Words in the News Monday 11 March 2002 Vocabulary from the news. Listen to and read the report then find explanations of difficult words below.
World Trade Centre commemorations Summary: It is six months since the attack on the World Trade Centre. President Bush is leading ceremonies to commemorate the event. This report from Jon Leyne in Washington:
In a ceremony on the White House lawn, President Bush will remember the victims of September the eleventh and look to the future course of the war on terror. The President is expected to stress the danger of terrorists acquiring weapons of mass destruction.
He will also speak of the need to continue pursuing members of Al-Qaeda wherever they are in the world. In New York after dark, two shafts of light will be illuminated close to Ground Zero. The so-called 'tribute of light' will be visible for miles around - an echo of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre.
The commemorations come as America rapidly returns to normal, at least outwardly - most flights have long since resumed, the economy is bouncing back, the rebuilding of the Pentagon is half completed.
But while domestic political arguments have resumed, President Bush still enjoys a remarkable consensus of support within the United States as he focuses his energies on the continuing war on which he's staked his presidency.
