LinguaDrop bilingual news worksheet
Blanche Refuses to Say He’ll Always Be Independent of Trump as Attorney General
Short learning excerpts adapted from a public lesson sourced from The New York Times. View source
1. Read both short excerpts
Todd Blanche yra naujas generalinis prokuroras. Jis dirba prezidentui Donald Trump. Blanche sekmadienį kalbėjo per naujienų laidą. Jis sakė, kad prezidentas yra geras žmogus. Trumpas niekada neprašė jo nubausti žmonių. Blanche nesako, kad jis yra nepriklausomas. Teisingumo departamentas dabar turi naują vadovą.
Todd Blanche is the new Attorney General. He works for President Donald Trump. Blanche spoke on a news program on Sunday. He said that the president is a good person. Trump never asked him to punish people. Blanche does not say that he is independent. The Justice Department now has a new leader.
2. Vocabulary practice
| Word | Meaning | Your own sentence |
|---|---|---|
| prokuroras | prosecutor / attorney general | ____________________ |
| nepriklausomas | independent | ____________________ |
| nubausti | to punish | ____________________ |
| sekmadienį | on Sunday | ____________________ |
| vadovas | leader / boss | ____________________ |
3. Comprehension and reflection
1. Write one sentence that summarizes the main event or idea.
2. Which detail best supports your summary? Quote only a short phrase.
3. What can you infer from the excerpt that is not stated directly?
Teacher / self-study answer guidance
Accept answers that accurately identify the central idea, use a short supporting detail, and explain a reasonable inference. Wording may vary. Check the full interactive lesson and original source when context is unclear; this bounded excerpt is practice material, not a complete news report.
