D'Alema Writes a Book About His Life as a Communist
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Massimo D'Alema is a famous political leader in Italy. He was once a communist. Now he has written a book about his life.
In the book, D'Alema talks about his past. He says being a communist in Italy was not just an idea. It was a choice about how to live.
D'Alema writes in a different way in this book. People say his style is not like a normal political book.
At the same time, a school in Ravenna has started a new course. The school is called "Bella Ciao". The new course is about geopolitics. Students will learn about different countries and world problems.
The school wants to help young people understand the world better. This is the second cycle, or part, of the course.
Vocabulary15 words
- political leader
- a person who leads a country or a group
- communist
- a person who believes everyone should share money and things equally
- choice
- a decision between two or more things
- style
- the special way someone does something
- geopolitics
- the study of countries and how they act with each other
- cycle
- a part of something that repeats or continues
- book
- pages with writing, put together
- course
- a set of classes about one subject
- school
- a place where people learn
- life
- the time a person is alive
- write
- to put words on paper
- idea
- a thought in your mind
- world
- the whole planet Earth
- famous
- known by many people
- normal
- usual; not different
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1. A book about his life 2. It was a choice about how to live 3. False
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Massimo D'Alema is a famous political _____ in Italy.
He was once a _____.
Now he has written a _____ about his life.
He says being a communist was a _____ about how to live.
People say his _____ is not like a normal political book.
A school in Ravenna has started a new _____.
The school is called "Bella _____".
The new course is about _____.
This is the second _____ of the course.
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