سطح اول - آیلتس 5-4 (A2 - B1)
In France, people are angry. They protest against a fuel tax. They protest for two weeks.
Authorities do not like the violence of the protests. They do not like that so many protests are happening. They say that some extremists are taking over the protests.
This weekend, 17,000 protesters peacefully walk in Paris. Afterwards, some protesters riot. They destroy a shop. Police arrest hundreds of them.
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Fuel tax: مالیت بر سوخت
Protest: اعتراض کردن
Authorities: مقامات
Violence: خشونت
Extremist: افراطی
Peacefully:صلح جویانه
Riot: شورش کردن
Destroy: تخریب کردن/ ویران کردن
Arrest: دستگیر کردن
سطح دوم - آیلتس 6-5 (+B1+ - B2)
In France, people have been protesting and demonstrating for two weeks.
The main protest started against a fuel tax, but now authorities say that far-right extremists are taking over the protests to spread their ideas. Authorities also do not like the amount and the violence of the protests.
This weekend, a march of 17,000 climate protesters peacefully walked in Paris, but afterwards, some protesters began to riot. Police arrested hundreds of protesters after they destroyed a shop.
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Demonstrate: تظاهرات کردن
Far-right: جناح راستی
Spread: گسترش دادن
سطح سوم - آیلتس 7+ ( C1 - C2)
For two weeks across France, people have been protesting and making public demonstrations.
The Cilet Jaunes (‘Yellow Vests’) started as a fuel tax protest, but now authorities say that far-right extremists are co-opting them. Authorities are also condemning the spread and the violence of all of these protests.
This weekend, a march of 17,000 climate protesters peacefully walked through Paris, but after the march, smaller groups of protesters began to riot. Some wore yellow vests. Police arrested hundreds of protesters after they destroyed a sports shop at the Place de la Republique.
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Co-opt: استفاده از ایده دیگران
Condemn: محکئم کردن
Vest: جلیقه
