Unit 11: News Review
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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Session 116
Questions have been raised about the safety of vaping after a British teenager nearly died. Neil and Georgina teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story.
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Activity 1
News Review
Vaping: safety questions after British teen nearly dies
A British teenager has survived a life-threatening condition after six months of vaping.
19-year-old Ewan Fisher was unable to breathe as a result of inhaling e-cigarettes.
Language challenge
Which phrasal verb means ‘start doing something regularly’?
a) take off
b) take up
c) take over
Watch the video and complete the activity

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The story
A teenage boy who almost died after using e-cigarettes has urged people not to take up vaping.
Doctors say Ewan Fisher, who’s 19 and from Nottingham, suffered a catastrophic reaction in his lungs that left him unable to breathe.
Health officials said vaping was not risk-free, but was still better than smoking.
Professor John Britton from the UK Centre for Alcohol and Tobacco Studies says it’s a difficult issue.
Key words and phrases
vaping
using electronic smoking devices
- He gave up smoking and took up vaping.
- Some say vaping is not as bad for your health as smoking.
triggered
caused something to happen
- The excessive rainfall triggered flooding.
- The heatwave triggered forest fires.
at your peril
at your own risk
- Walk on the train tracks at your peril.
- Steal Rob’s last biscuit at your peril!
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
Is it a regular verb?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 spelling.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
Pay attention to word order.Question 3 of 3
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