Ukraine: Fears of invasion: BBC News Review
Several countries have now said that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen at any time. This follows some countries urging their citizens to leave Ukraine – and some embassies being evacuated. Roy and Neil discuss this news story and teach you some related vocabulary so you can talk about it too.
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Video chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:26 - Story
1:23 - Headline 1: Russia vs Ukraine in charts and numbers: How a full-blown conflict could play out
4:45 - Headline 2: Australia evacuates embassy in Kiev and calls on China to not remain ‘chillingly silent’
7:35 - Headline 3: Russia invasion of Ukraine ‘imminent’, minister warns as Moscow ‘plots false flag attack to provoke war’
10:24 - Language summary
Vocabulary:
full-blown
fully developed
* After a small disagreement, it soon became a full-blown argument between the two colleagues.
* I only invited a couple of people for dinner, but it seems like the whole village turned up and it became a full-blown party.
chillingly silent
frighteningly quiet
* The old house was chillingly silent as we walked through the door.
* They told a chilling story of the time they got lost for days in the forest.
false flag
invented excuse for an attack
* A false flag operation was used to justify an invasion.
* She ran for office under a false flag of environmental policies, but in truth, she didn’t care.
To download the audio and a transcript and test your understanding, go to our website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2022/unit-1/session-6
#learnenglish #newsreview #ukraine #russia #vocabulary
Видео Ukraine: Fears of invasion: BBC News Review канала BBC Learning English
Related stories:
Companies vs countries - https://youtu.be/0KgtBBPOtFE
Rules for silent 'e' - English In A Minute - https://youtu.be/oKAatmrpdIk
Video chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:26 - Story
1:23 - Headline 1: Russia vs Ukraine in charts and numbers: How a full-blown conflict could play out
4:45 - Headline 2: Australia evacuates embassy in Kiev and calls on China to not remain ‘chillingly silent’
7:35 - Headline 3: Russia invasion of Ukraine ‘imminent’, minister warns as Moscow ‘plots false flag attack to provoke war’
10:24 - Language summary
Vocabulary:
full-blown
fully developed
* After a small disagreement, it soon became a full-blown argument between the two colleagues.
* I only invited a couple of people for dinner, but it seems like the whole village turned up and it became a full-blown party.
chillingly silent
frighteningly quiet
* The old house was chillingly silent as we walked through the door.
* They told a chilling story of the time they got lost for days in the forest.
false flag
invented excuse for an attack
* A false flag operation was used to justify an invasion.
* She ran for office under a false flag of environmental policies, but in truth, she didn’t care.
To download the audio and a transcript and test your understanding, go to our website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2022/unit-1/session-6
#learnenglish #newsreview #ukraine #russia #vocabulary
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