Algeria Works to Bring Back Its Scientists from Abroad
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Algeria wants its scientists to come back and help the country.
This is called reverse brain drain. Many smart people left Algeria to work in other countries. Now Algeria wants them to return.
President Tebboune met members of a special council. This council is for Algerian scientists who live in other countries.
The council will show a roadmap to the president. A roadmap is a plan with clear steps.
The plan will help the scientists join Algeria's development. Development means the country gets better and grows.
The council is called the Supreme Council of the National Scientific Community Abroad. It works with Algerians who have special skills, called expertise.
Algeria hopes these scientists can help build a better future for the country.
Vocabulary15 words
- reverse brain drain
- when skilled people who left a country come back home
- council
- a group of people who meet to plan or decide things
- roadmap
- a plan that shows steps to reach a goal
- development
- growth and improvement of a country
- expertise
- special knowledge or skill
- president
- the leader of a country
- scientists
- people who study science
- abroad
- in another country
- national
- about a whole country
- supreme
- highest or most important
- community
- a group of people with something in common
- meet
- to come together with someone
- plan
- an idea for future action
- return
- to come back
- skills
- abilities to do something well
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1. Come back and help 2. Members of a scientific council 3. A roadmap
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Algeria wants its scientists to come back and help the _____.
This is called reverse brain drain. Many smart people left Algeria to work in other _____.
President Tebboune met members of a special _____.
This council is for Algerian scientists who live in other _____.
The council will show a _____ to the president.
A roadmap is a plan with clear _____.
The plan will help the scientists join Algeria's _____.
Development means the country gets better and _____.
The council is called the Supreme Council of the National Scientific Community _____.
It works with Algerians who have special skills, called _____.
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