Private Comments by Raphaël Glucksmann Anger French Politicians
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Raphaël Glucksmann is a French politician. He made some private comments. People have now heard about them.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon is angry about the comments. Ségolène Royal is angry too. She called the words sexist.
Royal talked about one phrase. Glucksmann said someone did a "belly dance" for Macron. Royal did not like this phrase.
Mélenchon called the comments a contre-vérité. This means something that is not true.
The story is about French politics. Many politicians are talking about it now.
Glucksmann has not said much in public yet. People want to know his answer.
This story shows that private words can cause big problems. Many people are watching what happens next.
Vocabulary5 words
- politician
- a person who works in government
- sexist
- unfair to someone because of their sex
- belly dance
- a type of dance; here, used to mean copying someone
- contre-vérité
- a French word for something false
- politics
- work about running a country
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Answer key
1. Raphaël Glucksmann 2. They were sexist 3. False
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Raphaël Glucksmann is a French _____. He made some private comments.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon is _____ about the comments.
Ségolène Royal called the words _____.
Glucksmann said someone did a "_____" for Macron.
Mélenchon called the comments a _____.
The story is about French _____.
Many _____ are talking about it now.
This story shows that _____ words can cause big problems.
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