Unit 1: English in the News
Improve your English through the language of the news
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Session 12
การพูดถึงข้อถกเถียง
ยกเลิกกฎห้ามนักฟุตบอลติดสัญลักษณ์ดอกป๊อปปี้แล้ว! มาดูชานกับแคลร์คุยถึงข่าวนี้ พร้อมนำเสนอคำศัพท์ ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับข้อถกเถียงด้วยค่ะ
Fifa lifts its ban on players wearing poppies during football matches. Join Sian and Clare to find out more about this week's news story and to learn words relating to arguments! (Background image: Getty Images)
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Activity 1
การพูดถึงข้อถกเถียง
ยกเลิกกฎห้ามนักฟุตบอลติดสัญลักษณ์ดอกป๊อปปี้แล้ว! มาดูชานกับแคลร์คุยถึงข่าวนี้ พร้อมนำเสนอคำศัพท์ ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับข้อถกเถียงด้วยค่ะ
Fifa lifts its ban on players wearing poppies during football matches. Join Sian and Clare to find out more about this week's news story and to learn words relating to arguments! (Background image: Getty Images)
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The story
Football's world governing body, FIFA, is set to lift its ban on displaying poppies during matches to commemorate Armistice day. Last year the football associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were fined for using the poppy after FIFA deemed it a political symbol and against the sport's laws.
Key words and phrases
a row
a disagreement between people/organisations
have a row
have an argument
a stand-off
a situation where agreement doesn't seem possible
back down
to retreat from an argument or admit you were wrong
To do
Now try this quiz to see how much you remember about the language and phrases Sian and Clare discussed.
Practice time!
3 Questions
Now do this quiz to test your knowledge of the language discussed in today's English in the News.
Gargaarsa
Activity
Now do this quiz to test your knowledge of the language discussed in today's English in the News.
karaarra buusu
Sian mentioned 3 meanings of 'row' but 1 of them has a different pronunciation - can you remember which?Question 1 of 3
Gargaarsa
Activity
Now do this quiz to test your knowledge of the language discussed in today's English in the News.
karaarra buusu
Which phrase means 'give in / retreat from an argument'?Question 2 of 3
Gargaarsa
Activity
Now do this quiz to test your knowledge of the language discussed in today's English in the News.
karaarra buusu
There is a disagreement and neither side wants to give in and admit they are wrong!Question 3 of 3
Excellent!Great job!Carraa badaa!Qabxii argatte:
Session Vocabulary
a row
a disagreement between people/organisationshave a row
have an argumenta stand-off
a situation where agreement doesn't seem possibleback down
to retreat from an argument or admit you were wrong
