France's Government Faces Pressure After Violent Weekend
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There was trouble in France this weekend. People went out to protest. They were angry about prices and public services. Some protests turned into riots.
The government of France is now under pressure. Many people are unhappy with it. The riots made things worse.
People say life is too expensive. They say public services like hospitals and schools are not working well.
A BBC writer named Katya Adler wrote about this. She said there is a lot of political tension in France now.
It is not clear yet what the government will do next. People are watching to see how leaders will react.
Vocabulary15 words
- protest
- when people show they are angry about something
- riots
- when a protest becomes violent
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- political tension
- when there is anger or stress about politics
- cost of living
- the price of things people need to live
- public services
- things like hospitals and schools, run by the government
- pressure
- a feeling that you must do something
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- violence
- actions that hurt people or things
- widespread
- happening in many places
- struggling
- having a lot of problems
- marred
- spoiled or made worse
- leaders
- important people who make decisions
- angry
- feeling strong, bad feelings about something
- trouble
- problems or difficulties
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1. There were riots during protests 2. About the cost of living and public services 3. True
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There was trouble in France this _____. People went out to protest.
They were angry about _____ and public services.
Some protests turned into _____.
The _____ of France is now under pressure.
People say life is too _____.
They say public services like hospitals and _____ are not working well.
A BBC writer named Katya Adler wrote about _____.
She said there is a lot of political _____ in France now.
It is not clear yet what the government will do _____.
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