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Pope's first official visit to Santiago

The Pope has entered the Chilean capital city of Santiago. The Argentinian pontiff has been greeted by thousands of people.

Language challenge

Pope Francis has travelled into the city of Santiago on his first official visit to Chile and Peru. He travelled ‘in a car at the head of a slow-moving group of vehicles’. Which word below best describes this situation?

a) motorcade
b) convoy
c) caravan

Vidiyoo daawwadhuuti shaakala kana xumuri

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The story

Pope Francis has begun his first official visit to Chile and Peru.

Thousands of Chileans greeted the pontiff, who is from Argentina, as his motorcade travelled into the city.

But the crowds were much smaller than for his previous visits to Latin America. There are expected to be protests about an abuse scandal involving Catholic priests.

Vocabulary

subdued
quieter than usual

sparse
small in number or spread out

pin their hopes on
hope someone or something will help them

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Language challenge - answer

a) motorcade

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