Petition to Ban French TV Channel CNews Reaches Parliament
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More than 700,000 people in France signed a petition. They want to close a TV channel called CNews.
CNews is a French news channel. Some people think it is unfair. They want the government to stop it.
France has a parliament called the National Assembly. It makes laws for the country.
The National Assembly will have a committee meeting. A committee is a small group of politicians.
The committee will vote. They will decide if there should be a bigger debate about CNews.
A debate is when people talk about a problem. They share different ideas.
Some politicians say this is about freedom of speech. This means people can say what they think.
They ask: can a government close a TV channel? This is a big question in France now.
Vocabulary15 words
- petition
- a paper many people sign to ask for something
- parliament
- a group of people who make laws for a country
- committee
- a small group of people who study a problem
- debate
- when people talk about different ideas on a topic
- freedom of speech
- the right to say what you think
- channel
- a station that shows TV programs
- sign
- to write your name to show you agree
- unfair
- not right or not equal
- close
- to stop something from working
- politician
- a person who works in government
- vote
- to choose something officially
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- news
- information about things happening now
- big
- not small; important
- question
- something you ask to get an answer
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1. More than 700,000 2. To close CNews 3. Whether to have a debate about CNews
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More than 700,000 people in France signed a _____. They want to close a TV channel called CNews.
CNews is a French news channel. Some people think it is _____. They want the government to stop it.
France has a _____ called the National Assembly. It makes laws for the country.
The National Assembly will have a _____ meeting. A committee is a small group of politicians.
The committee will _____. They will decide if there should be a bigger debate about CNews.
A debate is when people talk about a problem. They share different _____.
Some politicians say this is about freedom of _____. This means people can say what they think.
They ask: can a government close a TV _____? This is a big question in France now.
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