CIA Director Makes Secret Visit to Moscow
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John Ratcliffe is the director of the CIA. The CIA is a big U.S. spy agency.
News reports say Ratcliffe made a secret trip to Moscow. Moscow is the capital of Russia.
A U.S. military plane landed in Moscow. People did not know about the trip before.
A source said Ratcliffe met with Russian officials. The visit was not announced.
The reason for the meeting is not clear yet. Many people are asking questions about it.
This kind of secret trip is unusual. It shows something important may be happening between the U.S. and Russia.
Vocabulary15 words
- CIA
- a U.S. agency that gathers secret information
- source
- a person who gives information but is not named
- officials
- people who work for the government
- secret
- not known by other people
- unannounced
- done without telling people first
- military
- related to soldiers and the army
- director
- the person who leads an organization
- transport plane
- a plane that carries people or things
- mystery
- something that is hard to understand or explain
- capital
- the main city of a country
- trip
- a journey to a place
- meet
- to be with someone and talk
- reason
- why something happens
- unusual
- not normal
- important
- very needed or big in meaning
Quiz
Answer key
1. The director of the CIA 2. Moscow 3. No
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
John Ratcliffe is the director of the _____. The CIA is a big U.S. spy agency.
News reports say Ratcliffe made a secret trip to _____. Moscow is the capital of Russia.
A U.S. _____ plane landed in Moscow. People did not know about the trip before.
A _____ said Ratcliffe met with Russian officials. The visit was not announced.
The _____ for the meeting is not clear yet. Many people are asking questions about it.
This kind of secret trip is _____. It shows something important may be happening between the U.S. and Russia.
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