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Session 2
France has elected its youngest president ever. Neil and Dan teach you how to use the language the world's media is using to discuss this story.
Activity 1
News Review
France elects a new president
France has elected its youngest president ever. 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron beat Marine Le Pen by 66 to 34 percent.
Language challenge
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron has won a resounding victory over his rival. But what does resounding mean in this context?
a) noisy
b) moving fast
c) very great
ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ
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The story
Voters in France have elected Emmanuel Macron as the youngest president in the history of the republic. Mr Macron, a liberal-centrist in favour of strengthening European unity, won a resounding victory over Marine Le Pen and extreme right-wing nationalists.
Key words and phrases
a landslide victory
winning an election by a very large majority
an uphill battle
something that’s difficult to achieve
a breath of fresh air
something or someone new, interesting and exciting
To do
Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.
News Review quiz
3 Questions
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
ሓገዝ
Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
ኣመት
A change which excites and refreshes?Question 1 of 3
ሓገዝ
Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
ኣመት
A large majority win for one candidate in the voting system.Question 2 of 3
ሓገዝ
Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
ኣመት
something that's difficult to achieveQuestion 3 of 3
Excellent! Great job! ሕማቕ ዕድል! ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
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Language challenge - answer
c) very great
End of Session 2
Join us in Session 3 for Pronunciation in the News - our video which teaches you pronunciation using the latest BBC World News bulletins.
Session Vocabulary
a landslide victory
winning an election by a very large majorityan uphill battle
something that’s difficult to achieve
a breath of fresh air
something or someone new, interesting and exciting