Trump's Outreach to North Korea's Kim Worries South Korea
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President Trump has been friendly to North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un.
This is making relations difficult between the United States and South Korea.
South Korea is a close ally of the United States.
A Democratic senator said Trump's kind words about North Korea are 'delusional.'
Delusional means the words are not based on real facts.
The news report also said Trump may make South Korea pay because of problems with Iran.
The report did not give more details about this.
Many people are watching to see what Trump will do next.
South Korea's government has not said much in public yet.
This story is still developing.
Vocabulary15 words
- relations
- how two countries act and talk with each other
- ally
- a country that helps and supports another country
- senator
- a person who works in the government and makes laws
- delusional
- believing something that is not true
- overture
- a friendly first step to start talking with someone
- strain
- to make a relationship difficult
- praise
- kind words about someone
- humiliation
- a feeling of shame after something bad happens
- alliance
- a close, friendly agreement between countries
- criticism
- words that say something is wrong or bad
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- leader
- the person in charge of a country or group
- tension
- a feeling of worry between people or countries
- developing
- still changing and not finished yet
- friendly
- kind and nice to someone
Quiz
Answer key
1. Kim Jong-un 2. It is becoming difficult 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
President Trump has been _____ to North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un.
This is making _____ difficult between the United States and South Korea.
South Korea is a close _____ of the United States.
A Democratic _____ said Trump's kind words about North Korea are 'delusional.'
Delusional means the words are not based on real _____.
The news report also said Trump may make South Korea _____ because of problems with Iran.
The report did not give more details about this.
Many people are watching to see what Trump will do _____.
South Korea's _____ has not said much in public yet.
This story is still _____.
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