News Exercise #63
This time it isn’t news, but a excerpt from a BBC World topics programme. Questions: 1) Phil (the driver) said “Yeah, I needed that pointing out, thanks.” This was sarcasm. Why did he say this? 2) At 0:38 Phil said …
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News Exercise #62
An Australian cricket player recently died of injuries sustained during a match. Here is the BBC’s tribute to him: 1) What were the two most important things in cricket for Hughes? 2) As a batsman, what did he have, and …
News Exercise #61
1) Describe the roof of the planned stadium. 2) How does the planned Tokyo Olympic stadium compare to the London Olympic stadium? 3) What was the final concern? 4) What was the meaning of the graphic at the end? 1) …
News Exercise #60
How Benedict Cumberbatch handles fame. 1) The interviewer described Cumberbatch as “one of” in two ways. What were they? “Now you are possibly one of the most famous people on the planet; certainly one of the most pursued men.” 2) …
News Exercise #59
Paralysed man Walks Again Questions. 1) What had happened to Darek Fidyka four years ago. He was paralysed from the chest down after a knife attack. 2) At o:2o-0:25 he used a famous expression. What did he say? Where has …
News Exercise #58
Street Harassment in New York 1) Why did the interviewer apologize before his first question at 0:52? 2) What was his first question? 3) According to the interviewer, how often were comments made, and what kinds of comments were they? …
News Exercise #57
The opening sentence was difficult to catch. I had to do some Google searching to get the names: “My name’s Doctor Oliver Johnson. I’m a British doctor leading a King’s Health Partners Team out in Connaught Hospital in Freetown, Sierra …