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BBC Learning English 

Words in the News  

23  January 2013 

Tourists take on shark 

Transcript: 

In a scene  reminiscent of the film Jaws, a shark approaches the shore of an Australian beach. 

However, unlike the film, beachgoers don’t  flee from the fish, they  wrestle it and attempt to coax it back out to sea. 

The shark was also  spotted in the shallow waters of a creek by frightened parents, children and tourists before finding its way back to open water.  

Vocabulary: 

reminiscent of 

bringing back memories of 

flee from 

run away from, escape from 

wrestle 

fight by grabbing hold of  

to coax   

to e ncourage or persuade in a gentle way  

spotted 

seen or noticed  

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete e ach of these sentences fr om news report s.   

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.  

reminiscent of / flee from / wrestle / to  coax  / spotted 

1.  She was quite actively crawling round the glass and I had ___________  her into one of our insect jars while making sure not to get bitten. 

2.  The Although there was no sign of any of these music stars, one rock star has been  ___________ around Park City  - Dave Grohl, making his directing debut in a documentary …  

3.  Pyongyang's New Year's message for the first time in nearly two decades came in the form of an authoritative speech by the country's top leader, underscoring the regime's efforts to portray Kim Jong-un as a bold and dynamic leader ___________ the late leader Kim Il -sung.  

4.  Ahmed Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) was unharmed and the unidentified man was  ___________ to the ground by security guards. 

5.  A series of air attacks by French helicopters and fighter planes reportedly sent the rebels ___________ two of the main northern towns, Gao and Timbuktu. 

Answers: 

1.  She was quite actively crawling round the glass and I had to coax  her into one of our insect jars while making sure not to get bitten.  

2.  The Although there was no sign of any of these music stars, one rock star has been  spotted around Park City  - Dave Grohl, making his directing debut in a documentary …  

3.  Pyongyang's New Year's message for the first time in nearly two decades came in the form of an authoritative speech by the country's top leader, underscoring the regime's efforts to portray Kim Jong-un as a bold and dynamic leader reminiscent of the late leader Kim Il -sung.  

4.  Ahmed Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) was unharmed and the unidentified man was  wrestled to the ground by security guards.  

5.  A series of air attacks by French helicopters and fighter planes reportedly sent the rebels fleeing from  two of the main northern towns, Gao and Timbuktu.