Unit 11: The. That's right - the! Learn all about it in 90 seconds
The definite article
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- 12 The continuous passive
- 13 Future perfect
- 14 Need + verb-ing
- 15 Have something done
- 16 Wish
- 17 Word stress
- 18 Different ways of saying 'if'
- 19 Passive reporting structures
- 20 The subjunctive
- 21 When and if
- 22 Inversion
- 23 Phrasal verbs
- 24 The future
- 25 Modals in the past
- 26 Narrative tenses
- 27 Phrasal verb myths
- 28 Conditionals review
- 29 Used to - review
- 30 Linking words of contrast
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.
Activity 1
Lingohack
Today's Headlines
US-Cuba flights return
Australia drug bust
Male cosmetic surgery surge
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The United States and Cuba have signed a deal restoring commercial flights between the countries for the first time in more than 50 years. The agreement in Havana means there could be more than 100 flights a day within months. But it is still at the moment technically illegal for American citizens to visit Cuba as tourists.
Police in Australia say they’ve made one of the biggest drug busts in the country’s history. Officers seized around $1bn worth of methamphetamine hidden inside push-up bras in a shipping container from Hong Kong.
A record number of people had cosmetic surgery in the UK last year – more than 50,000 people went under the knife. This, according to data released by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. It also shows that for the first time the number of men opting for procedures went up by a greater percentage than the number of women.
To do
Try these questions to test your ability to use the words from this Lingohack.
Use the words from Lingohack
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.
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Activity
Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete the sentences. You may have to change the form of the word.
Hint
It means took away forcibly.Question 1 of 3
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Activity
Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete the sentences. You may have to change the form of the word.
Hint
It means to bring back as it was before.Question 2 of 3
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Activity
Use one of the words or phrases from this Lingohack to complete the sentences. You may have to change the form of the word.
Hint
It means having surgery or to be operated on by a doctorQuestion 3 of 3
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Session Vocabulary
restoring
bringing back as it was beforeseized
took away forcibly (usually describes police action)went under the knife
had surgery, was operated on by a doctor