LinguaDrop bilingual news worksheet
Accounting at Guggenheim unit was 'appropriate', executive tells Bloomberg News
Short learning excerpts adapted from a public lesson sourced from Reuters. View source
1. Read both short excerpts
Un responsable de Guggenheim Partners a parlé à Bloomberg News lundi. Il a dit que la comptabilité d'une unité de l'entreprise était correcte. Des régulateurs américains font actuellement une enquête sur cette unité. Guggenheim pense que les méthodes utilisées étaient appropriées. L'unité en question gère des investissements importants.…
A manager from Guggenheim Partners spoke to Bloomberg News on Monday. He said that the accounting of a unit of the company was correct. American regulators are currently conducting an investigation into this unit. Guggenheim thinks that the methods used were appropriate. The unit in question manages important investments.…
2. Vocabulary practice
| Word | Meaning | Your own sentence |
|---|---|---|
| comptabilité | accounting | ____________________ |
| enquête | investigation | ____________________ |
| gère | manages | ____________________ |
| société | company/firm | ____________________ |
| règles | rules | ____________________ |
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.
