French TV Presenter Faces Pressure After News Errors
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Laurent Delahousse is a famous French TV presenter. He works for a channel called France 2.
France 2 is part of a bigger company called France Télévisions. This company makes the evening news, called the JT.
The JT made two new mistakes. France Télévisions said sorry for the errors. They said: 'We present our apologies.'
The mistakes happened in reports about violence on October 17. This news is sensitive for many people in France.
A trade union called the CGT is angry about the mistakes. A trade union is a group that helps workers.
The CGT wants Laurent Delahousse to leave his job. They also want his team to leave.
The CGT asked for their resignation. Resignation means leaving a job yourself.
This is not the first problem for France Télévisions. The company has had other problems before.
People now ask if Delahousse will stay as the main presenter. Many people are watching this story closely.
France Télévisions has not said what will happen next.
Vocabulary15 words
- presenter
- a person who shows a TV program
- channel
- a TV station
- JT
- the French word for TV news program
- apologies
- saying sorry
- violence
- hurting people or things
- CGT
- a big French workers' group
- trade union
- a group that helps workers
- resignation
- leaving a job yourself
- mistake
- something wrong
- evening news
- the TV news at night
- company
- a business
- report
- a piece of news information
- sensitive
- needing careful handling
- famous
- known by many people
- team
- a group working together
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1. Laurent Delahousse 2. Two new mistakes in the news 3. Delahousse and his team to resign
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Laurent Delahousse is a famous French TV _____. He works for a channel called France 2.
France 2 is part of a bigger company called France Télévisions. This company makes the evening news, called the _____.
The JT made two new _____. France Télévisions said sorry for the errors.
The mistakes happened in reports about _____ on October 17.
A trade union called the _____ is angry about the mistakes.
The CGT wants Laurent Delahousse to leave his _____.
The CGT asked for their _____. Resignation means leaving a job yourself.
This is not the first _____ for France Télévisions.
People now ask if Delahousse will _____ as the main presenter.
France Télévisions has not said what will happen _____.
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