Singapore Launches Dating App for Government Workers
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Singapore is a small country in Asia. It has a very low birthrate. This means few babies are born there.
The government wants more babies. So it made a new dating platform. This is an app or website to help people meet.
The new platform is for people who work for the government. These are called government workers.
The government hopes the platform will help workers find love. It hopes they will get married. It hopes they will have babies.
Many people are talking about this news. Some people think it is a good idea. Some people think it is funny. Some people do not like it.
People on the internet are sharing their opinions. Some feel curiosity about how it works. Some feel amusement. Some feel scorn, which means they do not respect the idea.
Singapore is not the only place with this problem. Many countries today have low birthrates. Governments try different ways to fix this.
Vocabulary8 words
- birthrate
- the number of babies born in a place
- dating platform
- an app or website to help people find a partner
- government workers
- people who have jobs working for the government
- curiosity
- wanting to know more about something
- amusement
- feeling happy or wanting to laugh
- scorn
- a strong feeling of not liking or respecting something
- city-state
- a country that is also just one city
- matchmaker
- a person or thing that helps people meet a partner
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1. A very low birthrate 2. — 3. People have mixed feelings
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Singapore is a small country in _____.
It has a very low _____.
The government made a new _____ platform.
The new platform is for _____ workers.
The government hopes workers will get _____.
Some people feel _____ about how it works.
Some people feel _____, like they want to laugh.
Some people feel _____, meaning they do not respect it.
Many countries today have low _____.
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