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Les trains régionaux et locaux (7) étaient très limités (8), alors qu'un TGV sur
dix (9) circulait. Les trains internationaux vers l'Italie et l'Espagne (10) ont été
arrêtés mais trois des quatre trains Eurostar vers Londres étaient en service.
Le Premier ministre, Édouard Philippe, a mis en garde contre des jours difficiles
dans la bataille entre Macron et les syndicats (14), tandis que le dirigeant de
gauche Jean-Luc Mélenchon a déclaré que le pays (15) assistait au "début
d'une puissance sociale". lutte presque inconnue en France ".
Le secteur ferroviaire (16) est traditionnellement l'un (17) des problèmes
politiques les plus risqués de la France. Macron (18 ans) n'a jamais poussé la
réforme ferroviaire comme une partie importante de sa plate-forme électorale de
libéralisation économique favorable aux entreprises. (19) Mais ses propositions
visant à réduire les droits spéciaux des travailleurs ferroviaires et à transformer la
SNCF en une société cotée en bourse (20) sont devenues un champ de bataille
symbolique dans les plans du gouvernement visant à réduire les dépenses
publiques et à réformer les politiques du travail.
Prepositions: De, Des, Pour
English Translation – read just the red text first! Can you put the puzzle together?
Millions of French commuters faced a second day of transport chaos on Wednesday as rail workers
continued what is expected to be three (1) months of intermittent strikes – the first major test to
Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business plan to reshape the French economy and loosen labour rules in the
state sector.
Rail strikes (2) are scheduled for two days out of every five until 28 June against Macron’s proposed
sweeping changes to SNCF, France’s vast state rail network. (3) It is the biggest industrial action against
the centrist president since he took office last year.
About half of essential rail staff and a large majority of train drivers (4) were expected to walk out. SNCF
management said 29.7% of staff were taking part in the strike on Wednesday compared with 33.9% the
previous day, (5) but unions have given much higher (6) figures of 60% or more on the first day.
Regional and local trains (7) were severely limited, (8) while one in seven high-speed TGV trains (9) were
running. International trains to Italy and Spain (10) were stopped but three out of four Eurostar trains to
London were operating.
The government insisted it (11) would stand firm. The economy minister, Bruno Le Maire, said: “Our
ability to hold firm in this drive to transform the SNCF (12) will be decisive (13) for our image abroad.”
The prime minister, Édouard Philippe, warned of difficult days ahead in the battle of wills between
Macron and the unions, (14) while the firebrand leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon said the country (15)
was witnessing the “start of a social power struggle almost unknown in France”.
The rail sector (16) is traditionally one (17) of France’s riskiest political issues. Macron (18) never pushed
rail reform as a major part of his election platform of pro-business economic liberalisation. (19) But his
proposals to cut rail workers’ special employment rights and turn SNCF into a publicly listed company
(20) have become a symbolic battleground in the government’s plans to cut state spending and overhaul
labour policies.
Notes:
(1) Look at the preposition located deep in the paragraph. It contains the most recent topic
mentioned.
(4) + (6) = 60% of drivers walked out! (13) the use of the word “for” tells you “why” the topic is so
important, the image of France’s government abroad.
(19) + (20) The main idea is probably close to the end of the last sentence in this paragraph.