Opinion Piece Says Trump Lives in a "Fantasy Land"
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A writer at The New York Times wrote an opinion piece about President Trump. The writer says Trump is in a "fantasy land" that he made himself. This means Trump believes things that are not true.
The opinion piece is part of a list called "What I Am Reading in August 2026." In this list, the writer talks about books people should read.
One book on the list is called "Regime Change." The writer says it is important reading. It is about Trump's second time as president. The writer says the book is "chilling." This means it is scary or shocking.
The opinion piece does not give many details. But it tells readers that this book explains a lot about Trump's second term as president.
Vocabulary15 words
- opinion
- what one person thinks; not a fact
- fantasy
- something not real; imagined
- chilling
- very scary; shocking
- term
- a period of time in a job, like president
- regime
- a government or group in power
- essential
- very important; needed
- author
- a person who writes a book
- president
- the leader of a country
- second
- number two; after the first
- belief
- thinking something is true
- reader
- a person who reads
- list
- many names or things written together
- piece
- a short written article
- shocking
- very surprising in a bad way
- power
- control over people or a country
Quiz
Answer key
1. He is in a fantasy land 2. Regime Change 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A writer at The New York Times wrote an _____ piece about President Trump.
The writer says Trump is in a "_____ land" that he made himself.
This means Trump believes things that are not _____.
The opinion piece is part of a list called "What I Am Reading in _____ 2026."
One book on the list is called "_____ Change."
The writer says it is _____ reading.
It is about Trump's second _____ as president.
The writer says the book is "_____."
This means it is scary or _____.
But it tells readers that this book explains a lot about Trump's second term as _____.
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