Unit 1: English in the News
Improve your English through the language of the news
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Session 4
สัปดาห์นี้เราได้เห็นข่าวการฉลองปีใหม่จากทั่วทุกมุมโลกไปแล้ว ตามชานและแคลร์มาอ่านข่าวนี้เพื่อศึกษาคำและกริยาวลีเกี่ยวกับงานฉลองกันค่ะ.
New Year celebrations took place around the world this week. Join Sian and Clare to find out more about this news story and to learn useful phrasal verbs and words relating to parties. (Background image: Getty Images)
Activity 1
New Year celebrations การฉลองปีใหม่
สัปดาห์นี้เราได้เห็นข่าวการฉลองปีใหม่จากทั่วทุกมุมโลกไปแล้ว ตามชานและแคลร์มาอ่านข่าวนี้เพื่อศึกษาคำและกริยาวลีเกี่ยวกับงานฉลองกันค่ะ
New Year celebrations took place around the world this week. Join Sian and Clare to find out more about this news story and to learn useful phrasal verbs and words relating to parties.
(Background image: Getty Images)
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ติดตาม English in the News 2 ตอนอื่นๆ ได้ที่ลิงค์นี้ค่ะ
ติดตาม English in the News 1 ตอนอื่นๆ ได้ที่ลิงค์นี้ค่ะ
The story
Spectacular firework displays in London and around the world have brought in the new year. In Edinburgh thousands of people are attending the Hogmanay celebrations, one of the world's biggest street parties.
In London, crowds have lined the banks of the River Thames to watch the fireworks and celebrate.
Key words and phrases
turn out
attend or watch an event or activity
turnout (noun)
the number of people who attend an event or activity
a bash (informal)
a party
a reveller
a person who is having fun in a noisy and lively way
ring in (the new year)
celebrate the start of (the new year)
To do
Now try this quiz to see how much you remember about the language and phrases Sian and Clare discussed.
Practice time!
3 Questions
Now do this quiz to test your knowledge of the language discussed in today's English in the News.
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Activity
Now do this quiz to test your knowledge of the language discussed in today's English in the News.
Hint
You need a verb which means 'take part/watch an event or activity'.Question 1 of 3
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Activity
Now do this quiz to test your knowledge of the language discussed in today's English in the News.
Hint
how do revellers celebrate? Noisily or quietly?Question 2 of 3
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Activity
Now do this quiz to test your knowledge of the language discussed in today's English in the News.
Hint
You need an informal word for 'party'.Question 3 of 3
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Session Vocabulary
turn out
attend or watch an event or activity
turnout (noun)
the number of people who attend an event or activitya bash (informal)
a partya reveller
a person who is having fun in a noisy and lively wayring in (the new year)
celebrate the start of (the new year)