LingVo.club
📖+10 XP
🎧+10 XP
+15 XP
Viral videos and Addis Ababa’s new boulevard — Level A1 — a dirt road next to a building with barbed wire

Viral videos and Addis Ababa’s new boulevardCEFR A1

11 Mar 2026

Adapted from Guest Contributor, Global Voices CC BY 3.0

Photo by Moti Abebe, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
74 words
  • The Turkish President visited Addis Ababa on February 17.
  • A video of his motorcade on a new boulevard went viral.
  • The clip showed wide, clean streets and bright lights.
  • The clip got millions of views in one day.
  • A US influencer had a separate viral livestream in January.
  • The city began a corridor project to change streets.
  • Critics say the project forced people from homes.
  • The country also faces conflict and many displaced people.

Difficult words

  • motorcadea group of cars that travel together
  • boulevarda wide city street with trees or lights
  • virala video or post that many people see
  • influencera person who shares content online
  • corridoran area of connected streets or buildings
  • displacedpeople forced to leave their homes

Tip: hover, focus or tap highlighted words in the article to see quick definitions while you read or listen.

Discussion questions

  • Have you ever seen a viral video? What was it about?
  • Do you like wide, clean streets in a city?
  • Have you seen a new road or project in your city?

Related articles

How words shape the debate about AI — Level A1
16 Apr 2026

How words shape the debate about AI

The release of ChatGPT in November 2022 changed public debate about AI, and the topic remains central in 2026. Experts say the language used to describe models creates confusion and call for clearer words focused on safety and rights.