Detained Tunisian Flotilla Activists Face Worsening Health
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Some Tunisian activists are in detention. They were part of a flotilla. The flotilla was a group of boats. The activists' health is getting worse now.
Families of the activists are very worried. They talk about the pain of being apart. This is called anguish.
Some activists are doing a hunger strike. This means they do not eat food. They do this to protest.
Families do not know what will happen next. This makes them feel very uncertain. They want their family members to come home safely.
The activists have been away from home for a long time. Their families miss them very much. They hope the activists will get help soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- detention
- when someone is kept somewhere and not allowed to leave
- flotilla
- a small group of boats or ships
- anguish
- very strong pain or sadness
- hunger strike
- not eating food to show you are angry about something
- protest
- to show you disagree with something
- uncertain
- not sure about what will happen
- activist
- a person who works hard for change
- worsening
- getting worse
- separation
- being apart from someone
- toll
- bad effect on someone
- deteriorate
- to become worse
- family
- people who are related to you
- health
- how well your body is
- safely
- without danger
- worried
- feeling scared or unhappy about something
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1. Tunisian flotilla activists 2. Not eating food 3. Worried and uncertain
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Some Tunisian activists are in _____. They were part of a _____.
The activists' _____ is getting worse now.
Families of the activists are very _____.
They talk about the pain of being apart. This is called _____.
Some activists are doing a _____.
This means they do not eat food. They do this to _____.
Families do not know what will happen next. This makes them feel very _____.
They hope the activists will get help _____.
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