White House Launches Retro Arcade Games Online
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The White House has a new website page. It has five arcade games. The games look old and simple, like games from the past. This style is called retro.
The games are about President Trump's ideas. One game is about the border. In this game, players stop a 'siege'. A siege means many people try to enter a place at one time.
Another game is about 'Trump Accounts'. In this game, players try to fill the accounts. The White House says the games show Trump's agenda. An agenda is a list of plans and goals.
People say the games have a MAGA style. MAGA means 'Make America Great Again'. It is Trump's famous slogan.
The White House put the games on its official website. Anyone can play them online for free. This is a new way for the government to share its message.
Vocabulary7 words
- White House
- the home and office of the US president
- arcade
- a place with games you play for fun, often old-style
- retro
- looking like something from the past
- border
- the line between two countries
- agenda
- a list of plans or goals
- MAGA
- short for 'Make America Great Again'
- slogan
- a short, easy-to-remember phrase
Quiz
Answer key
1. Five 2. Retro/old-style 3. Stopping a border siege
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The White House has a new website page. It has _____ arcade games. The games look old and simple, like games from the past. This style is called _____.
The games are about President Trump's ideas. One game is about the _____. In this game, players stop a 'siege'. A siege means many people try to _____ a place at one time.
Another game is about 'Trump Accounts'. In this game, players try to _____ the accounts. The White House says the games show Trump's _____.
People say the games have a _____ style. MAGA means 'Make America Great Again'. It is Trump's famous _____.
The White House put the games on its official _____. Anyone can play them online for free.
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