Award for Wanna Marchi Causes Embarrassment in Rome
Wanna Marchi and Stefania Nobile got a prize in Rome.
They got the prize at the Campidoglio. This is a famous building in Rome.
The Campidoglio is the home of the Rome city council.
Many people are not happy about the prize.
The prize made the city council feel embarrassed.
A city councillor named Nanni said sorry.
People say the real problem is the place, not just the prize.
The hall inside the Campidoglio is a very important place.
Some people think it was wrong to give a prize there to these two women.
The story is now in the news in Italy.
People are talking about the decision to give the prize.
The city council must now answer questions about this.
Vocabulary9 words
- prize
- something you win or get for doing something
- Campidoglio
- a famous building in Rome; it is the city hall
- building
- a place like a house or office, made of walls and a roof
- city council
- a group of people who run a city
- embarrassed
- feeling shy or uncomfortable after a mistake
- councillor
- a person who works in the city council
- sorry
- words you say when you made a mistake
- hall
- a big room inside a building
- decision
- a choice someone makes
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1. At the Campidoglio 2. Embarrassed 3. True
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Wanna Marchi and Stefania Nobile got a _____ in Rome.
They got the prize at the _____.
This is a famous _____ in Rome.
The Campidoglio is the home of the Rome _____ council.
Many people are not happy about the _____.
The prize made the city council feel _____.
A city _____ named Nanni said sorry.
People say the real problem is the _____, not just the prize.
The _____ inside the Campidoglio is a very important place.
People are talking about the _____ to give the prize.
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