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Session 2
Britain has to change its plans on day one of Brexit talks. Neil and Catherine teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story.
Activity 1
News Review
Day 1 of Britain's EU divorce talks
The talks to decide the details of Brexit have begun with Britain agreeing to EU demands
Language challenge
Which of these words is NOT a way of describing the end of a relationship?
a) a breakup
b) a split-up
c) a chop-up
ቨዲዮውን ተመልክተው ክንውኑን ይፈፅሙ

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The story
Britain appears to have accepted the European Union's phased approach to the Brexit negotiations on the first day of formal talks in Brussels.
The British Brexit minister, David Davis, agreed to set aside discussion on a future trade agreement until the two sides had addressed issues including the financial divorce settlement and the rights of expatriates, which he said would be settled quickly.
Key words and phrases
caves in
accepts an unwanted position after being put under pressure
lock horns
begin a debate, argument or fight
rules out
decides against
To do
Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.
News Review quiz
3 Questions
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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begin a debate, argument or fightQuestion 1 of 3
ድጋፍ
Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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decided againstQuestion 2 of 3
ድጋፍ
Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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accepts an unwanted position after being put under pressureQuestion 3 of 3
Excellent!Great job!መጥፎ እድል ነጥብ አስመዝግበዋል :
Downloads
You can download the audio and PDF document for this episode here.
Language challenge - answer
c) a chop-up
End of Session 2
Join us in Session 3 for Pronunciation in the News - our video which teaches you pronunciation using the latest BBC World News bulletins.
Session Vocabulary
caves in
accepts an unwanted position after being put under pressurelock horns
begin a debate, argument or fightrules out
decides against


