Police File Complaint Against French Lawmaker Sébastien Delogu
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Police in France have made a complaint against a politician.
His name is Sébastien Delogu. He is a member of the LFI party.
LFI means La France Insoumise. It is a French political party.
The police say Delogu said something to them. He said, "I am an elected member of the Republic! Do you know who I am?"
The police did not like this. They think he was rude to them.
A person named Jules Torres also spoke about this. He said LFI is a party that makes bad politicians. He used a strong word for this.
Some people ask a question. Who was really rude? Was it Delogu, or was it the police?
This is called an outrage. It means being very rude to someone with power.
This story happened in France. It is about a fight between a politician and police officers.
Vocabulary15 words
- complaint
- when you tell someone in charge that something bad happened
- elected
- chosen by people to do a job, like a politician
- outrage
- being very rude or angry to someone important
- politician
- a person who works in government
- officer
- a police worker
- party
- a group of people with the same political ideas
- confrontation
- when two people or groups argue face to face
- charge
- to say something bad about someone strongly
- incubator
- a place where something new grows
- republic
- a country led by elected people, not a king
- lawmaker
- another word for a politician who makes laws
- rude
- not polite to someone
- clash
- a strong argument or fight
- file
- to officially give papers to someone in charge
- side
- one group in an argument
Quiz
Answer key
1. A French politician 2. They made a complaint against him 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Police in France have made a _____ against a politician.
His name is Sébastien Delogu. He is a member of the _____ party.
The police say Delogu said something to them. He said, "I am an _____ member of the Republic! Do you know who I am?"
The police did not like this. They think he was _____ to them.
A person named Jules Torres also spoke about this. He said LFI is a party that makes bad _____.
Some people ask a question. Who was really rude? Was it Delogu, or was it the _____?
This is called an _____. It means being very rude to someone with power.
This story happened in France. It is about a fight between a politician and police _____.