{"id":1574,"date":"2015-04-30T23:27:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T23:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2020-05-29T16:46:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T16:46:55","slug":"bbc-learning-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=1574","title":{"rendered":"News . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.english-at-home.com\/speaking\/commenting-on-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Commenting-on-the-news\/<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u21d0<\/strong>[speaking]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Ein0ywpK8U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishpage.com\/readingroom\/readingroomintro.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.englishpage.com\/readingroom.html<\/a>\u21d0<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46580\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/news-in-levels.jpg\" alt=\"news-in-levels\" width=\"250\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/news-in-levels.jpg 250w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/news-in-levels-150x108.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>World news for students of English in three levels \u00a0\u21d1 \u00a0 Dead easy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldservice\/learningenglish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40113\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bbc_learning.jpg\" alt=\"bbc_learning\" width=\"307\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bbc_learning.jpg 307w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bbc_learning-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bbc_learning-150x110.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a4 \u00a0<strong>Special English<a href=\"http:\/\/americanenglish.state.gov\/resources\/voa-learning-english-activities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-33468\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/VOAm.jpg\" alt=\"VOAm\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/VOAm.jpg 170w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/VOAm-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A\u00a0simple form of the\u00a0English language, used by a public\u00a0radio\u00a0station called\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Voice of America\" href=\"http:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voice_of_America\">Voice of America<\/a><\/strong>, run by the\u00a0United States\u00a0government\u00a0in Special English programs every\u00a0day. Its\u00a0news\u00a0and feature programs are read more slowly than usual, using fewer English\u00a0words\u00a0and simple\u00a0grammar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0contents\u00a0of Simple English programs are much easier to understand. Simple English is clearer and simpler, and it uses shorter\u00a0sentences. It can also help someone whose English is weak to improve his or her English. In some countries, for example\u00a0China, Special English is popular among\u00a0people\u00a0learning English.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A full list of the <strong>restricted vocabulary<\/strong> used in \u00a0Simple English can be checked at the wikipedia\u00a0\u2193<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:VOA_Special_English_Word_Book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:VOA_Special_English_Word_Book<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u00a0LEARN ENGLISH WITH CAPTIONED VIDEO \u00a0&#8230; \u00a0Listen &amp; Read .\u2193. Two levels! <\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u00a0\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/\u2190<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/?region=global\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40095\" src=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/TheTimes.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/?CMP=ILC-refresh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-40107\" src=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/The_Independent.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/The_Independent.jpg 266w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/The_Independent-150x39.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40106\" src=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scotsman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scotsman.jpg 454w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scotsman-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scotsman-150x26.jpg 150w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scotsman-400x70.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a4 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #111111;\">Australian educational video webcasts from Australia\u2019s <strong>ABC-TV<\/strong>. Transcripts available. Designed for children, but the topics are interesting for adults as well \u00a0\u21d3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/btn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41237\" src=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/behindthenews.