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- 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
New rules for migrants considered
Irregular heartbeat 'riskier for women'
Spike Lee says 'no' to all-white Oscar
Watch the video and complete the activity
The European Commission is considering new plans to distribute migrants more evenly across the EU, including changing the rule that refugees have to register for asylum in the first European country they arrive in.
Women with an irregular heartbeat are more likely to suffer from fatal heart disease than men who have the same condition. It's a conclusion that comes from new research which covered more than four million people around the world.
Film director Spike Lee says he'll boycott this year's Oscars because of the exclusively white list of nominees in the acting categories. The head of the body which awards the Oscars said she is 'heartbroken' by the lack of diversity there.
To do
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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.
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illness or diseaseQuestion 1 of 3
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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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refuse to take part as a protestQuestion 2 of 3
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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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in equal amountsQuestion 3 of 3
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Session Vocabulary
evenly
in equal amountscondition
illness or diseaseboycott
refuse to take part as a protest