Five Facts about Putin – level 1

22-03-2018 07:00

Vladimir Putin is the Russian president. He is going to be president again for the fourth time. Here are five surprising facts about him.

First, he has a personality cult. People love to put his face on many things. Second, he has two famous friends from Hollywood. They are Steven Seagal and Mickey Rourke. Third, he loves the great outdoors. He also does not wear much clothing in his pictures outdoors. Maybe he does not get cold easily?

Fourth, Putin says something very surprising. He says that extremists can come to Moscow. He says Russians can help them remove their body parts! Fifth, he loves to play sports.

Difficult words: personality cult (when people really like a famous person such as a political leader), the great outdoors (a name for nature), extremist (a person with very strong views).

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