التصنيف: نصائح عامة

عملية إنقاذ من موت محقق في البحر.

فرقت العواصف صغير الفقمة هذا عن أمه، ليلتحق بمجموعة أخرى في مأوى مخصص لها في هولندا.

ويتم إطعام هذه المجموعة من صغار الفقمة أسماك الرنغة الغنية بالفيتامينات.

وعندما يكبر صغار الفقمة سيواجهون تحديات اخرى، كالتلوث والصيد الجائر للاسماك مما يهدد فرص عيشهم.

Rescued from certain death at sea.

This seal pup has been separated from its mother by storms and joined others in a sanctuary in the Netherlands. The refuge has been overwhelmed by the arrival of hundreds washed up on the beaches.

They are fed herrings stuffed with vitamins.

But when they grow up, they will face other challenges. Overfishing and pollution also affect their chances of survival.

sanctuary – safe place مأوى

overwhelmed – received a number greater than it would normally cope with إكتظ

washed up – brought to the shore of a body of water جرفتهم الأمواج

stuffed – totally filled with (something) غني

overfishing – fishing too much to the point of threatening the local fish population الصيد الجائر للأسماك

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.

sanctuary / overwhelmed / washed up / stuffed / overfishing

1. Turkey was often very difficult to get, so housewives were advised to cook “murkey”, which was ________ mutton. The stuffing was largely made of breadcrumbs. No-one threw away a stale loaf in those days.

2. About 40,000 people on Mindanao are living in evacuation centres after losing their homes and possessions. China and the US are among international donors offering assistance. Mr Ramos said funeral parlours had been __________ by the catastrophe.

3. The 2011 statistics included a very high peak of common dolphins being stranded during February and a high number of porpoises ending up on the coast during the winter. The group has also received samples from the 13m sperm whale which was __________ on Connemara’s Omey island last week.

4. Japan is the world’s biggest consumer of seafood, eating about 80% of the Atlantic and Pacific bluefins caught. However, restrictions on catches have been tightened in recent years because of concerns about _____________.

5. An animal _________ in Bishop Auckland is appealing for help after being swamped with hundreds of hens released from their battery cages.

1. Turkey was often very difficult to get, so housewives were advised to cook “murkey”, which was stuffed mutton. The stuffing was largely made of breadcrumbs. No-one threw away a stale loaf in those days.

2. About 40,000 people on Mindanao are living in evacuation centres after losing their homes and possessions. China and the US are among international donors offering assistance. Mr Ramos said funeral parlours had been overwhelmed by the catastrophe.

3. The 2011 statistics included a very high peak of common dolphins being stranded during February and a high number of porpoises ending up on the coast during the winter. The group has also received samples from the 13m sperm whale which was washed up on Connemara’s Omey island last week.

4. Japan is the world’s biggest consumer of seafood, eating about 80% of the Atlantic and Pacific bluefins caught. However, restrictions on catches have been tightened in recent years because of concerns about overfishing.

5. An animal sanctuary in Bishop Auckland is appealing for help after being swamped with hundreds of hens released from their battery cages.

Hi I’m Natalie and welcome to Talking Sport.

Today we are hearing about British swimmer Achieng Ajulu-Bushell and learning the words drive and discipline.

Achieng Ajulu-Bushell is hoping to swim for Great Britain in the London Olympics.

Achieng lives and trains in the UK but the rest of her family live in Kenya.

Let’s hear from reporter, Daniela Ralph who has been with Achieng on a trip to visit her family in Kenya.

Listen for the words drive and discipline.

Back home with her family and a reminder of why she loves it here.

For Achieng, Kenya is now an escape from the rigours of London – it’s where her mum, her step-dad and her sisters live. Here she’s free from the pressure of chasing her Olympic dream.

Achieng’s life both here in Kenya and back in London is now a complicated juggling act. Her Olympic ambition requires drive, determination and discipline.

Listen again for the words drive and discipline.

Back home with her family and a reminder of why she loves it here.

For Achieng, Kenya is now an escape from the rigours of London – it’s where her mum, her step-dad and her sisters live. Here she’s free from the pressure of chasing her Olympic dream.

Achieng’s life both here in Kenya and back in London is now a complicated juggling act. Her Olympic ambition requires drive, determination and discipline.

In the clip we heard the word drive.

We also heard the word discipline.

Her Olympic ambition requires drive, determination and discipline.

Well we have learnt the words drive and discipline, now let’s listen to some people in London using these words.

My friend Michael has the drive to succeed in business.

To be a successful business woman you need to have a lot of discipline.

I have a lot of drive to make a lot of money.

To be a successful athlete you have to have a lot of discipline.

My friend Michael has the drive to succeed in business.

To be a successful business woman you need to have a lot of discipline.

I have a lot of drive to make a lot of money.

To be a successful athlete you have to have a lot of discipline.

I’m Natalie and that’s all from Talking Sport.

In the video we heard the word ‘reminder’:

“Back home with her family and a reminder of why she loves it here.”

‘Reminder’ is a message, written or spoken, that can make you think of something you may have forgotten.

E.g. I was sent a reminder about paying my water bill.

‘Remind’ is to make someone think of something they may forget.

E.g. Can you remind me to buy some milk?

‘Remember’ is to be able to think about information from the past.

E.g. I remember when I went on holiday for the first time. It was

Now complete the sentences with ‘reminder’, ‘remind’ or ‘remember’.

1. I can’t ______________ where I put my car keys.

2. A: Will you ______________ me to call my boss about getting time off?

3. A: Do you ______________ when we went to the beach last summer?

B: Yes! It was such a lovely hot day.

4. I received another ______________ about paying my rent

In the video we heard the phrase ‘juggling act’ which means a difficult task or situation which involves doing many things at the same time.

