Sánchez Takes Another Holiday After Ceuta Policy U-turn
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Pedro Sánchez is the prime minister of Spain. He has gone on holiday again this summer. He is with his wife, Begoña Gómez. They are staying in Andorra, a small country near Spain.
They are staying in a five-star hotel with a spa. A five-star hotel is a very expensive and nice hotel. The trip is called a "private trip". This means it is not a work trip.
Before this holiday, Sánchez had a problem. He had to change, or rectify, his government's work in Ceuta. Ceuta is a Spanish city in Africa. The government did something wrong there. Sánchez had to fix it.
Some people are angry. They think Sánchez should not go on holiday now. They say he must work and fix the problems first. Other people say every worker needs a rest.
This story is about politics in Spain. Many people are watching what Sánchez does next. His holiday is at the end of summer.
Vocabulary15 words
- prime minister
- the leader of a country's government
- holiday
- time away from work to rest
- spa
- a place where people relax and get treatments for the body
- private
- not for work; personal
- rectify
- to fix a mistake
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- luxury
- very expensive and comfortable
- policy
- a plan for how to do something
- handling
- the way someone deals with a problem
- situation
- what is happening in a place
- trip
- a journey to a place
- leader
- a person in charge
- country
- a place with its own government
- problem
- something that is not good and needs fixing
- politics
- the work of running a country
Quiz
Answer key
1. Andorra 2. His wife, Begoña Gómez 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Pedro Sánchez is the _____ of Spain. He has gone on _____ again this summer.
They are staying in a _____ hotel with a spa. The trip is called a _____ trip.
Before this holiday, Sánchez had to _____ his government's work in Ceuta.
Ceuta is a Spanish city in _____. The government did something wrong there.
Some people are angry. They think Sánchez should _____ work first.