White House Press Secretary to Step Down This Month
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The White House press secretary will leave her job this month. Her name is not given here, but she is 28 years old.
U.S. President Donald Trump made the announcement. He said she will resign at the end of August.
The press secretary said it was a hard decision. She called it a difficult choice.
She had returned to the job not long ago. Now she will step down again.
Trump said she will become an important voice for his ideas in the future.
The White House has not shared many other details about her plans.
Vocabulary15 words
- press secretary
- a person who talks to news reporters for a leader or government
- announcement
- when you tell people important news
- resign
- to leave a job on purpose
- decision
- a choice you make
- voice
- a person who shares ideas or opinions publicly
- White House
- the home and office of the U.S. president
- president
- the leader of a country
- step down
- to leave an important job
- return
- to come back
- official
- a person who works for the government
- job
- work you do for money
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- plan
- an idea about what to do next
- news
- information about recent events
- share
- to tell others about something
Quiz
Answer key
1. The White House press secretary 2. At the end of August 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The White House _____ will leave her job this month.
Her name is not given here, but she is _____ years old.
U.S. President Donald Trump made the _____.
He said she will _____ at the end of August.
The press secretary said it was a hard _____.
She had _____ to the job not long ago.
Now she will step _____ again.
Trump said she will become an important _____ for his ideas in the future.
The White House has not _____ many other details about her plans.