• ☐ ☐ ☐ an Irish nationalist [n] - someone who believes that Ireland should be one country governed by people from Ireland
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be appointed [v] - be put into a job or position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ First Minister [n] - the leader of the nation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ renewed [adj] - started again
• ☐ ☐ ☐ airstrikes [n] - attacks from the air (by missiles, bombs, airplanes)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Houthi [adj/n] - Zaydi Shiite (Muslim) people who fight against Yemen’s Sunni (Muslim) government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a raccoon [n] - a type of animal [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tunnel [n] - an underground passage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ interrupt [v] - stop
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a power outage [n] - a loss of electricity in a city

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

1. An Irish nationalist has become First Minister in Northern Ireland.
   True
   False
   
   
2. An Irish nationalist has never been First Minister in Northern Ireland before.
   True
   False
   
   
3. The US has refused to attack Houthi targets in Yemen.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Raccoons often walk on subway tracks in Toronto.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Raccoons have been attacking people on subway trains in Toronto.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Raccoons have caused a power outage in Toronto.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Choose the best word.

• A historic moment for Northern Ireland as, for (the) first time, an Irish nationalist has (been) appointed as First Minister.
• There (have) been renewed US-led airstrikes on Houthi targets (in) Yemen.
• We've had raccoons go (into) the subway tunnels and interrupt subway traffic and walk right (onto) the subway trains.
• You know, they have places (to) go to, people (to) see.
• But now, one (of) the animals has caused (a) huge power outage in (the) Canadian city of Toronto.