News Review :15واحد
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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In the year Donald Trump became president, a report from the New York Times has claimed he only paid 750 US Dollars in federal tax. The president has dismissed the story as fake news. Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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Trump's tax returns
A report from the New York Times on the tax returns of Donald Trump claims the president only paid 750 US Dollars in federal tax during the year he became president. Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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The story
The New York Times says it has two decades’ worth of President Trump’s tax returns and they show chronic losses and serial tax avoidance.
It says he only paid 750 dollars in federal income taxes, the year he became president. He’s dismissed the reports as fake news.
Key words and phrases
sink
cause to fail
- Accusations of corruption may sink the political campaign.
- The lack of funding may sink the construction project entirely.
lashes out
criticises someone angrily and suddenly
- The chairman lashed out against critics of his conduct.
- Be careful – if you raise that point in the meeting, the boss may lash out.
sham
something intended to trick or deceive people
- The actor admitted that the marriage was a sham to please the press.
- Critics of the court decision are calling the process a sham.
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Which word means 'criticises someone angrily and suddenly'?Question 1 of 3
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Which word means 'something intended to trick or deceive people'?Question 2 of 3
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Which expression means 'to cause to fail'?Question 3 of 3
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