News Exercise #29

First, please watch this news video from BBC, then answer the questions below.

These questions relate to the first 4 minutes of the video:
1) In the introduction, find words that mean  a)succeeded  b)careful  c)stressful  d)without being noticed.
2) Apart from patrols, what are the two main reasons defectors cannot get across the border?
3) How does the reporter describe Seoul (0:47)?
4) According to the reporter, what is life like in North Korea?
5) The North Korean interviewee defected to the South, but why does he want to return?
6) What was his analogy for first visiting the South?
7) The North Korean Embassy told him to “get lost”. What does that mean?
8) Why has he come to the conclusion that North Korea may not be as bad as the general image portrays?

Answers:
1) In the introduction, find words that mean a)succeeded = made it ?b)careful ?= thorough c)stressful = tense?d)without being noticed =undetected.
2) Apart from patrols, what are the two main reasons defectors cannot get across the border? There are mines and watch towers.
3) How does the reporter describe Seoul (0:47)? It is a “bustling, wealthy capital”.
4) According to the reporter, what is life like in North Korea? It is a life of “hardship and repression”.
5) The North Korean interviewee defected to the South, but why does he want to return? He wants to visit his parents and siblings, and he wants to improve relationships between the two countries.
6) What was his analogy for first visiting the South? it was like tasting chocolate for the first time, and he wanted to share it with his family.
7) The North Korean Embassy told him to “get lost”. What does that mean? It means “go away” in the strongest terms.
8) Why has he come to the conclusion that North Korea may not be as bad as the general image portrays? Because he illegally moored on the riverside of North korea and chatted to border soldiers, who were friendly and seemed to have some degree of freedom.