Algeria's Housing Minister Orders Faster Work on "Adl 3" Homes
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Mr. Belaribi is the housing minister in Algeria.
He visited the city of Bordj Bou Arreridj.
He gave new instructions there.
He wants workers to build homes faster.
The homes are part of a program called "Adl 3".
These homes are in a housing project.
It is in an area called Sidi Saoui.
Sidi Saoui is a new urban hub.
An urban hub is a new area for a city.
Mr. Belaribi talked about the whole country too.
He said 200,000 homes are being built.
These homes are all part of "Adl 3".
"Adl 3" helps people buy new homes.
The government wants people to have homes soon.
This is why the minister wants faster work.
Vocabulary15 words
- instructions
- words that tell people what to do
- program
- a plan to do something big
- housing project
- a plan to build many homes
- urban hub
- a new busy area in or near a city
- minister
- an important person who leads a government department
- construction
- the work of building something
- units
- single homes or apartments
- nationwide
- in every part of a country
- officials
- people who work for the government
- visit
- to go and see a place
- city
- a big town where many people live
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- speed up
- to make something go faster
- homes
- places where people live
- buy
- to pay money for something
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1. A housing minister 2. A housing program 3. 200,000
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Mr. Belaribi is the _____ minister in Algeria.
He visited the city of _____ Bou Arreridj.
He gave new _____ there.
He wants workers to build homes _____.
The homes are part of a _____ called "Adl 3".
It is in an area called _____ Saoui.
Sidi Saoui is a new _____ hub.
He said _____ homes are being built.
These homes are all part of "_____ 3".
This is why the minister wants faster _____.
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