AFL Responds to Scandal as Police Raid Union Offices
Two big stories are in the news in Australia today.
The boss of the AFL talked about problems in the sport. AFL means Australian Football League. It is a popular sport in Australia. Some people did bad things. The AFL chief said these actions do not show what the whole game is about. He said most people in the sport are good.
The chief used the words 'actions of a few'. This means only some people did wrong things. Not everyone.
In other news, police did a raid on a building. A raid is when police go into a place fast to check for crimes. The building belongs to the CFMEU. This is a big union for workers in Australia. A union is a group that helps workers.
Police arrested five people at the CFMEU building. Arrested means police took them because of a crime. This happened at the union's main office.
Both stories are important news in Australia today.
Vocabulary15 words
- AFL
- a popular sport league in Australia
- raid
- when police go somewhere fast to check for crime
- CFMEU
- a big group for workers in Australia
- union
- a group that helps and speaks for workers
- arrested
- taken by police because of a crime
- chief
- the top boss of a group
- scandal
- when people do bad things and it becomes known
- headquarters
- the main office of a group
- controversy
- when people argue about something bad
- define
- to show what something really is
- actions
- things people do
- police
- people whose job is to stop crime
- building
- a place with walls and a roof, like an office
- crime
- something bad and against the law
- news
- information about new things happening
Quiz
Answer key
1. They don't define the game 2. A union for workers 3. Five
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Two big stories are in the news in _____ today.
The boss of the AFL talked about problems in the _____.
He said most people in the sport are _____.
The chief used the words 'actions of a _____'.
Police did a _____ on a building.
The building belongs to the _____.
This is a big _____ for workers in Australia.
Police _____ five people at the CFMEU building.
This happened at the union's main _____.
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