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Session 2
Brazil's president faces corruption charges, but welcomes the investigation. Neil and Dan teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story.
Activity 1
News Review
Brazilian corruption
The Brazilian president has been accused of corruption. However, he is confident that he has done nothing wrong.
He has given his approval for the Supreme Court to investigate the case.
Language challenge
Brazilian president, Michel Temer, is accused of corruption. If he is found guilty, he may be removed. Which word describes the forceful removal of a public official from power?
a) impeachment
b) resignation
c) abdication
ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

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The story
The Brazilian president, Michel Temer, has asked the Supreme Court to proceed with an investigation against him for obstruction of justice and corruption.
Mr Temer’s lawyers say they are confident that he will be acquitted
Key words and phrases
oust
force someone out of a position of power
crumbles
becomes weaker in power or influence
glimmer of hope
small sign of something positive to come
To do
Try our quiz to see how well you've learned 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.
ሓገዝ
Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
ኣመት
a small sign of something positive to comeQuestion 1 of 3
ሓገዝ
Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
ኣመት
became weakerQuestion 2 of 3
ሓገዝ
Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
ኣመት
forced out of a position of powerQuestion 3 of 3
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
Downloads
You can download the audio and PDF document for this episode here.
Language challenge - answer
a) impeachment
End of Session 2
Join us in Session 3 for Pronunciation in the News - our video which teaches you pronunciation using the latest BBC World News bulletins.
Session Vocabulary
oust
force someone out of a position of powercrumbles
becomes weaker in power or influenceglimmer of hope
small sign of something positive to come


