Unit 22: Inversion
Changing the emphasis
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- 1 Go beyond intermediate with our new video course
- 2 Reported speech in 90 seconds!
- 3 If or whether?
- 4 5 ways to use 'would'
- 5 Let and allow
- 6 Passive voice
- 7 Unless
- 8 Mixed conditionals
- 9 The zero article - in 90 seconds
- 10 The indefinite article - in 90 seconds
- 11 The. That's right - the! Learn all about it in 90 seconds
- 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 2
At the beginning of the football season, people thought it was more likely to find Elvis Presley still alive than to see Leicester City win the English Premier League title. But now they are the champions.
Neil and Finn discuss the incredible achievement and teach you the words you need to know to talk about the story.
Activity 1
News Review
Leicester City win the Premier League
They were given a 5000-1 chance, but Leicester City still managed to win the English Premier League.
Neil and Finn look at the language being used by the world's media to describe this remarkable achievement.
Language challenge
Place names in England are sometimes pronounced very strangely: Leicester is Lester, Worcester is Wooster. How do you think Godmanchester is pronounced?
a) Godmanchester
b) Godchester
c) Gumster
Watch the video and complete the activity
The story
Leicester City Football Club, whose entire squad cost less than a single player at some of its better-known rivals, have won the English Premier League.
Leicester were 5000-1 outsiders to win at the start of the season, meaning bookmakers considered it more likely that Elvis Presley would be found alive.
Dan Roan – BBC Sport
Manager Claudio Ranieri showed just what was possible. The likable Italian maintaining composure and forcing a skilful, resolute team that confounded those who expected its challenge to fade. But for all the talent timing was also key – this a season when the big clubs faltered. Leicester City took full advantage and sport will now wait to see whether the club's very first title was a one-off or a sign that the modern game isn't quite as predictable as previously thought.
Key words and phrases
squad
larger group of sports players from which a smaller team is chosen
outsiders
(here) players or team thought unlikely to win a competition
bookmakers
people whose job it is to take and pay money from betting
fairytale
(here) unreal or incredible
nuts/bonkers
crazy
a one-off
describes something which will only happen once
To do
Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.
News Review quiz
3 Questions
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news
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Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news
Hint
Does the story have a happy ending?Question 1 of 3
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Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news
Hint
Is there a number in the answer?Question 2 of 3
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Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news
Hint
It's doesn't sound like it's spelt.Question 3 of 3
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Language challenge - answer
The answer is: c) Gumster.
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Learn more about this story with BBC News.
End of Session 2
Join us in Session 3 for Lingohack - our video which teaches you words from the news using the latest BBC World News bulletins.
Session Vocabulary
squad
larger group of sports players from which a smaller team is chosenoutsiders
(here) players or team thought unlikely to win a competitionbookmakers
people whose job it is to take and pay money from bettingfairytale
(here) unreal or incrediblenuts/bonkers
crazya one-off
describes something which will only happen once