บทเรียน 1: News Review
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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The UN have said it's safe to release water from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. Beth and Neil talk about the language in the headlines about this story.
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News Review
Fukushima water release
The UN have said it's safe to release water from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan.
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The story
Fukushima. It was the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl back in the 1980s.
Now the UN says it’s safe for Japan to start releasing wastewater from the plant into the ocean.
A tsunami flooded the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011 causing a radiation leak.
China and South Korea have opposed the plan.
Key words and phrases
watchdog
group which makes sure another organisation acts correctly
- The financial watchdog decided the bank had broken industry rules.
- A government watchdog is investigating the privatisation deal.
greenlighting
giving permission
- After greenlighting the building plans, the village will get a new swimming pool.
- The company gave its workers the green light to work from home.
refute
say something is wrong
- My client refutes the claim that he acted illegally.
- Do you refute the facts about climate change?
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.
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It doesn't start with the fourth letter of the alphabet...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 the same as 'give the green light'.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 'say something is wrong'.Question 3 of 3
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