New Film About Reagan and the Cold War Sparks Debate
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A new movie is about the Cold War. Its name is 'The Brink of War'.
The movie is about a meeting in Reykjavik. Reykjavik is a city in Iceland. In the movie, US President Ronald Reagan meets Soviet leaders there.
A famous actor plays Reagan. His name is Jeff Daniels. He is from Michigan.
A reviewer saw the movie. The reviewer thinks the movie is not fair. The reviewer says the movie gives Reagan too much credit.
Many actors have played US presidents in movies. Jeff Daniels is the newest one.
The movie talks about history. It talks about the time when the US and the Soviet Union were rivals. This time was called the Cold War.
Vocabulary15 words
- Cold War
- a long time when the US and Soviet Union were enemies but did not fight directly
- actor
- a person who plays a role in a movie
- reviewer
- a person who gives an opinion about a movie
- credit
- praise for doing something good
- rivals
- two sides that compete against each other
- summit
- an important meeting between leaders
- president
- the leader of a country like the US
- Soviet
- from the old country called the Soviet Union
- Iceland
- a small country near Europe
- role
- the part an actor plays
- leader
- a person who guides a country
- history
- things that happened in the past
- fair
- right and equal to everyone
- famous
- known by many people
- movie
- a film people watch
Quiz
Answer key
1. The Brink of War 2. Jeff Daniels 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new movie is about the _____. Its name is 'The Brink of War'.
The movie is about a meeting in _____. Reykjavik is a city in Iceland. In the movie, US President Ronald Reagan meets Soviet leaders there.
A famous _____ plays Reagan. His name is Jeff Daniels. He is from Michigan.
A reviewer saw the movie. The reviewer thinks the movie is not fair. The reviewer says the movie gives Reagan too much _____.
Many actors have played US _____ in movies. Jeff Daniels is the newest one.
The movie talks about history. It talks about the time when the US and the Soviet Union were _____. This time was called the Cold War.
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