Tuesday, 20 December 2011

News

This is your activity for Chistmas:
  1. Look for a piece of news on the BBC or CNN
  2. Listen to it and summarize it
  3. Post the address and your summary
  4. Label it with: news, listening, activities
  5. Be ready to tell the class about it after Christmas
I wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Mercedes
Posted by at
Labels: , ,

24 comments:

  1. carol2 January 2012 at 12:32

    Fire in Torres del Paine park in Chile is out of control
    The news is about torres del paine in Chile
    one of most beautifull south american parks
    a fire destroyed more than 14,000 acres of patagonian land. Winds of more than one hundred km / h helped the spread of fire.
    125 firemen, aircraft and soldiers are trying to control the flames but strong winds and the topography are hampering the efforts.

    the chilean authorities has been forced to close Torres del Paine national park.
    Hundreds of tourists have been evacuated from the area.

    this is not the first fire in the area, in 2005 the fire had already razed the park.

    Carolina Donoso

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16368185

    ReplyDelete
  2. Fran9 January 2012 at 05:11

    Is Rome's Colosseum falling apart?

    The news says that the emblem of the Roman Empire, the Colosseum ,built almost 2000 years ago, is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture.
    Now, environmentalists are scared, because the monument may be crumbling. They claim that the emissions and vibrations from the cars, and subways, are damaging the monument. But the Colosseum authorities say it is not cause for panic.
    But something must happen over the state of the building to warrant a $ 33 million restoration project.


    Fran M

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/12/111230_witn_colosseum.shtml

    ReplyDelete
  3. Anonymous9 January 2012 at 12:09

    Kim Jong is the new commander of North Korea. After the death of his father.
    Kim has been with the army and various events. They say its an smart person.
    The people of North Korea is afraid of what will happen to their future

    Guille Garcia

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/01/120109_witn_kim_jung_un_birthday.shtml

    ReplyDelete
  4. Sergio Alba9 January 2012 at 13:05

    The news explains that Leo Messi has been a great journey in his life as a player despite the Argentine 23 years comes from a poor family, i tube overcoming a serious health problem, as I had problems with growth.

    To this day, has already twice the trophy for best player of the year delivered by FIFA. He has also won 4 medals, 2 European Champions and 2 Champions League.

    Vladimir Hernandez has been commissioned to visit the hometown of Rosario in Argentina to see where it all began.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13571446

    Sergio Alba

    ReplyDelete
  5. Robert9 January 2012 at 13:22

    The notice talk about the police of Chile, they are arrested two women, aged 72 and 80 after finding cocaine and cash in their home. It's thought that the women have been selling the drug the area for years. Police entered at house at night and found two kilos of cocaine and about 65,000 dollars in cash. the women had a younger and more agile accomplice to sell the drug. The house that the women used as their base is just a few metres from Chile's biggest police academy. Prosecutors say the women should be taken into preventative custody while their case is considered. Because of their frail state of health.

    Robert Guitart

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2009/06/090601_witn_druggie_grannies.shtml

    ReplyDelete
  6. Anonymous9 January 2012 at 14:00

    This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Anonymous9 January 2012 at 14:03

    A friendly gesture from United States Navy to Iran

    The news explains how the united states soldiers has saved 13 iranian fishermen in their fishing boat, they were kidnapped by somali pirates during 40 days in the arabic sea, where are a lot of american bases, near the Strait of Hormuz, it's an important strategic route for petrol transport and this has been a good gesture from united states, they are in tension with Iran govern because Iran tried to close the Strait responding to the sanctions for military exercises.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16452666

    ReplyDelete
  8. David9 January 2012 at 14:31

    I chose this story because I'm a fan of Charlie Sheen. Charlie Sheen had many problems with alcohol and had to leave the show "Two and a Half Men" but this story says it's a new man and will be responsible for his family, is good news for fans of the actor. Sheen, 46, couldn't be more Zen about his new FX show, "Anger Management," in which he will star and produce. He reports that casting is underway and that they will shoot 10 episodes in six weeks.

    http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/09/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/charlie-sheen-not-crazy-ppl/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

    ReplyDelete
  9. Guillem10 January 2012 at 00:40

    In San Francisco want to ban McDonald's boxes, which carry toys for children. Believe you should give toys to healthy foods and encouraging children to not eat so much fast food. Nearly 20% of American children are obese.
    San Francisco has become the first major US city to ban fast-food restaurants from giving away toys with meals that don't meet nutritional guidelines. McDonald's sent senior executives to the city to oppose the measure and they said that: "Parents tell us it's their right and responsability to make their own decisions and to choose what's right for their children."


