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Dealing with Venezuela's food crisis Vocabulary in order to so that (something can happen) to ensure to make sure something happens citizens people who are legally members of a particular country artificial man-made; a copy of something natural holdi
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 7 August 2013 Space robot Transcript: This is Japan's latest astronaut. Kirobo the robot was exposed to zero gravity before being blasted into space. Its destination: the International Space Station. The t
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 14 August 2013 Secret taxi driver Transcript: Taxi! Behind the sunglasses and uniform is no ordinary cabbie It's actually Norway's Prime Minster Jens Stoltenberg, working incognito in Oslo. He said taxis w
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 21 August 2013 Garden in the clouds Transcript: When there's no space for a garden, the only way is up. One Chinese doctor has built a rocky retreat on top of this Beijing block of flats. But his villa is
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 28 August 2013 Knife massage Transcript: It's not food she wants to chop - it's you. This is a massage parlour in Taiwan. Trained specialists use blunt knives as well as meditation to help their customers
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 4 September 2013 Train of the future Transcript: One day, this could be the world's fastest train. Using magnets to float above the track, the maglev can reach speeds of over 500 kilometres per hour (500km
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 11 September 2013 Art in your face Transcript: In the streets of Paris, you come face-to-face with art. Hundreds of masks were created by Gregos, a truck driver turned self-taught street artist. And he's j
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 18 September 2013 A lucky escape Transcript: Clinging on for dear life. Ninety-two-year-old Colombian Roberto Blanco was taking a nap by a flooded river when he was washed into the torrent. He grabbed a ca
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 25 September 2013 Lahore Walled City Transcript: The historic Walled City in Lahore, Pakistan, is a maze of narrow streets, busy bazaars and unplanned tenements. But now the area is receiving a makeover. U
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 2 October 2013 Pink power Transcript: You might think standing out in the wild would work against you. But for flamingos, it's the pinker and older birds who seem to be the key individuals in the flock. Th
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 9 October 2013 Wedding saviours Transcript: The lush surroundings of Yosemite National Park. Joy and Adam saved for a year to hold their wedding here. But the US government shutdown forced national parks t
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 16 October 2013 Protecting Venice Transcript: Think of Venice and water probably springs to mind. The problem is that unusually high tides often cause serious harm to its centuries-old architecture, which
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BBC Learning English Video Words in the News 23 October 2013 UK nuclear station Transcript: The site of Britain's first new nuclear power plant in a generation. Hinkley Point C will be developed by the French firm EDF and backed by Chinese investors.
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Sochi Olympic flame Vocabulary cream-coloured a white/ yellow colour shoulderless without shoulders pleated piece of cloth folded and sewed together high priestesses (plural) senior female priests elaborate very complex routine a series of movements
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Sochi Olympic flame Summary 30 September 2013 The longest ever Olympic torch relay for the Winter Games in Sochi has begun. The flame was lit in Greece using the sun's rays. It will travel 65,000 kilometres, including a visit to the International Spa
