News Exercise #177
It’s interesting that CNN poses a question but doesn’t actually answer it. 1. How many people have to be guarded, and can you list all the groups of people? 2. What are the different places that have to be protected? …
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News Exercise #176
1. Why did police clear the settlement site? 2. The Israeli Parliament disagrees with their own Supreme Court (sounds like what’s happening in the US) and has responded in what way? 3. Complete this statement made by the reporter starting …
News Exercise #175
1. According to Pence, why is it necessary to repeal Obamacare? 2. Pence said that Trump had said that it wouldn’t be a sudden replacement. What will it be? 3. Why does he feel encouraged that this will succeed? Answers: …
News Exercise #174
Notice how one reporter refers to “President Obama” (2:42) and simply “Trump” (2:57). 1. What, according to the Washington reporter, is the goal of the many meetings and phone calls? 2. The latest immigration restriction bans which groups of people, …
News Exercise #173 Obama’s Farewell
1. Can you catch the main sentence of Mr Obama’s advice to the new president? 2. What does Mr Obama plan to do in the near future? 3. In what situation would he act publicly in future? 4. He mentioned …
News Exercise #172
1. Can you catch his opening sentence completely? 2. Where are refugees living? 3. According to the UN spokesperson, who is most at risk and why? 4. According to the same lady, what is saving lives more important than. Answers: …
News Exercise #171
1. What did Trump do here in the 1980s, and for what purpose? 2. What did the reporter say can be seen in Atlantic City now, meaning failure instead of success? 3. Why, according to the reporter, did Trump have …