News Item 3:

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News Item 3:

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements according to what you have heard.
(1) President Reagan met with
Helmut Kohl.
(2) The meeting lasted about
.
(3) The meeting took place at
today.
(4) Kohl expressed
.

2. Summary. Use all the information you have gathered in Exercise 1 and try to write a summary for News Item 3.

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News Item 3:

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements according to what you have heard.
(1) President Reagan met with
Helmut Kohl.
(2) The meeting lasted about
.
(3) The meeting took place at
today.
(4) Kohl expressed
.

2. Summary. Use all the information you have gathered in Exercise 1 and try to write a summary for News Item 3.

Suggested version: President Reagan met for about an hour today with West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl at the White House who expressed support for the President's SDI program.