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课程 2
A massive dam in California is in danger of bursting. Neil and Catherine look at the language the world's media is using to discuss this story - and show you how you can use it in your everyday English.
练习题 1
News Review
Dam at risk of bursting
The tallest dam in the United States is damaged and may collapse. Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes while urgent repairs are carried out.
Language challenge
Which of these clock idioms means '24 hours a day'?
a) round the clock
b) watch the clock
c) turn back the clock
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The story
Thousands of people living beneath the tallest dam in the United States have been ordered to leave their homes because a damaged overflow channel, or spillway, is in danger of collapse.
Engineers have been releasing water from the Oroville Dam in California and are using helicopters to drop rocks onto the site.
Key words and phrases
evacuate
leave a place because of danger
overflow
spill liquid because there's too much
race against the clock
try to complete something urgent in a short space of time
To do
Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.
News Review quiz
3 Questions
Now try to answer these questions about the language from today's News Review.
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练习题
Now try to answer these questions about the language from today's News Review.
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This word refers to people.Question 1 of 3
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Now try to answer these questions about the language from today's News Review.
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You need a word that means 'spill liquid because there's too much'.Question 2 of 3
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Now try to answer these questions about the language from today's News Review.
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Be careful with prepositions and articles.Question 3 of 3
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Language challenge - answer
a) round the clock
End of Session 2
Join us in Session 3 for Pronunciation in the News - our video which takes a word from the latest news headlines and shows you how it's being said.