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Algeria's President Makes Partial Cabinet Reshuffle

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The president of Algeria has made changes to his government. His name is Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

He made a reshuffle. This means he changed some ministers. He did not change all of them.

Tebboune chose four new ministers. A minister is a person who leads a part of the government.

The news comes from APS. APS is the official news agency of Algeria.

We do not know the names of the new ministers yet. We also do not know which jobs they will do.

This is a normal thing that presidents do. They change ministers to improve the government.

Vocabulary6 words

president
the top leader of a country
government
the group of people who run a country
reshuffle
a change in who does what job
ministers
important people who lead parts of the government
news
information about new things that happen
news agency
a company that shares news with newspapers and TV

Quiz

1. Who made the reshuffle?
2. How many new ministers were named?
3. Did the president change all the ministers?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

The _____ of Algeria has made changes to his _____. His name is Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

He made a _____. This means he changed some ministers. He did not change all of them.

Tebboune chose four new _____. A minister is a person who leads a part of the government.

The _____ comes from APS. APS is the official _____ of Algeria.

We do not know the _____ of the new ministers yet.

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