Lula Launches Bid for Fourth Term as President of Brazil
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Brazil's president, Lula, wants to be president again. This will be his fourth term. A term is a period of time in a job.
Lula started his campaign in his home area. A campaign is work to win an election.
He wants to win back workers. Workers are people who do jobs. Lula belongs to the Workers Party.
But Lula has a big rival. A rival is a person you compete against. The rival is Flavio Bolsonaro.
Flavio is the son of Jair Bolsonaro. Jair Bolsonaro was president before Lula. Now Jair Bolsonaro is in jail. Jail is a place for people who broke the law.
Flavio also started his campaign in his home area. He wants to be president instead of Lula.
This election is very important for Brazil. Many people will watch what happens next.
Vocabulary8 words
- term
- a period of time in a job
- campaign
- work to try to win an election
- workers
- people who do jobs
- rival
- a person you compete against
- jail
- a place for people who broke the law
- president
- the leader of a country
- election
- when people vote to choose a leader
- stronghold
- a place where a person has many supporters
Quiz
Answer key
1. Win a fourth term as president 2. Flavio Bolsonaro 3. In jail
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Brazil's president, Lula, wants to be president again. This will be his fourth _____.
Lula started his _____ in his home area.
He wants to win back _____. Lula belongs to the Workers Party.
But Lula has a big _____. The rival is Flavio Bolsonaro.
Flavio is the son of Jair Bolsonaro. Now Jair Bolsonaro is in _____.
Flavio also started his campaign in his home area.
This _____ is very important for Brazil.
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