Banker's Partner Criticised for Showing Off Luxury Lifestyle
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Wassila Meddas is in the news in France. She is the partner of Matthieu Pigasse. He is a rich banker.
Meddas went on holiday to Utah, in the United States. The hotel cost 11,300 dollars for one night. This was for two people.
People online say this is too much money. They think she is showing her wealth in a bad way.
Alix Etournaud also spoke about Pigasse. She is the mother of his children. She made a sharp comment about him.
Etournaud said something about elegance. She said not every punk has elegance. People think this was about Pigasse.
This story is popular because people are talking about money and lifestyle. Many people have strong opinions about rich people online.
Vocabulary15 words
- partner
- a person's boyfriend or girlfriend
- wealth
- having a lot of money
- elegance
- looking stylish and nice
- banker
- a person who works with money at a bank
- holiday
- time away from work, often for fun
- criticism
- saying something is bad
- lifestyle
- the way a person lives
- millionaire
- a person with a lot of money
- online
- on the internet
- comment
- something a person says
- sharp
- strong and a little unkind
- expensive
- costing a lot of money
- news
- information about recent events
- hotel
- a place where people pay to sleep
- public
- seen by many people
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1. The partner of Matthieu Pigasse 2. 11,300 dollars 3. True
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Wassila Meddas is in the news in France. She is the _____ of Matthieu Pigasse. He is a rich _____.
Meddas went on holiday to Utah, in the United States. The hotel cost 11,300 _____ for one night. This was for two people.
People online say this is too much money. They think she is showing her _____ in a bad way.
Alix Etournaud also spoke about Pigasse. She is the _____ of his children. She made a sharp comment about him.
Etournaud said something about _____. She said not every punk has elegance. People think this was about Pigasse.
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