Sun, 16 April 2017
In this episode we're going to help you with your news vocabulary. Do you listen to the news? Are you confused with those long words they use on the BBC? We’ll help you understand them in this episode. Take your English to the next level with Mansión Inglés audio podcasts: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Hi Reza and Craig , Cortado - cortau / cuñado - cunyau - people are lazy! Voice message from Ignacio from Granada Episode 85 (http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/01/10/listening-to-the-news-news-and-currect-affairs-vocabulary-airc85/ ) Vocabulary often heard and read in the news Remember that ‘news’ is an uncountable noun (some news / a piece of news / I have good news) Revision More vocabulary To back (respaldar) - support, agree with. Will you back me if I ask for a pay rise? To blast - criticise, condemn - The Prime Minister was blasted over his decision to cut government spending. boost - increase - Huge boost in the economy breakthrough - success - Breakthrough in fight against cancer clash - disagree, fight - Famous author clashes with her publicist crackdown - control, purge - Police crackdown on drugs face (afrontar) - confront - We need to face facts / you have to face the music / Let's face it.... fury/outrage - extreme anger - Fury as police arrest famous footballer / Outrage as killer is set free To go on the rampage - cause chaos, riot - Russian fans go on rampage after soccer match To hit - affect - Elderly hit as temperatures drop Plea (súplica) - request - Students’ plea for more government funding pledge - promise - Valencia City Council pledges better transport service probe - Investigate, investigation - Probe into paintings missing from museum To purge - control, crackdown, get rid of - to purge something of - purgar algo de) purge on illegal drug use To quit (dejar) - resign, leave - Politician quits education post To raid / to swoop - attack - Police raid houses looking for terrorists - police swoop on drug den. shake up - reform - Shake-up in police bureaucracy To slam - criticise - Prime Minister slammed for backing the US. To snub - avoid, fail to meet - Spanish Prime Minister snubs president vow - promise - Home Secretary vows to reduce prostitution We post BBC and VOA videos on our Facebook page at facebook.com/mansioningles ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Another video from Mamen. If you want to see Mamen and the lovely view from here room in Biescas, go to inglespodcast.com/152 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_aPyntL6ng&feature=youtu.be ) Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast
Lara Arlem Nikolay Dimitrov We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. On next week's episode: Would and Used To The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'
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