Unit 5: News Review
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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Session 41
1 ActivityApple, Facebook and web privacy
05 Jun 2018Tech company Apple says that in future its Safari web browser will ask owners' permission to allow Facebook to monitor their activity. Catherine and Dan bring you the language you need to talk about this story.
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Session 42
1 ActivityTrump and Kim's historic meeting
12 Jun 2018Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have met in Singapore to discuss reducing nuclear weapons. It's the first time a sitting US president and the leader of North Korea have met.
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Session 43
1 ActivityUS child-separation policy debate
19 Jun 2018A controversial policy which separates the children of illegal immigrants into the US from their parents has been defended.
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Session 44
1 ActivityNew powers for chemical weapons inspectors?
26 Jun 2018A proposal for new powers for chemical weapons inspectors is being put forward - but not everybody is in favour.
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Session 45
1 ActivityMissing Thai boys found trapped in cave
03 Jul 2018Rescuers are trying to free 12 boys who are trapped in a cave in Thailand. They had been missing for nine days before being found.
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Session 46
1 ActivityFitness app suspended due to security concerns
10 Jul 2018Fitness app Polar has been suspended after journalists were able to use it to track military personnel.
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Session 47
1 ActivityHuman embryo DNA editing OK, study says
17 Jul 2018Editing the DNA of human embryos is morally acceptable, says UK study group.
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Session 48
1 ActivityWildfires rage in Greece
24 Jul 2018At least 24 people have been killed by wildfires in Greece. Some people have been evacuated from a beach near Athens where they had gone to escape the flames.
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Session 49
1 ActivityNeymar admits exaggerating
31 Jul 2018One of Brazil's star players, Neymar, has admitted that at times he did indeed 'exaggerate' his reactions to being fouled at the 2018 World Cup.
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Session 50
1 Activity'Hothouse Earth' warning
07 Aug 2018'Hothouse Earth' - Scientists have warned that we could soon be reaching a point where global warming cannot be reversed.