Upper-Intermediate - Protest!  (D0018) 
 A:   This  is  Action  5  News  reporter  Sarah  O’Connell 
      reporting    live from   Washington,      D.  C.  where    a 
      protest has broken out.        Thousands of angry citi- 
      zens are protesting against the proposed bailout 
      of the auto manufacturing industry! Sir, sir, Sarah 
      O’Connell, Action 5 news.  Can you tell us what’s 
       happening? 
 B:   Yeah,  yeah,  we’re  here  because  we  feel  this  is 
      an  injustice!    The  financial  irresponsibility  of  big 
      business  has  to  stop!      We’re  there  to  show  the 
      government that we don’t like the way that they’re 
      spending our tax dollars! 
 A:   Sir but what exactly is making everyone so angry? 
 B:    It’s  an  absolute  outrage,  Sarah,  the  US  govern- 
       ment wants to give 25 billion dollars of taxpayers’ 
       money to the auto industry. These are companies 
      that have been mismanaged and are now nearly 
      bankrupt. 
 A:    I see.   But, many supporters of the bailout argue 
       that it could help save the jobs of millions of hard- 
       working Americans. 
 B:    That maybe true, and I for one don’t want to see 
       anyone  lose  their  job,  but  how  can  these  CEOs 
       ask for a bailout when they’re making millions of 
       dollars?    And  then,  they  have  the  nerve  to  fly  to 
       Washington in  private  jets!        This  costs  hundreds 
       of  thousands  of  dollars!       And  they’re  asking  for 
       money! That is just not right! 
 A:    Good point. This is Sarah O’Connell reporting live 
       from Washington D. C., back to you, Tom. 
Key Vocabulary 
 protest                           Noun   (sin-         an  event  where  people 
                                   gular)               gather together to show 
                                                        disapproval    of  some- 
                                                        thing 
 break out                         Verb,                start suddenly 
                                   Present 
                                   Perfect 
 bailout                             Noun    (sin-          the act of saving a com- 
                                     gular)                 pany form money prob- 
                                                            lems 
 injustice                           Noun    (sin-          an unfair situation 
                                     gular) 
 outrage                             Noun    (sin-          something      that     is 
                                     gular)                 morally wrong 
 mismanage                           Verb,                  manage badly 
                                     Present 
                                     Perfect 
 have the nerve                      Phrase                 dare to 
Supplementary Vocabulary 
                                     Pronoun 
 placard                             Noun    (sin-          sign   people   hold    at 
                                     gular)                 protests, usually a piece 
                                                            of cardboard on a stick 
 rally                               Noun    (sin-          public  meeting  in  sup- 
                                     gular)                 port  or  opposition    of 
                                                            something 
 demonstration                       Noun    (sin-          event    where     people 
                                     gular)                 gather     together     to 
                                                            show that they support 
                                                            or oppose something 
 demonstrators                       Noun    (plu-          people    who     go    to 
                                     ral)                   a   demonstration       or 
                                                            protest 
 opponent                            Noun    (sin-          a  person  who   opposes 
                                     gular)                 something or someone 
 proponent                           Noun    (sin-          person   who    supports 
                                     gular)                 someone or something