The money website, Binance, also has to pay a lot of money because it did some bad things. The boss of Binance said he did something wrong and left his job. Some other big groups that talked about another money website that didn't work well are also in trouble. Ronaldo hasn't said anything about this yet, but he did talk about working with Binance again. People are talking about how there should be better rules for when famous people tell others about money websites.
Original news source: Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn lawsuit over Binance ads (BBC)
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π€ Comprehension Questions:
Cristiano Ronaldo is in trouble.
Some people are upset because they lost their money after following Ronaldo's advice.
They want Ronaldo to pay them back more than $1 billion.
They say famous people should tell everyone if they get money for saying nice things about a money website.
The money website is called Binance.
The boss of Binance said he did something wrong and left his job.
People are talking about the need for better rules when famous people promote money websites.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A famous soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo, is in trouble because he told people to use a big money website called Binance. Some people did what he said and their money. Now, they are very and want Ronaldo to pay them back more than $1 billion. They say Ronaldo made a lot more people to use . They also say that famous people should tell everyone if they get money for saying nice things about a money website. The money website, Binance, also has to pay a lot of money because it did some bad . The boss of Binance said he did something wrong and left his job. Some big groups that talked about another money website that didn't work well are also in trouble. Ronaldo hasn't said anything about this yet, but he did talk about with Binance again. People are talking about how there should be better for when famous people tell others about money websites.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a famous soccer player?
2. How would you feel if you lost a lot of money because someone told you to use a website?
3. Do you like Cristiano Ronaldo? Why or why not?
4. Do you think famous people should tell others if they get money for talking about a website?
5. What is a money website?
6. How would you feel if you were the boss of Binance and had to pay a lot of money?
7. Do you think there should be better rules for when famous people talk about money websites? Why or why not?
8. What is another word for upset?
9. How would you feel if someone you trusted told you to use a website and it turned out to be bad?
10. What is a billion?
11. How would you feel if you were Cristiano Ronaldo and people wanted you to pay them back a lot of money?
12. Do you think it's important to be careful with your money? Why or why not?
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