Unit 1: News Review
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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Session 39
Lego has stopped its plan to replace the plastic in its toys bricks. Neil and Beth talk about the language in the headlines about this story.
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News Review
Lego gives up on recycled bricks
Lego has stopped its plan to replace the plastic in its toys bricks.
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The story
Lego have stopped a plan to make their toy bricks more environmentally friendly.
The Danish company say it's because changing to recycled plastic doesn't actually reduce carbon emissions.
Around 80% of Lego bricks are currently made from an oil-based plastic.
The toymaker says it is 'fully committed' to making its bricks from sustainable materials by 2032.
Key words and phrases
shelves
stops, for now
- We need to shelve this plan for now because we don't have enough staff.
- The company shelved the project because of their financial problems.
axes
stops completely
- I hope they won't axe my job. They are making a lot of people redundant.
- They've axed my favourite TV series. It's not popular anymore.
backtracks
stops progressing
- The government are backtracking on their election promises.
- Neil backtracked on his promise to wear smarter clothes.
To do
Try our quiz to test yourself on 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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Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
Hint
Watch the video again.Question 1 of 3
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Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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It means 'stopped'.Question 2 of 3
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Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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It means 'changes what she says'.Question 3 of 3
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