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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 12 June 2013 Surgery app Transcript: The operating theatre can be a daunting place for patients. And for trainee surgeons, limited time and resources mean not all get enough hands-on experience. Which is w
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Smoke chokes Singapore Vocabulary citizens people who have the right to live in a country smog air pollution made of smoke and fog blanketed covered strained made difficult diplomatic ties official relationships between countries haze air pollution o
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Smoke chokes Singapore Summary 21 June 2013 Smog continues to affect people living in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Singapore's air pollution hit its worst ever level this Friday and officials say the haze could last for several months. The main
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North Korean town gets World Heritage status Vocabulary held up put in a high and important position reunification joining together parts of the country that were divided dynasty rulers who came from the same family united brought together interpreta
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North Korean town gets World Heritage status Summary 24 June 2013 The United Nations has placed the North Korean city of Kaesong on its list of World Heritage sites. The UN's cultural and educational organisation specifically named 12 sites in the ci
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Chile school protests Vocabulary raids sudden and unexpected entries into a building by police in order to arrest people barricade block (using a temporary structure) education reform changes to how and what students are taught students are taught po
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Chile school protests Summary 28 June 2013 The police in Chile have arrested 122 people, many of them children, in raids on 28 secondary schools that had been taken over by their pupils. The schools are due to be used as polling stations in primary e
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Croatia enters the European Union Vocabulary anthem official song of a particular country or organisation combat zone battleground during war an ode to joy a song about happiness (also, the title of the European Union anthem) ambivalence having posit
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Croatia enters the European Union Summary 1 July 2013 The European Union now has 28 member states. Croatia officially joined on Monday after a process that lasted almost a decade. Thousands of people attended a special event in the capital Zagreb to
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Twitter helps non-Arabic speakers Vocabulary turmoil confusion and disorder engulfed taken over or surrounded to convert to change (in this case - to translate) instant access immediate and unrestricted ability to see or use something (in this case -
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Twitter helps non-Arabic speakers Summary 5 July 2013 Twitter has launched a translation tool to help non-Arabic speakers understand what's going on in Egypt. It automatically translates messages posted by leading figures in the protests into the rea
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Andy Murray wins Wimbledon Vocabulary a modest sum a fairly small amount of money sealed agreed; confirmed triumph great success personality well-known person / famous person insight deeper understanding passionate very enthusiastic sponsorship money
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Andy Murray wins Wimbledon Summary 8 July 2013 Andy Murray has won his first Wimbledon title and ended Britain's 77-year wait for a men's tennis champion by beating world number one, Novak Djokovic. His success could lead the way to making him one of
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Edward Snowden still in transit Vocabulary transit zone part of an international airport where passengers wait for their flight to another country predicament difficult situation representatives people who speak or make decisions for an organisation
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Edward Snowden still in transit Summary 12 July 2013 Edward Snowden, the man who leaked information about US intelligence, is expected to meet with human rights groups in Moscow today. The former CIA contractor is wanted by the US on charges of givin
