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Cheney's Former Doctor Raises Questions About Trump's Health

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A doctor wrote about President Trump's health. This doctor was Dick Cheney's cardiologist before. Dick Cheney was once the Vice President of the United States. The doctor says Trump 'has not looked well.'

The doctor has questions about Trump's health. The doctor thinks there is too much secrecy. Secrecy means keeping information hidden. The doctor wants more information about the President's health.

The doctor wrote this in an opinion piece. An opinion piece is an article with a person's own ideas. It was in a big newspaper. Many people read about the President's health now.

Vocabulary4 words

cardiologist
a doctor who works with the heart
secrecy
keeping something hidden from other people
information
facts that people want to know
opinion
what one person thinks about something

Quiz

1. Who wrote about Trump's health?
2. What does the doctor say about Trump?
3. The doctor wants more secrecy about health information. True or false?

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

A doctor wrote about President _____'s health. This doctor was Dick _____'s cardiologist before. Dick Cheney was once the Vice President of the United _____. The doctor says Trump 'has not looked _____.'

The doctor has _____ about Trump's health. The doctor thinks there is too much _____. Secrecy means keeping information hidden. The doctor wants more _____ about the President's health.

The doctor wrote this in an _____ piece. An opinion piece is an article with a person's own _____. It was in a big _____. Many people read about the President's health now.

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