Old Mapping App Surges After Trump's Lake Name Change
President Trump made a change about a lake. He wanted to call it something new, like "Lake America." This was about Lake Ontario, a big lake in North America.
After the news, more people started to use an old mapping app. This app is very old. People call it the "OG" of online maps. OG means "original." Many people downloaded it again.
A Republican lawmaker talked about the name change. Republicans are people in Trump's political party. This lawmaker works in the House. The House is part of the U.S. government.
The lawmaker said he thinks the name change was a troll. A troll is a joke to make people upset or confused. He said he is "pretty sure" it was a joke, not a real plan.
The story became popular online. Many people talked about it. Some made a quiz about the app and the name change. A quiz is a short test with questions.
Vocabulary15 words
- mapping
- showing where places are
- Republican
- a member of one big political group in the U.S.
- troll
- a joke made to confuse or annoy people
- quiz
- a short test with questions
- download
- to get an app on your phone
- lawmaker
- a person who makes laws in government
- original
- the first one; very old
- change
- to make something different
- app
- a small program on a phone
- government
- the group that runs a country
- political party
- a group of people with the same ideas about government
- surge
- a fast, big rise
- name
- what we call a person or place
- confused
- not understanding something clearly
- online
- on the internet
Quiz
Answer key
1. The name of a lake 2. More people downloaded it 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
President Trump made a _____ about a lake. He wanted to call it something new, like "Lake America." This was about Lake Ontario, a big _____ in North America.
After the news, more people started to use an old _____ app. This app is very old. People call it the "OG" of online maps. OG means "_____." Many people _____ it again.
A Republican _____ talked about the name change. Republicans are people in Trump's political _____. This lawmaker works in the House.
The lawmaker said he thinks the name change was a _____. He said he is "pretty sure" it was a joke, not a real plan.
Some made a _____ about the app and the name change.