Video Challenges Far-Right Claim in French Burning Bin Case; Students Block Schools
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A French news site called CheckNews checks facts about news stories.
It found a video about a man named Bally Bagayoko.
The video is about a burning bin for rubbish.
Some people on the far right told a story about what happened.
The far right is a political group with strong ideas.
CheckNews says the new video does not match their story.
The video puts their version of events in doubt.
A version is one way of telling what happened.
In another news story, students near Paris did a protest.
A protest is when people show they are angry about something.
The students blocked their schools.
To block means to stop people from going in.
They want people to hear about their daily life.
They also want to fight against injustice.
Injustice means something that is not fair.
Students at a school called Claude Monet also blocked their building.
They say they have too many lessons every week.
A lesson is a class where students learn.
Vocabulary9 words
- CheckNews
- a website that checks if news stories are true
- video
- a moving picture you can watch
- bin
- a container for rubbish
- far right
- a political group with very strong ideas
- version
- one way of telling a story
- protest
- showing anger about something in public
- blocked
- stopped people from entering
- injustice
- something that is not fair
- lessons
- classes where you learn
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Quiz
Answer key
1. A video about Bally Bagayoko and a burning bin 2. They blocked their schools 3. They said they have too many lessons
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A French news site called _____ checks facts about news stories.
It found a _____ about a man named Bally Bagayoko.
The video is about a burning _____ for rubbish.
Some people on the _____ told a story about what happened.
CheckNews says the new video does not match their _____.
Students near Paris did a _____ .
The students _____ their schools.
They also want to fight against _____ .
They say they have too many _____ every week.
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