First Debate Between Lula and Flávio Marked by Attacks and Bomb Scare
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Lula and Flávio had their first TV debate. It was for the second round of the election. The debate was at a TV station called Band. The two men said many bad things about each other. People call this kind of talk "attacks".
After the debate, something strange happened. Police found a package near the TV studio. They thought it could be a bomb. A special police team called the bomb squad came to check it.
The package was close to a car. The car belonged to Flávio. Police made the area safe for people. They closed the area so no one could enter. This is called an isolation.
The police wanted to know if the package was dangerous. They worked carefully. This story is part of election news. People are watching the runoff between Lula and Flávio.
Vocabulary9 words
- debate
- a public talk where people give different opinions
- attacks
- strong words against someone
- package
- a small box or bag with something inside
- bomb
- a thing that can explode
- bomb squad
- police who check dangerous objects
- safe
- with no danger
- isolation
- keeping an area closed for safety
- election
- when people vote for a leader
- runoff
- a second vote between the top two people
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1. At Band TV studio 2. A suspicious package 3. True
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Lula and Flávio had their first TV _____. It was for the second round of the election. The debate was at a TV station called _____. The two men said many bad things about each other. People call this kind of talk "_____".
After the debate, something strange happened. Police found a _____ near the TV studio. They thought it could be a _____. A special police team called the _____ came to check it.
The package was close to a _____. The car belonged to Flávio. Police made the area _____ for people. They closed the area so no one could enter. This is called an _____.
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