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/behindthenews.jpg 340w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/behindthenews-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/behindthenews-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a4 \u00a0Light-hearted news in American English \u2193\u00a0All videos display the <strong>transcript<\/strong> under the screen. Just click on <em>\u00ab<strong>View More<\/strong>\u00ab<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36469\" src=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/newsy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/newsy.jpg 299w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/newsy-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555;\">\u00a4 An independent global news hour anchored by award-winning journalists <strong>Amy Goodman<\/strong> &amp; Juan Gonz\u00e1lez \u2193\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u21d1 \u00a0<\/strong>All vids with <strong>transcripts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a4 \u00a0<strong>CNN Student News\/Quick Guides &amp; Transcripts \u00a0\u21d3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/US\/studentnews\/quick.guide\/archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44339\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cnn.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"82\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #252525;\">\u00a4 \u00a0An American\u00a0<\/span>basic cable<span style=\"color: #252525;\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>satellite<span style=\"color: #252525;\">\u00a0channel owned by the NBCUniversal News Group: it provides news coverage and\u00a0<\/span>political opinion<span style=\"color: #252525;\">\u00a0on current events \u00a0\u21d3<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40588\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MSNBC.jpg\" alt=\"MSNBC\" width=\"283\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MSNBC.jpg 283w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MSNBC-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #252525;\">\u00a4 \u00a0A\u00a0<\/span>Doha<span style=\"color: #252525;\">\u00a0based broadcaster owned by the\u00a0<\/span><strong>Al Jazeera Media Network<\/strong><span style=\"color: #252525;\">, \u21d3 \u00a0funded by the\u00a0<\/span>House of Thani<span style=\"color: #252525;\">, the ruling family of Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40121\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/aljazeera.jpg\" alt=\"aljazeera\" width=\"197\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/aljazeera.jpg 197w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/aljazeera-150x89.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a4 \u00a0The Language of the Press<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/johnson\/2012\/04\/journalese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40655 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/journalese.jpg\" alt=\"journalese\" width=\"450\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/journalese.jpg 450w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/journalese-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/journalese-150x37.jpg 150w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/journalese-400x99.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"abw\">\n<div id=\"abb\">\n<div id=\"abm\">\n<div id=\"abc\">\n<div id=\"articlebody\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/esl.about.com\/od\/readinglessonplans\/a\/newslesson.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-40652\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/extra.jpg\" alt=\"extra\" width=\"167\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/extra.jpg 167w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/extra-147x150.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00b6 \u00a0Journalese<\/strong> = An informal, often pejorative term for a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/rs\/g\/styleterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">style<\/a>\u00a0of writing and word choice found in many newspapers and magazines.\u00a0\u00a0<em>[Richard Nordquist &#8211;\u00a0About.com]\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00abWhat is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/johnson\/2012\/04\/journalese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;<\/a><strong>journalese<\/strong>&#8216;? It&#8217;s a quilt of instant words patched together out of other\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/pq\/g\/partsspeechterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">parts of speech<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/ab\/g\/adjecterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adjectives<\/a>\u00a0are used as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/mo\/g\/nounterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nouns<\/a>\u00a0(&#8216;greats,&#8217; &#8216;notables&#8217;). Nouns are used as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/tz\/g\/verbterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">verbs<\/a>\u00a0(&#8216;to host&#8217;), or they are chopped off to form verbs (&#8216;enthuse,&#8217; &#8216;emote&#8217;), or they are padded to form verbs (&#8216;beef up,&#8217; &#8216;put teeth into&#8217;). This is a world where eminent people are &#8216;famed&#8217; and their associates are &#8216;staffers,&#8217; where the future is always &#8216;upcoming&#8217; and someone is forever &#8216;firing off&#8217; a note.