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BBC Learning English
Words in the News
11 th January 2012
Leap of Faith
Transcript:
Over a hundred metres above the Zambezi River.
With just a cord tied around her feet, an Australian adrenaline junkie launches herself
into the void .
But Erin Langworthy's bungee jump became a nightmare when the line broke.
She got through the ordeal in one piece – here describing how she managed to swim to
the river bank.
Erin suffered only cuts and bruises and thinks it's a miracle to be alive.
Vocabulary:
adrenaline junkie
someone addicted to dangerous activities
into the void
into an empty space with no immediate touchable ground
a nightmare
a bad dream
in one piece
with no serious injury
cuts and bruises
minor injuries
Watch this video online: Leap of Faith
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Exercise:
Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from BBC
news reports.
Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.
adrenaline junkie / into the void / a nightmare / in one piece / cuts and bruises
1.
"The __________ that I have is the memories of when I lived under the Taliban," she said.
"That's what we went through and that's what might come back."
2.
She describes herself as an______________ having already tried skydiving and body boarding
down sand dunes.
3.
The victim suffered _______________ in the attack.
4.
"Four months ago I was in a very critical situation," Mr Chavez said. "Thanks be to God, four
months have passed and here I am, all ____________ and on my feet." Mr Chavez, who has
been in power since 1999, has said his illness will not stop him from standing for re-election
next year.
5.
Greece is "on the brink of the abyss", President Karolos Papoulias has warned, after three
people died during protests over planned austerity measures. "We are all responsible so that
it does not take the step ____________," the president said in a statement. It followed a day
of violence during which protesters set fire to a bank, killing three employees.
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Answers:
1.
"The nightmare that I have is the memories of when I lived under the Taliban," she said.
"That's what we went through and that's what might come back."
Source: Afghanistan: Taliban peace deal 'threat to women's future' http://bbc.in/vsSJs0
2.
She describes herself as an "adrenaline junkie" having already tried skydiving and body
boarding down sand dunes.
Source: Granny plans monumental birthday http://bbc.in/wSxKf6
3.
The victim suffered cuts and bruises in the attack.
Source: Asian man attacked and racially abused in Salford
4.
"Four months ago I was in a very critical situation," Mr Chavez said. "Thanks be to God, four
months have passed and here I am, all in one piece and on my feet." Mr Chavez, who has
been in power since 1999, has said his illness will not stop him from standing for re-election
next year.
Source: Venezuela's Chavez heads to Cuba for cancer check-up http://bbc.in/ndauG7
5.
Greece is "on the brink of the abyss", President Karolos Papoulias has warned, after three
people died during protests over planned austerity measures. "We are all responsible so that
it does not take the step into the void ," the president said in a statement. It followed a day
of violence during which protesters set fire to a bank, killing three employees.
Source: Greek protesters urged to retreat from 'abyss' http://bbc.in/a8iYfo
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