Byron Donalds Picks Miami Lawmaker Bryan Ávila as Running Mate
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Byron Donalds wants to be the next governor of Florida. He is running in an election. Now he has picked a running mate. A running mate is a person who runs for a job with you. If they win, one becomes governor. The other becomes lieutenant governor.
Donalds picked Bryan Ávila. Ávila is a state senator from Hialeah. Hialeah is a city near Miami. A state senator is a person who makes laws for the state.
The news came before a big event at the Freedom Tower. The Freedom Tower is a famous building in Miami. Many Cuban people came to America through this building long ago.
Ávila has a strong message. He talks about being anti-communist. This means he is against communism. Communism is a political system. Many people in Miami do not like communism. Many families left Cuba because of it.
People are talking a lot about this choice. They call it buzz. Buzz means people talking with excitement about news.
This pick may help Donalds get more votes in Miami. Many voters there care about anti-communist ideas.
Vocabulary15 words
- running mate
- a person who runs for election together with another person
- state senator
- a person who makes laws for a state
- Freedom Tower
- a famous old building in Miami
- anti-communist
- against communism; not liking a political system called communism
- communism
- a political system where the government controls most things
- buzz
- a lot of talk and excitement about something
- governor
- the top leader of a state
- lieutenant governor
- the second top leader of a state
- election
- a time when people vote to choose leaders
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- legislator
- a person who makes laws
- voters
- people who vote in an election
- announcement
- when someone tells important news
- message
- an idea a person wants to share
- event
- something planned that happens, like a meeting
Quiz
Answer key
1. Bryan Ávila 2. — 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Byron Donalds wants to be the next _____ of Florida.
He picked Bryan Ávila as his _____.
Ávila is a state _____ from Hialeah.
The news came before an event at the _____ Tower.
Many Cuban people came to America through this _____.
Ávila talks about being _____.
Many families left Cuba because of _____.
People are talking a lot about this choice, which is called _____.
This pick may help Donalds get more _____ in Miami.
Many voters there care about anti-communist _____.
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