Polls Compare Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Ahead of Possible Runoff
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Brazil may have an election next year. Two possible candidates are Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.
On Friday, three new polls came out. They show how far apart Lula and Flávio are.
A runoff is a second vote. It happens when no one wins in the first round.
People who work in political marketing talked about the election. Owners of research companies also gave their opinion.
They tried to answer one question: who will win, Lula or Flávio?
The news says one number from the polls could be very important. It may show who wins the runoff.
Many people in Brazil are watching this closely. The election news changes often.
Vocabulary7 words
- poll
- a study that asks many people what they think
- runoff
- a second vote between the top two people
- political marketing
- work to make a politician popular
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- election
- a time when people vote for a leader
- research company
- a business that studies what people think
- second round
- another vote after the first one
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1. Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro 2. The gap between Lula and Flávio 3. True
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Brazil may have an election next year. Two possible _____ are Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.
On Friday, three new _____ came out. They show how far apart Lula and Flávio are.
A _____ is a second vote. It happens when no one wins in the first round.
People who work in _____ talked about the election. Owners of research companies also gave their opinion.
They tried to answer one question: who will win, Lula or _____?
The news says one number from the polls could be very important. It may show who wins the _____.
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