NEWS FROM BBC

Anders Helstrup filmed while he was skydiving and suddenly a black big stone felt down from sky. It whizzes past so near him. One geologist thinks that it is indeed from space and is a meteorite. The searches that the people did then were fruitless so far. It's so amazing and awesome.


VOCABULARY
Skdiving, Whizzes, Meteorite, Fruitless, Geologist  and Indeed.

Exercice
1.
Rare, prehistoric rock art which could be more than 4,000 years old has been discovered in the Brecon Beacons. The Bronze Age discovery was made late last year by national park geologist Alan Bowring.

2.
Employees at the online storage firm whizz through corridors on skates and office scooters. Some take time off to play pool and video games, and a plush music room is ready for a karaoke contest.

3.
A skydiving team from Garvagh, County Londonderry, have celebrated their 30th anniversary by jumping from a hot air balloon.

4.
Spanish astronomers spotted a meteorite with a mass of about half a tonne crashing into the lunar surface last September.

5.
However, Mr Burns has admitted that Fuel Entertainment's search may prove fruitless. "We don't know exactly what we'll find, but it's bound to be interesting," he said.

LINK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2014/04/140408_vwitn_stone.shtml