Tension Rises in Ceuta Over Migrant Situation
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Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa. Many migrants live there. There is a big problem in Ceuta now.
Some people in Ceuta are angry. They do not want migrants to get food. They have blocked food deliveries to migrants.
Some people also burned migrant camps on the beach. This happened during a protest. People shouted angry words.
The problem has continued for one month. There is no solution yet. People are worried about more violence.
The Spanish government is worried too. It asked the PP party for help. The PP is a big opposition party in Spain.
The government wants the PP to help stop the violence. They want peace in Ceuta again.
Vocabulary7 words
- blocked
- stopped something from happening
- camps
- simple places where people live for a short time
- protest
- when people show anger about something together
- solution
- an answer to a problem
- violence
- hurting people or things
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- opposition
- a political party that is not in power
Quiz
Answer key
1. In North Africa 2. They burned migrant camps 3. The PP party
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa. Many _____ live there. There is a big problem in Ceuta now.
Some people in Ceuta are angry. They do not want migrants to get food. They have _____ food deliveries to migrants.
Some people also burned migrant _____ on the beach. This happened during a _____. People shouted angry words.
The problem has continued for one month. There is no _____ yet. People are worried about more _____.
The Spanish _____ is worried too. It asked the PP party for help. The PP is a big _____ party in Spain.
The government wants the PP to help stop the violence. They want peace in Ceuta again.