Leaders from countries all over the world are going to Washington to meet the new president of the United States of America.
Assignment 1
a Match the leaders to the correct countries:
| 1. Belgium | a. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| 2. Canada | b. Benjamin Netanyahu |
| 3. China | c. Viktor Orbán |
| 4. Hungary | d. Dick Schoof |
| 5. Israel | e. Keir Starmer |
| 6. The Netherlands | f. Justine Trudeau |
| 7. Türkiye | g. Donald Trump |
| 8. United Kingdom | h. Bart De Wever |
| 9. United States | i. Xi Jinping |
Last week, UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer went to Washington to meet Donald Trump. It was Starmer’s first visit to the White House. The two leaders had a lot to talk about… Read more about the meeting of Starmer and Trump and the things they discussed. |
Assignment 2
Find the words in the text.
Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning.
| 1. key issues | a. an agreement or arrangement between two or more people |
| 2. invitation | b. very eager and interested |
| 3. monarchs | c. with good results |
| 4. fantastic | d. important topics |
| 5. unprecedented | e. kings and queens |
| 6. tariffs | f. very big or impressive |
| 7. deal | g. a political leader who has complete power and control of a country, and has not been elected |
| 8. negotiator | h. said positive, admiring things |
| 9. dictator | i. a person who takes part in political talks, hoping to come to a deal or a solution |
| 10. keen | j. very special because it has never been done before |
| 11. praised | k. taxes on goods coming into or leaving a country |
| 12. tremendous | l. wonderful; great |
| 13. productive | m. a written or spoken request to come to an event like a meal, a meeting, a party, etc. |
Assignment 3
a What was the general outcome of Starmer’s meeting with Trump?
1 It went bad.
2 It was a disaster.
3 It was truly historic.
4 It went well.
b Which key issues did Starmer and Trump talk about? Choose all correct answers.
1 Cameras
2 Trade
3 The war in Ukraine
4 The weather
c What special gift did Starmer bring to Trump?
1 An invitation for a state visit to the UK.
2 A letter from King Charles confirming the good relations between the UK and the US.
3 A trade deal in which they agree on 0% tariffs.
4 A voucher for a three-day roundtrip through the UK.
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