Three Men in Court for Fire Attacks

Apr 29, 2026, 16:35
EuropePolitics

Introduction

Three men are in court. They started fires at houses and a car. These things belong to the British leader, Keir Starmer.

Main Body

The fires happened last year in North London. One man, Roman Lavrynovych, used a special liquid to start the fires. He did this at night. People were sleeping in the houses. This was very dangerous. A person called 'El Money' told the men what to do. He used the Telegram app. The men worked together. The police found videos of them. They also found many messages on their phones. The men did not do this for politics. They did it for money. 'El Money' paid them with digital money called cryptocurrency.

Conclusion

The men say they did not do it. The trial ends in May.

Learning

🕒 The 'Past' Story

To tell a story about things that already happened, we often just add -ed to the action word.

Look at these changes:

  • Start →\rightarrow Started
  • Work →\rightarrow Worked
  • Use →\rightarrow Used*

Watch out! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. They don't use -ed:

  • Do →\rightarrow Did
  • Find →\rightarrow Found
  • Say →\rightarrow Said

📦 'This' and 'These'

Use these words to point at things without saying their names again:

  1. This (One thing) →\rightarrow "This was very dangerous." (Talking about the fire)
  2. These (Many things) →\rightarrow "These things belong to the leader." (Talking about houses and cars)

Vocabulary Learning

three (num.)
three / number 3三
Example:Three men were in court.
men (n.)
men / adult males男人
Example:The men started fires at houses.
court (n.)
court / place where legal matters are decided法庭
Example:They are in court.
started (v.)
started / began開始
Example:They started fires at houses.
fires (n.)
fires / flames火災
Example:The fires burned the houses.
houses (n.)
houses / homes房子
Example:People were sleeping in the houses.
car (n.)
car / vehicle車
Example:They set fire to a car.
last (adj.)
last / previous上一個
Example:The fires happened last year.
year (n.)
year / 12 months年
Example:The fires happened last year.
night (n.)
night / time after sunset夜晚
Example:He did this at night.
people (n.)
people / humans人
Example:People were sleeping.
sleeping (adj.)
sleeping / in sleep睡覺
Example:People were sleeping in the houses.
dangerous (adj.)
dangerous / risky危險
Example:It was very dangerous.
person (n.)
person / human being人
Example:A person called 'El Money'.
called (v.)
called / named被稱為
Example:A person called 'El Money'.
told (v.)
told / said告訴
Example:'El Money' told the men what to do.
what (pron.)
what / which thing什麼
Example:'El Money' told the men what to do.
do (v.)
do / perform做
Example:What to do.
worked (v.)
worked / performed工作
Example:The men worked together.
together (adv.)
together / at the same time一起
Example:They worked together.
police (n.)
police / law enforcement警察
Example:The police found videos.
found (v.)
found / discovered發現
Example:The police found videos.
videos (n.)
videos / moving images視頻
Example:Videos of them were found.
many (adj.)
many / a large number眾多
Example:They also found many messages.
messages (n.)
messages / communications訊息
Example:Messages on their phones.
phones (n.)
phones / mobile devices手機
Example:Messages on their phones.
politics (n.)
politics / government affairs政治
Example:They did not do this for politics.
money (n.)
money / currency錢
Example:They did it for money.
paid (v.)
paid / compensated付錢
Example:'El Money' paid them.
digital (adj.)
digital / computer-based數碼
Example:Digital money.
trial (n.)
trial / legal examination審判
Example:The trial ends in May.
ends (v.)
ends / finishes結束
Example:The trial ends in May.
special (adj.)
special / unique特別
Example:He used a special liquid.
liquid (n.)
liquid / fluid液體
Example:Special liquid was used.
app (n.)
app / software application應用程式
Example:He used the Telegram app.