Judge Summons Ex-Chief of Staff of Spanish PM Over Mobile Phone Copy
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A judge in Spain wants to copy a mobile phone.
The phone belongs to a man. He was the former chief of staff of the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez.
The judge asked the man to come to court on Tuesday.
The court is called the National Court. It is in Madrid.
The judge wants to clone the man's phone. This means making an exact copy of everything on it.
The judge says the man had a big role in something. The judge called it a "main participation".
The man went to the court today. He wants to stop the phone copy.
He is trying to cancel the copy of his phone.
There are also messages between two people. One is a woman named Leire Díez. The other is a former adviser to Sánchez.
In the messages, they talk about helping a man. They say, "We must help him. He deserves it."
This happened after Sánchez took five days of rest.
The story is about politics in Spain.
Vocabulary7 words
- copy
- to make the same thing again
- chief of staff
- a top helper who manages work for a leader
- National Court
- a very important court in Spain
- clone
- to make an exact copy of something
- participation
- taking part in something
- cancel
- to stop something from happening
- adviser
- a person who gives help and ideas
Quiz
Answer key
1. Clone it 2. Pedro Sánchez 3. Cancel the phone copy
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A judge in Spain wants to _____ a mobile phone.
The phone belongs to a man. He was the former _____ of the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez.
The judge asked the man to come to court on _____.
The court is called the _____. It is in Madrid.
The judge wants to _____ the man's phone. This means making an exact copy of everything on it.
The judge says the man had a big role in something. The judge called it a "main _____".
He is trying to _____ the copy of his phone.
There are also messages between two people. One is a woman named _____ Díez.
The other is a former _____ to Sánchez.
This happened after Sánchez took five days of _____.