France Prepares for Nationwide Strike on September 29
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People in France will go on strike on Tuesday, 29 September. A strike is when workers stop work to show they are not happy.
There will be protests in many cities. A protest is when people walk together to show what they think about something.
News reports call this day a "black day." This means many services may stop or be slow.
People want to know the times and places of the protests near their homes.
The strike is linked to workers in the public sector. These are people who work for the government, like teachers or train workers.
Many people expect problems with transport and other services on this day.
Local news websites are sharing lists of protest times and places for different cities.
People are told to check for updates before they travel on Tuesday.
Vocabulary15 words
- strike
- when workers stop working to show they are unhappy
- protests
- when people walk or gather to show their opinion
- public sector
- jobs that are paid by the government
- black day
- a day when many problems are expected
- transport
- buses, trains, and other ways to travel
- workers
- people who have jobs
- government
- the group that runs a country
- services
- help or work done for people, like buses or schools
- cities
- big towns with many people
- news
- information about new things happening
- schedule
- a plan of times for things to happen
- march
- to walk together in a group
- unhappy
- not feeling good about something
- update
- new information about something
- plan
- an idea about what to do
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1. A strike 2. Many problems are expected 3. Public sector workers
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People in France will go on _____ on Tuesday, 29 September.
A strike is when workers stop work to show they are not _____.
There will be _____ in many cities.
News reports call this day a "_____ day."
This means many services may stop or be _____.
The strike is linked to workers in the _____ sector.
Many people expect problems with _____ and other services.
Local news websites are sharing lists of protest _____ and places.
People are told to check for _____ before they travel.
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