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Olympic hopefuls Vocabulary superstar status extreme popularity fencer someone who does fencing (a sport of fighting with swords) single-handedly without assistance dressage rider person who rides a horse trained to perform a special routine poised t
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Olympic hopefuls Summary 26 July 2012 The organisers and the athletes are making last minute preparations for the London 2012 Olympics. For many of the competitors this will be the pinnacle of their sporting career. Some will be taking part in the Ol
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Olympic drug cheats Vocabulary a sample a small quantity of urine diuretic drug that tends to increase the passing of urine rigorous extremely thorough to detect to discover the existence of synthetic artificial dipped beneath the radar not been noti
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Olympic drug cheats Summary 27 July 2012 The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency has said he believes hundred of athletes at the Olympics could be drug cheats. The Director General of WADA David Howman made the comment as details of a positive test
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BBC Learning English Words in the News 23 May 2012 Brazilians who won't play ball Transcript: They are the descendants of the first Brazilians. Members of different indigenous groups have been living as squatters on the doorstep of the famous Maracan
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BBC Learning English Words in the News 30 May 2012 Hotel in the air Transcript: It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. But these hanging pods are in fact a temporary hotel. Staff lead guests through bizarre rituals designed to put them in tun
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US drought pushes up food prices Vocabulary drought long period of dry weather leading to water shortages withered dried out and shrivelled staple crops most important foods irrigated watered by using pipes, ditches and streams a bumper year a larger
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US drought pushes up food prices Summary 30 July 2012 The US is bracing itself for higher food prices next year as a record drought continues to plague farmers in many parts of the country. The US Department of Agriculture says the cost of beef and d
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Learning Irish English Vocabulary a fixture on a part of beyond further handicap weakness or problem sought after wanted class connotation traits that suggest a person's social class inflection rising and falling of the voice tone quality and attitud
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Learning Irish English Summary 31 July 2012 Across the world, hundreds of millions of people are learning English. Some even go abroad to study, with an increasing number coming to Ireland. The country's language schools say they are busier than ever
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BBC Learning English Words in the News 06 June 2012 Queen's small celebration Transcript: Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in miniature. A new Lego model of Elizabeth II, complete with a mini version of the crown jewels, has been added to the
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BBC Learning English Words in the News 13 June 2012 Psychic fish Transcript: First there was Paul the Octopus predicting World Cup results two years ago Now a psychic fish in Singapore is being used to forecast the scores of matches at Euro 2012. The
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Battle of the phones Vocabulary representing speaking on behalf of similarities almost identical features innovate develop or improve ideas damages financial compensation to come to terms with to understand fully complexities complicated details chal
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Battle of the phones Summary 2 August 2012 A multi-billion dollar court case between the world's two biggest technology companies has begun in California with Apple accusing Samsung of copying its iPhone and iPad. Samsung denies the allegation and ha
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Iraqs former Olympic president Vocabulary construction building presided over chaired or sat in in a position of authority at condemnation strong disapproval suspended temporarily prevented reinstated restored to its former position cause motive or i
