French Union Demands Resignation of TV Host Over October 17 Report
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A French TV station showed a news report about violence.
The violence happened on October 17.
The report was on France 2, a big TV channel in France.
The news show is called the "20 Heures". It is at 8pm every night.
Laurent Delahousse is the man who presents this news show.
A group called the CGT is a trade union.
A trade union helps workers with their jobs and rights.
The CGT was very angry about the report.
They said Delahousse and his team must resign.
To resign means to leave your job.
Other workers at France Télévisions were also angry.
France Télévisions is the company that owns France 2.
People said the report was very bad.
One person said it was worse than another news channel called BFM.
BFM is known for fast, dramatic news.
This story is about anger over how TV covered an event.
Vocabulary15 words
- resign
- to leave your job
- trade union
- a group that helps workers
- CGT
- a big trade union in France
- France 2
- a large TV channel in France
- 20 Heures
- a news show at 8pm
- BFM
- a fast news TV channel
- report
- a story shown on the news
- syndicate
- another word for a workers' group
- anchor
- the person who presents the news
- France Télévisions
- the company that owns France 2
- violence
- hurting people or things
- demand
- to ask for something strongly
- furious
- very angry
- team
- a group of people who work together
- cross a line
- to do something very wrong
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1. Resign 2. A trade union 3. True
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A French TV station showed a news _____ about violence.
The violence happened on October _____.
The report was on France 2, a big TV _____ in France.
The news show is called the "20 _____".
_____ Delahousse is the man who presents this news show.
A group called the _____ is a trade union.
The CGT was very _____ about the report.
They said Delahousse and his team must _____.
Other workers at France Télévisions were also _____.
One person said it was worse than another news channel called _____.
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