Man in Court for Planning Attacks
Introduction
A 50-year-old man is in court in Dusseldorf. The police say he asked people to kill politicians on the internet.
Main Body
The man is from Germany and Poland. He made a website. He put the private information of 1,000 people on this site. He asked for money to pay people to kill leaders like Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz. The man has dangerous ideas. He hates migrants and Jewish people. He joined a radical group in Dortmund. He also wrote guides on how to make bombs. The man told the court he asked for attacks. But he says he only wanted to provoke people. He says the police are mean to him. He had other crimes in the past.
Conclusion
The man is in a strong prison. The court is now deciding if he is a terrorist.
Learning
⚡ The 'Action' Pattern
Look at how the story tells us what the man did. In A2 English, we use a simple pattern: Person → Action → Thing.
Examples from the text:
- He → made → a website.
- He → put → information → on this site.
- He → joined → a radical group.
- He → wrote → guides.
Why this helps you: If you can remember this order (Who? → Did what? → What thing?), you can describe almost any event in English.
Quick Word Shift:
- Ask for money → Requesting payment.
- Ask for attacks → Requesting violence.
Watch out! Notice how the text changes from the past (He joined) to the present (He says). Use the present when the person is speaking right now.