Learning English

India tunnel rescue

All 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel in northern India for 17 days have been rescued

Watch the video and complete the activity

NEWS REVIEW PODCAST NOW AVAILABLE - SUBSCRIBE HERE

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Did you like that? Why not try these?

• Bad bosses make people quit
• Iceland prepares for volcano
• Israel-Gaza war: A month on

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Images by UTTARAKHAND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The story  

All 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel in northern India for 17 days have been rescued.

They were removed one by one through a 90cm diameter pipe.

It’s thought none of the men are injured, but they are being given medical checks.

Key words and phrases

ordeal
very unpleasant experience

• Escaping the warzone was an ordeal I’ll never forget.
• Exams are an ordeal, but you need to take them!

nail-biting
describes a worrying or stressful situation

• Waiting for the test results was nail-biting.
• Penalty shoot-outs are sport’s most nail-biting experience.

makeshift
temporary and low quality

• The refugees were housed in makeshift accommodation.
• There were a number of makeshift classrooms in the school after it was damaged.

To do

Try our quiz to test yourself on today's language.

Downloads

You can download the audio and PDF document for this episode.

More

We hope you enjoyed News Review. You can find more episodes here.