News Review :15واحد
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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Rafael Nadal has equalled Roger Federer's feat of winning a 20th Grand Slam title. He did this by beating world number one Novak Djokovic to win his 13th French Open. Georgina and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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Nadal 20th Grand Slam
Nadal has beaten world number one Novak Djokovic to win his 13th French Open and 20th Grand Slam title. The only other person to achieve this feat is Roger Federer. Georgina and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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The story
In the past few minutes Rafael Nadal has beaten the world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the French Open for the 13th time.
The triumph brings the Spaniard a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title. Roger Federer has also won twenty.
Key words and phrases
record-equalling
matching the best achievement
- The boxer celebrated his record-equalling victory.
- The record-equalling number one topped the charts for another week.
flawless
perfect; without imperfections
- This video will help you achieve flawless English pronunciation.
- The actor’s performance was flawless.
touching
causing sympathetic or sad emotions
- Her partner’s touching tribute at their anniversary made everyone cry.
- The documentary about elephants was touching.
Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.
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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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Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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Which expression describes something that creates an emotional reaction?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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Which word means 'perfect or without imperfections'?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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Which adjective means 'identical outstanding achievement often in sport'?Question 3 of 3
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