Actor-Turned-Politician Vijay Gives First Independence Day Speech as Chief Minister
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Vijay is now the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He gave his first Independence Day speech in this job. Independence Day is on 15 August. It is a special day for India.
Vijay did a flag hoisting at the secretariat. A secretariat is a big government building. Many people came to watch the event.
In his speech, Vijay thanked young people. People call young people today Gen Z. He said good words about them.
Vijay also spoke about his rivals. Rivals are people who compete against you. He gave them a warning in his speech.
Actress Trisha Krishnan also came to the event. She sat in the front row. She sat next to Vijay's parents.
This was a big day for Vijay. He was an actor before. Now he is a top politician in Tamil Nadu.
Vocabulary15 words
- Chief Minister
- the leader of a state government
- flag hoisting
- putting a flag up high
- Gen Z
- young people born around 2000 and after
- rivals
- people who compete with you
- Trisha Krishnan
- a famous actress
- politician
- a person who works in government
- secretariat
- a big government office building
- Independence Day
- the day a country became free
- speech
- talking to many people about something
- event
- something special that happens
- front row
- the seats at the very front
- warning
- telling someone to be careful
- actor
- a person who plays roles in movies
- government
- the group that runs a country or state
- Tamil Nadu
- a state in India
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Answer key
1. Chief Minister 2. Young people (Gen Z) 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Vijay is now the _____ of Tamil Nadu. He gave his first Independence Day speech in this job. Independence Day is on 15 August. It is a special day for _____.
Vijay did a _____ at the secretariat. A secretariat is a big government building. Many people came to watch the event.
In his speech, Vijay thanked young people. People call young people today _____. He said good words about them.
Vijay also spoke about his _____. Rivals are people who compete against you. He gave them a _____ in his speech.
Actress Trisha Krishnan also came to the event. She sat in the front row. She sat next to Vijay's _____.
This was a big day for Vijay. He was an _____ before. Now he is a top politician in Tamil Nadu.