Unit 4: News Review
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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Session 32
Anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died at the age of 81. Catherine and Dan teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story.
Activity 1
News Review
Winnie Mandela dies
South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81.
Language challenge
The prominent anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died at the age of 81. Which of these options does NOT mean ‘prominent’?
a) noticeable
b) sticking out from a surface
c) important
d) none of the above
Watch the video and complete the activity
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The story
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has led tributes to the prominent anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela, who has died at the age of 81. Winnie Mandela became an international symbol of the fight against white-minority rule when her husband Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Key words and phrases
valiantly
bravely or boldly
loathed
hated
tainted
spoiled or corrupted in some way
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 two letter 'i's in this word.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
You need a word with a similar meaning to 'hate'.Question 2 of 3
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Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
Hint
If something is 'tainted', it is spoiled or corrupted but not completely destroyed.Question 3 of 3
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