New Ships Go to the Middle East

President Trump says the war with Iran ends soon. He thinks the United States wins after the election. Many new ships go to the Middle East. There are nine thousand new people in the region. Also, there is a bad attack in Saudi Arabia. Rebels attack an electricity station near a holy place.
President Trump talks about the war with Iran. He says the war ends soon. He says the war ends after the election. The election is in November. The president says the war ends before the election too. He says Iran is ready to stop. He says the United States wins the war. The president speaks in Texas. He speaks at a place called Peterbilt Motors. He says the United States tries to be nice to Iran. But he says he does not know who to talk to in Iran. He says the war makes gas prices high. He says prices go down soon.
Many new ships go to the Middle East. The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group goes to the Middle East. The USS Makin Island Amphibious Group goes there too. A person from the government tells CBS News about the ships. These ships have many people on them. Nine thousand new people go to the region. There are many ships in the region now. There are three big groups of ships in the region. There are twenty thousand people in the region. These people are in the military.
There is a problem in Saudi Arabia. A group from Yemen attacks a city. The city is Medina. The group is the Houthi rebels. The attack hits a station for electricity. This station gives power to a big mosque. The mosque is a holy place. The Saudi government says the Houthi rebels do the attack. The Houthi rebels say no. They say they do not do the attack. The fighting in Yemen is very big now. Many people see planes in the sky. People hear loud noises in the city of Sanaa. The fighting is bad.
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Where does President Trump speak?
Present Simple
The present simple describes facts or things that happen now.
“President Trump talks about the war with Iran.”
What to know · A1
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Scenario: Talking about current events
- 01“The war ends soon.”
- 02“The ships go there.”
- 03“The news is important.”
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🔑Key Phrases
This explains when an event happens.
My birthday is in May.
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New Ships Go to the Middle East
💬Discussion Questions
Open-ended questions to talk or write about — alone, with a partner, or in class.
- 1
Is war good or bad?
Opinion - 2
Do you like ships?
Personal - 3
Is the election important for people?
Opinion - 4
Do you watch the news every day?
Personal - 5
Is the city a nice place?
Opinion - 6
Do you like to travel?
Personal - 7
Are big machines good?
Opinion - 8
Is the news easy to understand?
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