US Angers G20 Ministers Over Russia Invite and Press Ban
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The United States hosted a big meeting of the G20 this week. The G20 is a group of 20 large countries. They talk about money and business.
The US made other countries angry. It invited Russia back to the meeting. Many countries did not like this. Germany and other countries in Europe were upset.
President Trump invited Russia's finance minister. A finance minister is a government leader who works with money. Some other ministers did not want Russia there.
The US also stopped some journalists from coming to the meeting. A journalist is a person who writes news. This made people even more angry.
Many countries said this was not fair. They said the US should not make these choices alone. The meeting still happened, but there was a lot of tension.
Vocabulary15 words
- G20
- a group of 20 big countries that meet to talk about money
- finance minister
- a government leader who works with money
- irk
- to make someone angry
- journalist
- a person who writes the news
- invite
- to ask someone to come
- host
- the country that has the meeting
- ban
- to stop something from happening
- objection
- a reason to say no
- tension
- a feeling of trouble between people
- meeting
- when people come together to talk
- government
- the group that runs a country
- member
- a country that is part of a group
- press
- news reporters as a group
- fair
- right and equal for everyone
- leader
- a person who is in charge
Quiz
Answer key
1. The US brought back Russia and barred some journalists 2. President Trump 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The United States hosted a big meeting of the _____ this week.
The US made other countries _____.
It invited _____ back to the meeting.
Germany and other countries in _____ were upset.
President Trump invited Russia's _____ minister.
Some other ministers did not want Russia _____.
The US also stopped some _____ from coming to the meeting.
This made people even more _____.
Many countries said this was not _____.
The meeting still happened, but there was a lot of _____.
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