General Strike in Italy on October 30: Marches Planned in Many Cities
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There will be a big strike in Italy on October 30. A strike is when workers stop work to show anger or ask for change.
Trade unions are asking people to join the strike. A union is a group that helps workers.
People will walk in marches in 41 cities. A march is when many people walk together to say what they think.
Buses and trains may stop. Hospitals may also have problems. These are important sectors, or parts of the country's work.
The Viminale is the Italian government office for safety. It is worried about some bad people joining the marches.
These bad people are called infiltrators. They are not real workers but join to cause trouble.
The government wants the marches to stay safe and peaceful. Police will watch the cities on October 30.
Many people in Italy will feel the effects of the strike that day.
Vocabulary15 words
- strike
- when workers stop working to show they are angry
- union
- a group that helps and speaks for workers
- march
- when people walk together to show their opinion
- sector
- a part of a country's work, like transport or health
- Viminale
- the Italian government office that handles safety
- infiltrator
- a person who joins a group to cause trouble
- transport
- buses, trains, and other ways to move people
- healthcare
- hospitals and medical help
- risk
- the chance something bad will happen
- disrupt
- to stop something from working normally
- general
- for everyone, not just one group
- stop
- to not continue; to halt
- violent
- using force to hurt people or things
- alert
- a warning that something may happen
- peaceful
- calm, with no fighting
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Answer key
1. A general strike 2. Transport and healthcare 3. True
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There will be a big _____ in Italy on October 30.
Trade _____ are asking people to join the strike.
People will walk in _____ in 41 cities.
Buses and trains may stop. Hospitals may also have _____.
These are important _____, or parts of the country's work.
The _____ is the Italian government office for safety.
It is worried about some bad people joining the _____.
These bad people are called _____.
The government wants the marches to stay safe and _____.
Police will watch the cities on October 30.
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