Opinion: McConnell Should Return to Senate Soon, Columnist Says
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Mitch McConnell is a senator in the United States. He is from Kentucky. People are worried about his health.
A video showed McConnell not moving on the Senate floor. This was before he went to the hospital. Many people saw the video.
A writer named Gerth wrote an opinion piece about this. He said McConnell should come back to work soon. He said this is true if strength is the problem.
Another senator, Rand Paul, also talked about McConnell's return. Paul is also from Kentucky.
People want to know when McConnell will come back to the Senate. Many people are asking about his health.
Vocabulary15 words
- senator
- a person who works in an important part of government
- opinion
- what one person thinks about something
- Senate
- an important group that makes laws in the United States
- hospitalization
- the time a person stays in a hospital
- motionless
- not moving at all
- strength
- how strong a person's body is
- return
- to come back
- resurfaced
- shown again after being hidden
- columnist
- a person who writes opinion pieces for a newspaper
- health
- how well a person's body is
- video
- moving pictures with sound
- worried
- feeling scared something bad will happen
- concern
- a feeling of worry
- public
- all the people
- Kentucky
- a state in the United States
Quiz
Answer key
1. He was almost not moving 2. Return to the Senate soon 3. Kentucky
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Mitch McConnell is a _____ in the United States. He is from _____. People are worried about his _____.
A _____ showed McConnell not moving on the Senate floor. This was before he went to the _____. Many people saw the video.
A writer named Gerth wrote an _____ piece about this. He said McConnell should _____ to work soon. He said this is true if _____ is the problem.
Another senator, Rand Paul, also talked about McConnell's return.
People want to know when McConnell will come back to the _____. Many people are asking about his health.
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