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2010/11/101110_witn_mcdonalds_page.shtml

    ReplyDelete
  10. Georgina10 January 2012 at 03:37

    Giant tuna is sold for record $736,000

    The news says that the first auction of the New Year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market is always closely watched. But when the bidding was over the bluefin tuna had become the most expensive fish in history. The buyer was the owner of a chain of sushi restaurants. The fish was caught off Aomori, just north of the coast battered by the disaster.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/01/120106_witn_tuna1.shtml

    ReplyDelete
  11. Carles Gamonal10 January 2012 at 04:25

    The report talks about Tintin, my favorite cartoon's when I was a children. The famous ginger quiff of Tintin has wowed fans for decades. Travelling the world on wild adventures with his dog. But the language and imagery used in the comic which has caused outrage in those critical of it. The Belgian writer and illustrator, Hergé who wrote them, later said he regretted writing it - a youthful bit of fun which reflected the prejudices of the time. A Congolese man wants the book to carry a warning to alert readers that the book may cause offence.


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2010/04/100428_witn_tintin.shtml

    ReplyDelete
  12. Anonymous10 January 2012 at 04:50

    Is the beer-goggle effect real?
    The news I have chosen is about an experiment that scientist did in a pub of London.
    The experiment is about the phenomenon called beer google, this refers that drinking too much alcohol makes people attracted to someone they would not normally be attracted to when sober.
    The scientist showed two pairs of pictures with the faces of people. In one photo the face is manipulated to be more simetric because it seems to be more attractive.
    The result is that sober people tend to choose the simetric face as the most attractive rather than druk people.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16442585

    ReplyDelete
  13. Anonymous10 January 2012 at 08:56

    Motor shoes with wheels developed for commuting

    The notice it’s about the brainchild of Peter Tredway. His creation is SpnKiX, a pair of motor shoes with wheels developed for commuting. With the motor shoes the people can move more quickly to their work and make it fun. Basically it is composed for a loader inside, a battery in the back and a light reflector. This object is controlled by a remote, basically speak control.
    The idea came up when he have problems to find parking. When he went to the station to get the train it didn´t find parking. He seem the reaction of people it is maybe already been crazy, because their can believe exists in the real world.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16484371

    ReplyDelete
  14. Anonymous10 January 2012 at 09:50

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/12/
    111228_vwitn_gaming.shtml

    ReplyDelete
  15. Alex10 January 2012 at 09:55

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/08/110817_witn_underwater_volcano.shtml

    ReplyDelete
  16. Anonymous11 January 2012 at 08:26

    www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16478799

    ReplyDelete
  17. Anonymous17 January 2012 at 09:44

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/news/?q=iran%20sentence%20man%20it%20claim%20is%20a%20cia%20spy%20to%20death

    ReplyDelete
  18. Montse17 January 2012 at 10:51

    And... this is my piece of news

    http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/06/is-apple-losing-its-cool-factor/

    ReplyDelete
  19. Anonymous24 January 2012 at 11:27

    http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/22/justice/arizona-girl-homicide/index.html?hpt=us_c2

    ReplyDelete
  20. Anonymous25 January 2012 at 04:30

    http://www.cnn.es/video/?hpt=hp_t3#/video/bestoftv/2012/01/24/pkg-snow-jfk-secret-tapes.cnn

    ReplyDelete
  21. Anonymous31 January 2012 at 01:56

    http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/01/30/are-you-ready-for-some-brewskis-beers-for-super-bowl-xlvi/

    ReplyDelete
  22. David3 February 2012 at 05:28

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OpoODrm46M

    ReplyDelete
  23. Anonymous3 February 2012 at 11:51

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16870519

    ReplyDelete
  24. Anonymous7 February 2012 at 04:49

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16922438 delete my last comment!!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)