Wales First Minister Warns BBC Cuts Could Cause 'Irreversible' Harm
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The first minister of Wales has a warning about the BBC.
She says BBC Wales wants to make big cuts.
A cut means the BBC will spend less money or have fewer workers.
The first minister says these cuts could cause big problems.
She calls the problems 'irreversible deterioration'.
This means things could get worse and never get better again.
The BBC has rules about helping the public.
This is called a 'public service obligation'.
It means the BBC must help all people in the country.
The first minister says the cuts could break these rules.
She is worried about BBC Wales in the future.
The BBC has not stopped its plan yet.
Vocabulary15 words
- first minister
- the leader of the government in Wales
- cuts
- when something is made smaller or less
- irreversible deterioration
- damage that cannot be fixed
- public
- all the people in a place
- public service obligation
- a duty to help everyone, not just some people
- corporation
- a big company or organization
- proceed
- to continue doing something
- breach
- to break a rule
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- plan
- an idea for what to do
- worker
- a person who has a job
- rule
- something people must follow
- future
- the time that will come
- problem
- something bad or difficult
- country
- a nation, like Wales
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Answer key
1. The first minister 2. Damage that cannot be fixed 3. False
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The _____ of Wales has a warning about the BBC.
She says BBC Wales wants to make big _____.
A cut means the BBC will spend less money or have fewer _____.
The first minister says these cuts could cause big _____.
She calls the problems '_____'.
This means things could get worse and never get better again.
The BBC has rules about helping the _____.
This is called a '_____'.
It means the BBC must help all people in the _____.
The first minister says the cuts could break these _____.
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