The news is a consistent source of entertainment, knowledge and discovery that never ceases to exist and always comes out with more and more material each day. Because it plays such a vital part in our lives and is so important to keep up with, it is without a doubt a piece of your everyday routine that can’t go ignored.
Whether it is to understand the ramifications of recent legislation passed, to hear about recent events and grasp the potential consequences to your country, or simply hear about what is happening in other countries in order to compare them to what’s happening in yours, the news is certainly a staple in our lives and the most consistent way to get information.
This is why Scrambled Eggs has decided to unite two of your biggest worlds: learning English and keeping up with what is happening in the world. We hope our challenging daily exercises, composed of listening, vocabulary and comprehension exercises in English, will satisfy both of those above worlds in a satisfactory and also entertaining way.
So enough about introductions, let’s get to today’s Learn English with the News topic:
Now that you’ve had a listen, let’s put your knowledge to the test with some of our vocabulary and comprehension exercises:
UK Coronavirus Confusion | Definition Match
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AIRWAVES
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ALERT
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CONCEDED
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CONSENSUS
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CONTRADICTORY
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DIVERGENCE
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DOUBLED DOWN
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MIX
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OPPOSITION
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URGING
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VAGUE
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UK Coronavirus Confusion | Fill in the Blank
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AIRWAVES – ALERT – CONCEDED – CONSENSUS – CONTRADICTORY – DIVERGENCE – DOUBLED DOWN – MIX – OPPOSITION – URGING – VAGUE
- Johnson delivered his broadcast to the nation on Sunday night, (urging) the public to “stay (alert)” – but full details of the planned changes were not published until Monday afternoon. After a day of confusion over exactly what the message meant, with ministers and MPs giving apparently (contradictory) answers on the (airwaves) when defending the policy, the prime minister (conceded) that the message had become more complex than the “stay home, save lives” slogan of the past six weeks. He said that the government was now relying on people to use their common sense and (doubled down) on the “stay alert” message by saying it was similar to one being used by the French president, Emmanuel Macron (save lives, be careful). One member of the public asked him why he had “been so (vague)” about who should be going back to work. Another, a primary school teacher , asked why she could (mix) with the children she is teaching but not with members of her family. Keir Starmer, the leader of the (Opposition), said the most important question the government had failed to answer clearly was: “When can we see our loved ones again?” And in the House of Commons, he said: “There is no (consensus) either on messaging now or on policy between the UK government and those in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This is not something he wanted to see but now we’re in that position, which raises serious concerns, with a real danger of (divergence).”
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UK Coronavirus Confusion | True or False
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Ministers have given consistent, similar answers to the media when defending the policy.
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Boris Johnson has changed his ‘stay alert’ message after pressure from the public.
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Some members of the public are confused about the policy.
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Keir Starmer is the leader of the main political party opposing the current government.
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The UK government is in agreement with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with this policy.
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