailand’s Phuket Island when it hit waves 5 metres tall. Other tourist boats were also caught up in the storm which hit the area last Thursday.

The boat capsized and 38 people have been confirmed dead. Divers are searching the wreckage for survivors, with 18 people still missing.

Difficult words: vessel (a large boat), capsize (overturn).

You can watch the video news lower on this page.

What do you think about this news?

LEARN 3000 WORDS with NEWS IN LEVELS

News in Levels is designed to teach you 3000 words in English. Please follow the instructions
below.

How to improve your English with News in Levels: 

Test

  1. Do the test at Test Languages.
  2. Go to your level. Go to Level 1 if you know 1-1000 words. Go to Level 2 if you know 1000-2000 words. Go to Level 3 if you know 2000-3000 words.

Reading

  1. Read two news articles every day.
  2. Read the news articles from the day before and check if you remember all new words.

Listening

  1. Listen to the news from today and read the text at the same time.
  2. Listen to the news from today without reading the text.

Writing

  1. Answer the question under today’s news and write the answer in the comments.

Speaking

  1. Choose one person from the Skype section.
  2. Talk with this person. You can answer questions from Speak in Levels.

 

Stock images by Depositphotos