Tens of Thousands March in Portugal Over Housing Costs
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Many people marched in Portugal this week. They were angry about housing costs. Houses and apartments are very expensive now. Tens of thousands of people joined the march. This was the biggest protest in weeks.
The protests started some weeks ago. People are unhappy about high rents. A rent is money you pay to live in a home. Many people say rents are too high. They cannot pay for a good home.
This is part of a bigger movement. A movement is a group of people with the same goal. People want the government to help. They want cheaper homes for everyone.
The marches happen again and again. Each time, more people join. This shows people are still very angry. The housing problem is not getting better.
People want change soon. They want the government to act. Many families feel the pressure of high costs. The protests will likely continue.
Vocabulary15 words
- protest
- when people walk together to show they are angry
- rent
- money you pay to live in a house
- movement
- a group of people working for one goal
- housing
- homes where people live
- government
- the people who run a country
- expensive
- costs a lot of money
- march
- walk together in a group
- crowd
- a large group of people
- cost
- how much money something needs
- angry
- feeling strong negative emotion
- apartment
- a home inside a bigger building
- problem
- something bad that needs fixing
- pressure
- a feeling of stress or difficulty
- family
- people related to each other
- change
- to make something different
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1. High housing costs 2. For weeks 3. True
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Many people marched in Portugal this week. They were angry about _____ costs. Houses and apartments are very _____ now. Tens of _____ of people joined the march. This was the biggest _____ in weeks.
The protests started some weeks ago. People are unhappy about high _____. Many people say rents are too high. They cannot pay for a good _____.
This is part of a bigger _____. People want the _____ to help. They want cheaper homes for everyone.
The marches happen again and again. Each time, more people _____. This shows people are still very _____.
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