Trump Administration Warns It May Stop Helping the Smithsonian
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The Smithsonian is a big group of museums in the United States.
The Trump administration is having a problem with the Smithsonian.
Now, the government has a new warning for the Smithsonian.
The government says its agencies may stop helping the Smithsonian.
This means some government workers may stop working with Smithsonian museums.
The news does not give many details about the problem.
But the warning shows the problem is getting worse.
People are watching to see what happens next.
Many Americans visit Smithsonian museums every year.
The museums teach people about history, science, and art.
This story is still developing.
Vocabulary15 words
- Smithsonian
- a very big group of museums in the U.S.
- administration
- the government led by one leader
- warning
- words that tell you something bad may happen
- agencies
- parts of the government that do special jobs
- dispute
- a strong disagreement between two sides
- developing
- still changing and not finished
- museums
- places that show old and important things
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- history
- things that happened in the past
- problem
- something that is not good and needs fixing
- worse
- more bad than before
- helping
- doing good things for someone
- stop
- to not do something anymore
- watching
- looking at something carefully
- workers
- people who do a job
Quiz
Answer key
1. A big group of museums 2. Agencies may stop helping the Smithsonian 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The _____ is a big group of museums in the United States.
The Trump _____ is having a problem with the Smithsonian.
Now, the government has a new _____ for the Smithsonian.
The government says its _____ may stop helping the Smithsonian.
This means some government _____ may stop working with Smithsonian museums.
The news does not give many details about the _____.
But the warning shows the problem is getting _____.
People are _____ to see what happens next.
Many Americans visit Smithsonian _____ every year.
The museums teach people about _____, science, and art.
This story is still _____.
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