Lingohack: урок англійської з теленовин ВВС

Відділ BBC Learning English відтепер щотижня пропонує вашій увазі нові мовні уроки з циклу Lingohack, які побудовані на основі заголовків головних новин.

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Belgium's begun three days of national mourning. The monarch, King Philippe, called the attacks a cowardly and odious assault. More than 30 people were killed in the attacks and more than 200 others injured. Extra troops have been deployed. Police have seized explosives, pre-cursor chemicals and an Islamic State flag during raids on properties in Brussels.

Brazil had identified more than 900 cases of microcephaly since the outbreak of the Zika virus in October. Many more are suspected but they're not yet officially confirmed. Scientists in Brazil say the increase in microcephaly, in which a baby is born with an abnormally small head, is linked to the mosquito-born virus.

The A4 waist challenge that has everyone talking. The challenge to show your waist fitting behind a piece of A4 paper has gone viral in China and further afield but now there's a fight back happening online. It's been labelled, of course, unrealistic, damaging and a whole new low for viral body image challenges.

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Пройдіть тест англійської мови на правильне слововживання.

Дізнайтеся, які фрази з п'єс Вільяма Шекспіра досі вживаються в англійській мові, в новому циклі мовних уроків Shakespeare Speaks.

Інші уроки англійської мови на сторінці <link type="page"><caption> ВBC Learning English</caption><url href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/" platform="highweb"/></link>.