The day Michael Jackson died – level 2

25-06-2009

Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50, in Los Angeles.

The official report said that he died because he took too many sleeping drugs.

Many people all around the world were very sad.

Jackson’s death also caused a lot of internet traffic. Some websites crashed because of the high volume of users who were searching for news about the pop star’s death.

In the week after Jackson’s death, sales of his music went extremely high because many fans wanted to buy the music of this legendary musician.

Difficult words: crash (to suddenly stop working), sales (all the products which a company sells during some time).

What impact did Michael Jackson's death have on music sales and internet traffic?

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