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">(William Zinsser,\u00a0<em>On Writing Well<\/em>, 7th ed. HarperCollins, 2006)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"https:\/\/tefltastic.wordpress.com\/worksheets\/vocabulary\/current-affairs\/test-each-other-headlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tefltastic.wordpress.com\/worksheets\/vocabulary\/current-affairs\/test-each-other-headlines\/<\/a>\u21d0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0\u2022\u2192\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alphadictionary.com\/fun\/headlines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Funny Newspaper Headlines<\/a>\u00a0\u21d0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u03a6\u00a0 The language of the media: \u00a0Vocabulary . . . <a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelfire.com\/trek\/puknews\/refsnp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2192[01]<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myenglishpages.com\/site_php_files\/vocabulary-lesson-mass-media.php#.U5HMG5R_v7U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[02]<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldservice\/learningenglish\/radio\/studyguides\/pdfs\/langmedia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[03]\u2190<\/a><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45914\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/headline-linkedin1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Newspaper headlines should be brief and impactful.\u00a0Short words are quickly read and fit into a small space on a newspaper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">The following words are good examples of headline words.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"16%\">\u00a0<strong>word<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"47%\"><strong>example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"37%\"><strong>meaning<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>aid<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">\u00a310m government aid<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">assistance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>alert<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Terrorist Alert<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">warning to look out for<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>back<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Council Backs teachers<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">supports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>ban<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Drug Ban<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">prohibition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>bid<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">World record bid<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">attempt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>blaze<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Flats Blaze Drama<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">fire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>boost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Boost Sales<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">incentive, encourage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>clash<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Football Managers Clash<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">argue, conflict<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>curb \/ kerb<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Water Curbs<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">restraint, limit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>flee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">to run away from, escape<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>gag<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Press Gag<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">to silence, censor, censorship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>go<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">High Rise to go<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">to be knocked down, sold off or dismantled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>move<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Move To Create More Jobs<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">action, step towards a desired end<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>ordeal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Job Ordeal<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">painful experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>oust<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Dictator Ousted<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">to force out of office, remove from high position<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>plea<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Plea for Calm<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">request, call for help, appeal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>pledge<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">promise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>poll<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Poll Probes<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">election, public opinion survey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>probe<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Space Probe<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">to investigate, investigation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>quit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">PM Quits<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">to leave, resign<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>riddle<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Gems Riddle<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">mystery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>strife<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">conflict<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>swoop<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">Port Swoop<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">raid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><strong>woo<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">to