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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 to help you make sense of the news.
Activity 1
Lingohack
Today's Headlines:
Former Israel President Shimon Peres dies
Button batteries risk to children
The farmer who paints sheep
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Shimon Peres, the former president of Israel, has died at the age of 93. He was one of the defining figures of the Israeli state and played an essential role in forging a political deal with the Palestinians in the 1990s.
Doctors are warning about the dangers of those small round batteries that you find in watches, toys, greeting cards, and so many other things. The doctors have seen a rise in the number of children who're suffering severe injuries after swallowing them accidentally.
A farmer in northern England has come up with a novel way to stop thieves stealing his sheep. Pip Simpson has decided to spray paint his entire flock bright orange. It's after 300 of his sheep were stolen over the past four years.
To do
Try these questions to test your ability to use the words from this Lingohack video.
Use the words from Lingohack
3 Questions
Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete each sentence. You may have to change the form of the word.
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Activity
Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete each sentence. You may have to change the form of the word.
Hint
occurrences of physical damage to a personQuestion 1 of 3
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Activity
Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete each sentence. You may have to change the form of the word.
Hint
(here as an adjective) original; not seen beforeQuestion 2 of 3
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Activity
Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete each sentence. You may have to change the form of the word.
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creating (something) that lastsQuestion 3 of 3
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End of Session 3
Join us in Session 4 for another story in our vocabulary series. Learn 11 ways to use the word set while enjoying a classic tale.
Session Vocabulary
forging
creating (something) that lastsinjuries
occurrences of physical damage to a personnovel
(here as an adjective) original; not seen before