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BBC Learning English 

Video Words in the News 

9 July 2014 

Airport security 

Transcript: 

Sniffer dogs and x-ray scans are normal parts of airport security. 

Now, laptops and mobiles will come under greater scrutiny. 

US transport officials have ordered some airports to intensify the screening of 

electronic devices. 

If it doesn't power up, it doesn't fly, they say. 

So before you take off, make sure you've charged your phone. 

Vocabulary: 

sniffer dogs 

dogs that are trained to find things (here, explosives) by smelling them 

scrutiny 

careful examination 

intensify 

become stronger or greater 

power up 

switch on, turn on 

charged 

put electricity into 

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports. 

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

sniffer dogs / scrutiny / intensify / power up / charged 

1. The firm had previously become the first European airline to allow travellers to _________ their electronics just after landing, while its planes were still taxiing to the terminal. 

2. The competition to win new banking customers is about to _________, as the UK's largest supermarket launches its first current account. 

3. Prepare carefully - carry a map and compass, food and drink, whistle, fully _________ phone and working torch. 

4. A _________ has been brought in to find drugs in Shropshire and South Staffordshire hospitals. 

5. The success of London schools, substantially outperforming any other part 

of England, has become a subject of research and _________. 

Answers: 

1. The firm had previously become the first European airline to allow travellers to power up their electronics just after landing, while its planes were still taxiing to the terminal.  

2. The competition to win new banking customers is about to intensify, as the UK's largest supermarket launches its first current account. 

3. Prepare carefully - carry a map and compass, food and drink, whistle, fully charged phone and working torch. 

4. A sniffer dog has been brought in to find drugs in Shropshire and South Staffordshire hospitals. 

5. The success of London schools, substantially outperforming any other part of England, has become a subject of research and scrutiny.