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Unit 26: Narrative tenses
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Session 3

Get up-to-date with the latest news and understand it too with Lingohack. Listen to and watch authentic BBC World News bulletins and learn key words and phrases that help you make sense of the news.

ክፍለ-ስራሓት ናይዚ ምዕራፍ

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Activity 1

Lingohack

Today's Headlines:

Workers' unrest in France

World's longest rail tunnel to open

An unusual kind of race

ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

ነቲ ቅዳሕ ጽሑፍ ኣርእይዎ ነቲ ቅዳሕ ጽሑፍ ሕብእዎ

Rail workers have gone on strike in France as nationwide protests continue over the government's plans to reform labour laws. President Hollande says he won't back down as a bitter stand-off with unions continues. 

The world's largest railway tunnel opens in Switzerland on Wednesday after nearly two decades of construction. The Gotthard base tunnel, 57 kilometres long, will carry high-speed trains through the heart of the Alps.

The annual running of the Tetbury Wool Sack Races: Competitors have to climb Gumstool Hill carrying a sack of wool. The men are lifting 27 kilos – the women carry 16 kilos. They run 220 metres up the hill. Tetbury was once a thriving wool town, hence this - a way of showing one's strength.

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3 Questions

Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete the sentences. You may have to change the form of the word.

ኣገናዕ፡ ፈተናኹም ዛዚምኩም
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
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End of Session 3

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ናይ ስዋስው ክፍሊ

ምሉእ መወከስ ስዋስው ተመልከት

Session Vocabulary

  • bitter stand-off
    angry or unhappy situation where two groups of people cannot agree

    the heart of
    the middle or centre of

    thriving
    very successful

ምሉእ መወከስ ማህደረ-ቃላት ተመልከት

መራገፊ ማእከል

ትሕዝቶ ናይ ሓድሽ ትምህርቲ