woo left<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">to try to attract<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Reference \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0\u00a0Practical English Usage by Michael Swan \u21d0(Oxford University Press)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Act:\u00a0<\/strong>take action; do something<br \/>\nPOWER CRISIS: GOVERNMENT TO ACT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aid<\/strong>: (noun) military or financial help<br \/>\n<strong>Aid<\/strong>\u00a0(verb): to help<br \/>\nMORE AID FOR POOR COUNTRIES<br \/>\nUNIONS AID BANK STRIKERS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alert<\/strong>: alarm, warning<br \/>\nTERROR ALERT IN THE CAPITAL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allege<\/strong>: make an accusation<br \/>\nBLIND GIRL ALLEGES UNFAIR TREATMENT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appear<\/strong>: appear in court accused of a crime<br \/>\nMP TO APPEAR ON DRUGS CHARGES<\/p>\n<p><strong>Axe<\/strong>\u00a0(verb): abolish, close down<br \/>\n<strong>Axe\u00a0<\/strong>(noun): abolition, closure<br \/>\nPOSTAL SERVICES AXED<br \/>\nSMALL SCHOOLS FACE AXE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Back:\u00a0<\/strong>support<br \/>\nOPPOSITION BACKS PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ban:\u00a0<\/strong>forbid, refuse to allow something<br \/>\nGOVERNMENT BANS SMOKING IN PUBLIC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bar:\u00a0<\/strong>refuse<br \/>\nHOTEL BARS FOOTBALL FANS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bid:\u00a0<\/strong>attempt<br \/>\nWOMAN MAKES SUICIDE BID<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blast:\u00a0<\/strong>explosion<br \/>\n<strong>Blast:\u00a0<\/strong>criticize violently<br \/>\nBLAST AT AIRPORT<br \/>\nOPPOSITION BLASTS PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blaze:\u00a0<\/strong>fire<br \/>\nSIX DIE IN TEMPLE BLAZE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blow:\u00a0<\/strong>bad news, unfortunate happening<br \/>\nSMITH ILL: BLOW TO WORLD CUP HOPES<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bond:\u00a0<\/strong>political or business association<br \/>\nINDIA CUTS TRADE BONDS WITH CHINA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boom:\u00a0<\/strong>big increase; prosperous period<br \/>\nECONOMIC BOOM: URBAN RICH TO BENEFIT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boost:\u00a0<\/strong>encourage<br \/>\nGOVERNMENT PLANS TO BOOST EXPORTS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brink:\u00a0<\/strong>edge of disaster<br \/>\nGLOBAL WARMING: EARTH ON BRINK OF DISASTER<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call for<\/strong>: demand\/ appeal for<br \/>\nTRADE UNIONS CALL FOR STRIKE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Campaign<\/strong>: organized effort to achieve social or political result<br \/>\nMP LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR TAX REFORMS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claim\u00a0<\/strong>(verb): make a statement that something is true<br \/>\nUS SCIENTISTS CLAIM CANCER BREAKTHROUGH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clamp down on<\/strong>: deal firmly with<br \/>\nPOLICE TO CLAMP DOWN ON EVE TEASING<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clash<\/strong>: quarrel, fight<br \/>\nSTUDENTS CLASH WITH POLICE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clear<\/strong>: find innocent<br \/>\nMP CLEARED ON DRUG CHARGES<\/p>\n<p><strong>Con<\/strong>: swindle<br \/>\nTEENEGERS CON WIDOW OUT OF LIFE SAVINGS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crackdown<\/strong>: firm application of the law<br \/>\nGOVERNMENT PROMISES CRACKDOWN ON INFILTRATORS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crash<\/strong>: failure<br \/>\nTEN PEOPLE DIE IN PLANE CRASH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Curb<\/strong>: restrict<br \/>\nGOVERNMENT TO CURB ILLICIT LIQUOR TRADE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cut<\/strong>: reduce<br \/>\nUS CUTS AID TO INDIA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dash<\/strong>: make quick journey<br \/>\nPM IN DASH TO BLAST HOSPITAL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadlock<\/strong>: disagreement that cannot be solved<br \/>\nDEADLOCK IN INDO-US NUCLEAR DEAL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deal<\/strong>: agreement<br \/>\nINDIA SIGNS NUCLEAR DEAL WITH US<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drive<\/strong>: united effort<br \/>\nDRIVE TO SAVE PLANET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drop\u00a0<\/strong>(verb): give up; get rid of<br \/>\n<strong>Drop\u00a0<\/strong>(noun): fall<br \/>\nGOVERNMENT TO DROP TERROR REFORMS<br \/>\nDROP IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge<\/strong>: move gradually<br \/>\nWORLD EDGES TOWARDS WAR<\/p>\n<p><strong>Firm<\/strong>: determined not to change<br \/>\nPM FIRM ON TAX REFORMS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flak<\/strong>: heavy criticism<br \/>\nMINISTER FACES FLAK OVER RACIAL REMARKS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foil<\/strong>: prevent somebody from succeeding<br \/>\nGUARD FOILS BANK ROBBERY BID<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gag<\/strong>: censor; prevent from speaking<br \/>\nAFRICAN PRESIDENT ACTS TO GAG PRESS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go<\/strong>: resign; be lost, disappear<br \/>\nPM TO GO?