1) According to the report, what is trans-fat responsible for in the US? They could be responsible for seven thousand deaths from heart disease and twenty-thousand heart attacks per year in the US. 2) What are the two opposing opinions …
1) Apart from tax, how has the Greek government attempted to gain more revenue? They have cut pensions. 2) What does the restaurant owner think the government should do? He thinks they should stop increasing taxes, and give people the …
This week I decided to go for a very short dictation from the BBC. Can you complete all of these sentences? It’s short but very fast! A ____ ____ ____ ____ John Lennon when The Beatles ____ ____ ____ is ____ …
1) What is the task given to the Desert Brigade? They have to protect the border with Iraq to keep out smugglers and jihadists. 2) What is currently happening in the prison? Some inmates are undergoing a deradicalization program. 3) …
Even the most liberal Islamic state, Qatar, seems to have human rights concerns. FIFA requires media freedom in order to host the World Cup, so the BBC have tested this… Questions: 1) Why were the BBC in Qatar? The Qatar …
This week I am using another non-news video again, but from BBC News – to commemorate the passing of BB King. 1) What did the interviewer first say about BB’s guitar, “Lucille”, and what did he mean? He said, “It’s …
This week almost all BBC news concerns the British general election, which isn’t very interesting to those outside of the UK. Because of that, I have decided to use one of the BBC’s general interest topics. As this is basically …