Mayor of Chișinău Meets Donald Trump Jr. in BucharestCEFR A1
30 Apr 2025
Adapted from Daria Dergacheva, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Marek Studzinski, Unsplash
- The mayor of Chișinău posted a photo online today.
- The photo shows him with a foreign politician.
- He says they met at an event in another city.
- He wrote "Make Moldova Great Again" under the photo.
- Many people on social media talked about it.
- Moldova has lost some foreign aid recently.
- That loss makes energy projects harder to finish.
- Some people made jokes about the mayor online.
- Others wondered if the meeting could affect politics.
Difficult words
- mayor — the elected leader of a city
- politician — a person who works in government or politicsforeign politician
- foreign — from a different country or nationality
- aid — help, usually money, from other countriesforeign aid
- energy — power used for heat, light, movement
- social media — websites and apps for sharing information
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever posted a photo online?
- Do you use social media?
- Would you share a photo of your city leader online?
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