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go for<\/strong>: be sold for<br \/>\nPICASSO PAINTING GOES FOR $5 MILLION<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go-ahead<\/strong>: approval<br \/>\nNUKE-PLAN GETS GO-AHEAD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grab<\/strong>: take violently<br \/>\nINDIANS GRAB SHARES IN FOREIGN COMPANIES<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grip<\/strong>: control; hold tightly<br \/>\nCOLD WAVE GRIPS COUNTRY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gun down<\/strong>: shoot<br \/>\nPOLICE GUN DOWN TERRORISTS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hail<\/strong>: welcome; praise<br \/>\nPM HAILS PEACE PLAN<\/p>\n<p><strong>Halt<\/strong>: stop<br \/>\nAUTOMOBILE PLANT TO HALT PRODUCTION<\/p>\n<p><strong>Haul<\/strong>: amount stolen in robbery, or seized by police or customs<br \/>\nMAJOR ARMS HAUL IN CAPITAL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head for<\/strong>: move towards<br \/>\nECONOMY HEADING FOR DISASTER, EXPERTS WARN<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hike<\/strong>: rise in costs, prices etc.<br \/>\nINTEREST HIKE WILL HIT REAL ESTATE MARKET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hit<\/strong>: affect badly<br \/>\nHEAVY RAINS HIT TRANSPORT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hit out at<\/strong>: attack with words<br \/>\nPM HITS OUT AT CRITICS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hitch<\/strong>: problem that causes delay<br \/>\nLAST-MINUTE HITCH DELAYS SATELLITE LAUNCH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hold<\/strong>: arrest; keep under arrest<br \/>\nPOLICE HOLD TERROR SUSPECT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key<\/strong>: important<br \/>\nKEY WITNESS IN THE POACHING CASE VANISHES<\/p>\n<p><strong>Landslide<\/strong>: victory by a large majority in election<br \/>\nLANDSLIDE FOR DEMOCRATS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lash<\/strong>: criticize violently<br \/>\nOPPOSITION LASHES GOVERNMENT REFORMS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lead<\/strong>: clue (in police enquiry)<br \/>\nLEAD IN RESORT MURDER CASE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leak<\/strong>: unofficial publication of secret information<br \/>\nPM FURIOUS OVER TAX PLAN LEAKS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leap<\/strong>: big increase<br \/>\nLEAP IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life<\/strong>: imprisonment for life<br \/>\nLIFE FOR SERIAL MURDERER<\/p>\n<p><strong>Loom<\/strong>: threaten to happen<br \/>\nVAT ON FOOD: NEW ROW LOOMS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mar<\/strong>: spoil<br \/>\nVIOLENCE MARS CUP FINAL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission<\/strong>: delegation (official group sent to a conference etc)<br \/>\nUN MISSION ARRIVES TODAY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mob<\/strong>: angry crowd<br \/>\n<strong>Mob<\/strong>: organized crime\/Mafia<br \/>\nINFANT DIES: MOBS ATTACK HOSPITAL<br \/>\nMOB LEADERS HELD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Move<\/strong>: step towards a particular result (often political)<br \/>\nMOVE TO BOOST TRADE LINKS WITH CHINA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nail<\/strong>: force somebody to admit the truth<br \/>\nCRIME BRANCH NAILS THE ACCUSED<\/p>\n<p><strong>Odds<\/strong>: chances, probability<br \/>\nMAYOR RE-ELECTED AGAINST THE ODDS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opt (for)\u00a0<\/strong>: choose<br \/>\nWALES OPTS FOR INDEPENDENCE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oust<\/strong>: drive out, replace<br \/>\nDEMOCRATS OUSTED IN UNION ELECTIONS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over<\/strong>: about; on the subject of, because of<br \/>\nROW OVER VAT ON FOOD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pact<\/strong>: agreement<br \/>\nDEFENCE PACT GETS CABINET NOD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peak<\/strong>: high point<br \/>\nINFLATION HITS NEW PEAK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peg<\/strong>: hold (prices etc) at present level<br \/>\nBANKS PEG INTEREST RATES<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plea<\/strong>: call for help<br \/>\nBIG RESPONSE TO PLEA FOR FLOOD AID<\/p>\n<p><strong>Press<\/strong>: the newspapers<br \/>\nBID TO GAG PRESS OVER DEFENCE SPENDING<\/p>\n<p><strong>Press for<\/strong>: ask for urgently<br 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out<\/strong>: reject the possibility of<br \/>\nPM RULES OUT MIDTERM ELECTION<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sack<\/strong>: dismissal from job<br \/>\nSTRIKING DOCTORS FACE SACK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scare<\/strong>: public alarm, alarming rumour<br \/>\nBIRD FLU SCARE IN MIDDLE EAST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scrap<\/strong>: throw out as useless<br \/>\nGOVERNMENT SCRAPS DEFENCE DEAL WITH ISRAEL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seize<\/strong>: take especially in police and customs searches<br \/>\nSMUGGLED ARMS SEIZED AT AIRPORT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set to<\/strong>: ready to; about to<br \/>\nPROPERTY PRIZES SET TO RISE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slam<\/strong>: criticize violently<br \/>\nOPPOSITION SLAMS DEFENCE POLICY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slash<\/strong>: cut, reduce drastically<br \/>\nGOVERNMENT TO SLASH HEALTH EXPENDITURE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slump<\/strong>: fall (economic)<br \/>\nEXPORTERS FEAR NEW SLUMP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spark<\/strong>: cause to start<br \/>\nREFEREE\u2019S DECISION SPARKS RIOT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spree<\/strong>: wild 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