New Polls Show Close Race Between Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula
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Three new polls came out on Friday in Brazil. They show how people may vote in the election.
One poll is from RealTime Big Data. It says Flávio Bolsonaro has 52% of the valid votes. Lula has 48%.
This poll looks at a possible second round of voting. A second round happens when no one wins in the first round.
Another poll is from Datafolha. It is a well-known polling company in Brazil.
In the Datafolha poll, Flávio Bolsonaro has 47%. Lula has 46%. The numbers are very close.
The polls show a close race between the two candidates. Flávio Bolsonaro is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Lula is a former president of Brazil. He has run in many elections before.
The election will decide who becomes the next president of Brazil.
More polls may come out before the final vote. People are watching the race closely.
Vocabulary15 words
- poll
- a study that asks people what they think or who they will vote for
- valid votes
- votes that are correct and can be counted
- second round
- a second vote when no one wins enough votes the first time
- candidates
- people who want to be elected
- RealTime Big Data
- a company that does opinion polls in Brazil
- Datafolha
- a well-known company that does opinion polls in Brazil
- election
- a time when people vote to choose a leader
- president
- the top leader of a country
- race
- a competition between people to win something
- former
- someone who had a job before, but not now
- close
- almost the same; not very different
- vote
- to choose someone in an election
- released
- made public; shown to everyone
- decide
- to choose or make a final choice
- watching
- paying attention to something happening
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1. Flávio Bolsonaro 2. A very close race 3. True
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Three new _____ came out on Friday in Brazil.
One poll is from RealTime Big Data. It says Flávio Bolsonaro has 52% of the _____ votes.
This poll looks at a possible second _____ of voting.
Another poll is from _____. It is a well-known polling company in Brazil.
In the Datafolha poll, Flávio Bolsonaro has 47%. Lula has _____.
The polls show a close _____ between the two candidates.
Flávio Bolsonaro is the son of former president Jair _____.
Lula is a former _____ of Brazil.
The election will decide who becomes the next president of _____.
More polls may come out before the final _____.
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