The News

Did you hear what happened in the news?

What happened?

It was a huge earthquake in South America.

Really?

Yeah, they say it was an 8.0 on the Richter Scale.

What does that mean? Is that bad?

Yes, that’s a very strong earthquake.

Did anyone get hurt?

They say many buildings collapsed. It is possible that many people could have died.

That is terrible.

Yeah it is.