Unit 12: News Review
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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Session 122
Someone's been leaving presents in public places in a village in the UK. Could this be a real-life secret Santa? Neil and Catherine teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story.
Activity 1
News Review
A real-life secret Santa
A village in the UK has a real-life secret Santa leaving presents for strangers in public places.
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The story
"We just thought someone had left it there, you know when somebody sits down and then forgets they've left their bag or something there. And I told my mum to have a look at it and we had a look and it said "A random act of kindness for Kegworth. I hope you enjoy – play it forward." So we opened it and it was a bunch of chocolates. It's just really nice for somebody to do that."
Lorrae Sunley - a resident of Kegworth, UK
Key words and phrases
delights
gives great pleasure
- Christmas delights young and old alike.
- Lin is a delight to work with. She's so happy and helpful.
dotted
spread across an area
- Gifts were left dotted all over the town.
- British town centres are dotted with pubs.
random
by chance; not according to a plan
- It's a lottery – the numbers are chosen at random.
- I saw a woman with a pineapple on her head earlier. How random.
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
There are silent letters.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
Think about the preposition.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 has two syllables and the stress is on the first.Question 3 of 3
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