News about an Airport Accident and a Crime

May 9, 2026, 14:51

Introduction

This report talks about two stories. One is about a plane accident in the USA. The other is about a death in the UK.

Main Body

A plane hit a person at Denver Airport on Friday. The person was not a worker. He climbed a fence and walked onto the runway. The plane stopped and 231 people left the plane quickly. Twelve people had small injuries. In Bristol, UK, a man named Anthony Clemmings died. A person found his body in a garden on a roof on Tuesday. The police started a search for the killer. On Friday, the police arrested a 50-year-old man. This man lives in the West Midlands. The police are talking to the family now.

Conclusion

Police and airport experts are still studying both cases.

Learning

🕰️ The 'Past' Pattern

In this story, we see how to talk about things that already happened. Look at these word changes:

Hit $\rightarrow$ Hit (stays the same)
Stop $\rightarrow$ Stopped
Climb $\rightarrow$ Climbed
Walk $\rightarrow$ Walked
Die $\rightarrow$ Died
Start $\rightarrow$ Started

The Simple Rule: To tell a story about yesterday or last week, we usually just add -ed to the end of the action word.

📍 Where and When

Notice how the writer puts the place and time at the end of the sentence to keep it clear:

...at Denver Airport on Friday.
...in a garden on a roof on Tuesday.
...in the West Midlands.

A2 Tip: Use In for cities/regions and On for days of the week.

Vocabulary Learning

airport

A place where planes take off and land

Example:I went to the airport to pick up my friend.

runway

A long strip of land where planes land and take off

Example:The plane touched down on the runway.

injuries

Hurt or damage to the body

Example:He had minor injuries after the fall.

garden

An area where plants grow

Example:She planted flowers in her garden.

roof

The top covering of a building

Example:The rain splashed on the roof.

Looking for something

Example:The police began a search for the missing child.

killer

Someone who kills

Example:The detective tried to find the killer.

arrested

Taken by police and kept in custody

Example:He was arrested for breaking the law.

midlands

A region in England between the north and south

Example:She lives in the Midlands.

experts

People who know a lot about something

Example:The experts studied the accident carefully.

studying

Examining or learning about something

Example:They are studying the case to learn from it.