Unit 1: News Review
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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Session 5
More than half of the UK's country's energy came from low-carbon sources this summer. Neil and Catherine teach you how to use language in the news in your everyday English.
Activity 1
News Review
Greenest summer for UK
Over half of the UK's energy use came from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, this summer.
Language challenge
‘Green’ can mean 'environmentally friendly'. But there is another meaning. If you say someone is ‘green’, what does it mean?
a) They are very experienced
b) They are not experienced
c) They are a member of a political party
Watch the video and complete the activity

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The story
The British National Grid – that's the system of wires that takes electricity from its sources into people's homes – was the most environmentally friendly ever this summer.
Over half of the energy consumed came from low-carbon sources – that's things like solar and wind power rather than coal or oil.
Key words and phrases
enjoys
experiences something as an advantage
spells trouble
suggests there may be future problems
bleed
take a lot of money from
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
experiences something as an advantageQuestion 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
suggests there may be future problemsQuestion 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
take a lot of money fromQuestion 3 of 3
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