A boxer can become a president – level 1

A boxer can become a president

24-09-2021 07:00

Manny Pacquiao comes from the Philippines. He is a big boxing star. He is a politician, too. He is a candidate for president. People will vote for the new president next year.

Pacquaio is very popular. It is a dangerous situation for the president now. His name is Rodrigo Duterte. Both men come from the same island. There can be strong opposition if many people vote for Pacquaio.

Pacquaio becomes a politician in 2016. He likes the president in the beginning. Later, it changes. Some people say that the president has problems with corruption.

Pacquaio does not like it. Pacquaio says that he is a fighter. He will fight until the end.

Difficult words: candidate (the person who people choose for a job), opposition (the biggest group which is against another group which leads the government), corruption (when somebody does something bad, and he gets money for it).

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