This section starts after the introduction, from 0:45 1) What are the four different backgrounds of the people involved? An American Airforce pilot, IT experts, a lawyer, engineers 2) Between 2:30 and 2:46 he explained why he is using drones. …
1) Why do the experts not want to open the caves to the public? (Sorry, French accent!) The reporter said that opening it up to the public could destroy it. The expert said, “We rick contamination. The climate will be …
1) The reporter used an adjectival phrase to describe where these men have come from. what was it? Sub-Saharan Africa, meaning countries situated south of the Sahara. 2) He said that some of the men had told him why they …
This week a behind-the-scenes look at the UK general election. 1) The reporter at the Liberal Democrat event says, sarcastically, “A bank-holiday stroll in Bath, just a deputy prime-minister…” It is sarcastic because he then adds a long list of …
This week I am using an American ABC news item: 1) Listen to Martha Raddatz’s opening statement at 0:20. How did she let us know that the attack had been planned beforehand? She said that a survivor had told them …
1) How did the reporter describe the kind of job a pilot has, and (later) what other jobs did he group together with it? He said it was one of the most responsible jobs you can have. Other jobs include …
This week there weren’t any suitable videos uploaded onto the BBC news site, so I have chosen a short excerpt from a documentary by Professor Brian Cox of Manchester University (and former rock keyboard player). 1) In his opening sentence, …