Unit 24: Towards Advanced
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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:
Yemen at ‘breaking point’
Bus for the homeless
City living for honeybees
Watch the video and complete the activity

Seeing first hand a testament of what one city has endured. This is where the conflict has been at its fiercest. Before the war 50,000 people lived here. In the last 18 months Saada has become a key battleground – the heart of the Houthi rebellion and the target of more airstrikes than any other Yemeni city.
All aboard for what could be a revolution in housing for the homeless. This is the double decker bus that's doubling up as accommodation. Paul has lived rough here on the Isle of Wight (UK) for months, but he's now one of 14 homeless people with a permanent berth on-board. Top deck the seats are out and the beds are in. Downstairs there are more beds, a fully-fitted kitchen, even a wood-burner.
With worldwide concern growing about the decline of bees, there's been a renewed interest in creating sanctuaries for these key pollinators to thrive. One of them is in the heart of the British capital. The University of London’s beekeeping project provides an urban oasis for honeybees while providing hands-on learning opportunities for its researchers. These rooftop hives in the heart of the city provide more than 10 kilos of honey a year - plus by-products - like beeswax.
To do
Try these questions to test your ability to use the words from this week's Lingohack video.
Use the words from Lingohack
4 Questions
Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete each sentence
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Activity
Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete each sentence
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Evidence that something existsQuestion 1 of 4
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Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete each sentence
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Safe placesQuestion 2 of 4
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Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete each sentence
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A quiet place in a built up areaQuestion 3 of 4
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Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete each sentence
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Living outside on the streetsQuestion 4 of 4
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Want to learn more words from BBC news reports? Check out our other Lingohack videos.
End of Session 3
Join us in Session 4 where Darren reads another story. This time it's the classic tale of Rumplestiltskin and you'll also learn some phrases with the word cry.
Session Vocabulary
a testament
evidence that something existslived rough
lived outside, often on the streetssanctuaries
safe placesurban oasis
a quiet place in a built up area