CIA Director Made Secret Trip to Moscow, US Media Report
The CIA is the top spy agency in the United States. Its director is John Ratcliffe.
US media say Ratcliffe went to Moscow on a military plane. He stayed for 8 hours. The trip was secret.
The Wall Street Journal is a big US news company. It said Ratcliffe went to warn Russia.
The warning was about NATO. NATO is a group of countries that help each other in war.
US officials say Washington told Moscow not to attack NATO countries. Russia has not spoken about the trip.
The news comes at a time of high tension between Russia and the West.
Vocabulary15 words
- CIA
- a US government group that collects secret information
- military
- about soldiers or the army
- secret
- hidden; not known by many people
- warn
- to tell someone about danger before it happens
- NATO
- a group of countries that promise to help each other
- tension
- a feeling that something bad might happen soon
- director
- the person in charge of an organization
- official
- a person who has a job in government
- attack
- to use force to hurt or damage something
- agency
- an office that does a special job
- trip
- a journey to a place
- media
- TV, newspapers, and websites that give news
- report
- to give information about something
- Kremlin
- the building where Russia's government works
- Washington
- the capital city of the United States
Quiz
Answer key
1. The CIA director 2. 8 hours 3. An attack on NATO countries
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The _____ is the top spy agency in the United States. Its director is John Ratcliffe.
US media say Ratcliffe went to Moscow on a _____ plane. He stayed for 8 hours. The trip was _____.
The Wall Street Journal is a big US news company. It said Ratcliffe went to _____ Russia.
The warning was about _____. NATO is a group of countries that help each other in war.
US officials say Washington told Moscow not to _____ NATO countries. Russia has not spoken about the trip.
The news comes at a time of high _____ between Russia and the West.