Algeria's Interior Minister Says Prices Are Higher Than Ever
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Algeria's Interior Minister talked about high prices in the country.
He said he is 60 years old. He said he never saw prices go up so much before.
He spoke in a town called Ksar El Boukhari.
The minister said some groups want to hurt the market. A market is a place where people buy and sell things.
He said the government will intervene. To intervene means to step in and do something.
He said the state is strong. He said it will protect people's purchasing power. This means how much people can buy with their money.
The minister's name is Saaidoune. He works for the government.
People in Algeria are worried about high prices now.
Vocabulary15 words
- minister
- an important person who works for the government
- interior
- about things inside a country
- market
- a place where people buy and sell things
- intervene
- to step in and do something to stop a problem
- purchasing power
- how much people can buy with their money
- prices
- how much money things cost
- state
- the government of a country
- protect
- to keep something safe
- groups
- people who work together
- harm
- to hurt or damage something
- government
- the people who lead a country
- town
- a small place where people live
- worried
- feeling scared about something
- country
- a nation, like Algeria
- act
- to do something
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1. 60 years old 2. He never saw prices this high before 3. Intervene to protect purchasing power
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Algeria's Interior Minister talked about high _____ in the country.
He said he is 60 _____ old. He said he never saw prices go up so much before.
He spoke in a town called Ksar El _____.
The minister said some groups want to hurt the _____.
He said the government will _____.
He said the state is strong. He said it will protect people's purchasing _____.
The minister's name is _____. He works for the government.
People in Algeria are _____ about high prices now.
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