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French TV Host Léa Salamé May Leave Evening News

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Léa Salamé is a famous French TV host. She presents the evening news on France 2. France 2 is a big French TV channel.

A newspaper called Le Parisien says her time on the news show may end soon. The paper says this change is happening very fast.

Nobody is sure why she may leave. But there is a possible reason. A man named Raphaël Glucksmann may soon say he wants to be president of France.

Léa Salamé and Raphaël Glucksmann are partners in life. This means they live together as a couple.

If Léa Salamé stays on the news, some people may think this is a problem. This is because her partner wants to be president.

So, Léa Salamé might not present the evening news anymore. This could happen soon, when the new season starts in September.

Vocabulary5 words

host
a person who leads a TV show
channel
a TV company that shows programmes
president
the top leader of a country
partners
two people who love each other and live together
season
a time of the year when new TV shows start

Quiz

1. What does Léa Salamé do?
2. Why might Léa Salamé leave her job?
3. True or False: Raphaël Glucksmann is Léa Salamé's partner.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Léa Salamé is a famous French TV _____. She presents the evening news on France 2. France 2 is a big French TV _____.

A newspaper called Le Parisien says her time on the news show may end soon. The paper says this change is happening very _____.

Nobody is sure why she may leave. But there is a possible reason. A man named Raphaël Glucksmann may soon say he wants to be _____ of France.

Léa Salamé and Raphaël Glucksmann are _____ in life. This means they live together as a couple.

If Léa Salamé stays on the news, some people may think this is a _____. This is because her partner wants to be president.

So, Léa Salamé might not present the evening news anymore. This could happen soon, when the new _____ starts in September.

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