B1 Intermdiaire English 6:58 1,148 mots Educational

America's Worst Flag Gets a Redesign

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Learning Stats

B1

Niveau CECRL

1,148

Total Words

460

Unique Words

4/10

Difficulté

Vocabulary Diversity 40%

Sous-titres (200 segments)

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Breaking flag news.

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Breaking flag news!

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Minnesota is redesigning her flag.

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The current colors provocatively called,

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quote, “worst in the union,”

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by some YouTuber,

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Minnesota asked for submissions,

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received thousands,

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out of which selected six,

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then thinned to three.

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One of which,

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to be picked as new before end of the year.

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Which of the three will it be?

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Doubtless many Minnesotans

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[and YouTubers]

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will want to weigh in,

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and I will,

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because breaking flag news is rare and exciting.

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So exciting that this is my SECOND

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Minnesota flag redesign video.

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Key Vocabulary (18)

you A1 pronoun

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

state A1 noun

A state is the condition that someone or something is in at a specific time. It can also refer to a part of a country that has its own local government, such as the states in the USA.

design A2 noun

A design is a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function of an object before it is built or made. It can also refer to the specific arrangement of shapes, colors, or patterns on an item like a shirt or a website.

first A1 adjective

before all

"First place."

old A1 adjective

Used to describe people, animals, or things that have lived or existed for many years. It is the opposite of 'young' when talking about living things and 'new' when talking about objects.

"This is a very old building from the 1800s."

north A1 noun

The direction that is straight ahead when you are looking at the North Pole. It is one of the four main points of the compass and is usually located at the top of a map.

"The north is important."

snow A1 noun

Snow consists of soft, white flakes of frozen water that fall from the sky during cold weather. It accumulates on the ground as a white layer and is a common feature of winter in many parts of the world.

"The snow is important."

star A1 noun

A star is a very large ball of burning gas in space that looks like a small point of light in the night sky. In a broader sense, it can also refer to a famous person in movies, music, or sports.

"The star is important."

three A1 number

3

"Three birds."

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