“Achieng’s life both here in Kenya and back in London is now a complicated juggling act.”

Here are some more phrases with the word ‘act’:

put on an act: to behave in a way that is seen as false

sharpen up your act: to improve your behaviour

be a hard act to follow: to be so good at something that anyone who performs after you will not seem as good as you.

get in on the act: to get involved in something that is already successful

Now complete the sentences with the correct phrase. The form of the phrase may need to be changed.

1. Have you seen the new business Paul has set up? It has been very successful. We need to

2. If he is going to get a job in that company, he really needs to improve and

3. Johnny always ________________ when the boss comes in. I don’t know why he can’t be

4. Mr Brown was a great leader of the company. He will ________________.

Reminder, remind, remember

1. I can’t remember where I put my car keys.

2. A: Will you remind me to call my boss about getting time off?

3. A: Do you remember when we went to the beach last summer?

B: Yes! It was such a lovely hot day.

4. I received another reminder about paying my rent.

1. Have you seen the new business Paul has set up? It has been very successful. We need to

2. If he is going to get a job in that company, he really needs to improve and sharpen up his

3. Johnny always puts on an act when the boss comes in. I don’t know why he can’t be

4. Mr Brown was a great leader of the company. He will be a hard act to follow

Hi I’m Natalie and welcome to Talking Sport.

Today we are hearing about a female boxer fromIndiaand learning the word fulfil.

M.C. Mary Kom is a wife, a mother and also a world champion in boxing.

Mary comes from Manipur inIndiaand is one of her country’s top athletes.

Let’s hear from BBC reporter Emma Jane Kirby who has been to meet Mary ahead of this year’s Olympics.

Listen for how many times Mary has won the World Women’s boxing competition and listen for the word fulfil.

By anyone’s standards Mary Kom is a winner, 5 times world women’s boxing champion, she is now focused on the London Olympics. She hopes that winning a medal will not only raise her own profile but will also put her rather forgotten state of Manipur firmly on the Indian map. It’s very difficult but I have to fulfil my dreams.

Listen again for how many times Mary has won the world women’s boxing competition and listen for the word fulfil.

By anyone’s standards Mary Kom is a winner, 5 times world women’s boxing champion, she is now focused on the London Olympics. She hopes that winning a medal will not only raise her own profile but will also put her rather forgotten state of Manipur firmly on the Indian map. It’s very difficult but I have to fulfil my dreams.

So did you hear how many times Mary has won the world women’s boxing competition?

Mary is a 5 times world women’s boxing champion.

In the clip we also heard the word fulfil.

Mary said her training, is very difficult but she has to fulfil her dreams.

Well we have learnt the word fulfil. Now let’s hear from some people inLondon. Listen to how they use the word ‘fulfil’.

I’d like to fulfil my dream of learning how to play the trumpet.

I want to fulfil my ambition of driving a stream train.

My friend wants to fulfil her dream of becoming an artist.

I’d like to fulfil my dream of learning how to play the trumpet.

I want to fulfil my ambition of driving a stream train.

My friend wants to fulfil her dream of becoming an artist.

I’m Natalie and that’s all from Talking Sport.

In the video we heard the phrase ‘put something on the map’:

“… put her rather forgotten state of Manipur firmly on the Indian map.”

‘To put something / somewhere on the map’ means to make something / somewhere famous.

Below are another two phrases with the word ‘map’:

map something out: plan something

off the map: very far away and remote (usually used to describe a place)

Now complete the sentences with ‘to put somewhere on the map’, ‘map something out’ or ‘off the map’. The form of the phrase may need to be changed.

1. Sally won an award for acting. It is really going to _________________.

2. He lives really far away. It is completely _________________.

3. I am going to _________________ the details of this proposal before the presentation.

4. I really want to win a medal so I can _________________ my country

In the video we heard the phrase ‘raise your profile’:

“She hopes that winning a medal will not only raise her own profile…”

‘Raise your profile’ means to make people more aware of who you are.

Below are some more phrases with the word ‘raise’:

raise a glass: to drink to someone’s health or future success

raise your eyebrows: to not approve of something or be surprised

raise the alarm: to make people aware of danger

Now complete the sentences with the correct phrase from above. The form of the phrase may need to be changed.

1. He was the first person to ________________ about the dangers on the ship.

2. Please can you ________________ to the married couple, Paul and Nicola.

3. A lot of people ________________ in the meeting. Nobody approved of the new deal.

1. Sally won an award for acting. It is really going to put her on the map.

2. He lives really far away. It is completely off the map.

3. I am going to map out the details of this proposal before the presentation.

4. I really want to win a medal so I can put my country on the map.

1. He was the first person to raise the alarm about the dangers on the ship.

2. Please can you raise your glass to the married couple, Paul and Nicola.

3. A lot of people raised their eyebrows in the meeting. Nobody approved of the new deal.

تشارلز ديكنز، احد اعظم كتاب الادب الانجليزي ولد قبل مئتي عام.

“المعلم” من برنامج بي بي سي لتعليم اللغة الانجليزية سياخذنا في رحلة حول لندن، المدينة التي ورد ذكرها كثيراً في كتب ديكنز.

وخلال هذه الرحلة سنتعلم بعض الكلمات والتعابير.

وتبدأ الرحلة مع اقتباس من “البيت الكئيب” احدى روايات ديكنز…

Dickens at 200 – with The Teacher.

LONDON. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth. Smoke lowering down from chimney-pots. Dogs, undistinguishable in mire. Horses, scarcely better; splashed to their very blinkers. Fog everywhere.

Hang on. It’s not like that at all any more. There’s no fog; there’s no mud; there are no dogs or horses… In fact it’s not Dickensian.

In English, if we want to describe hard living or working conditions – like something from one of my novels – we can call it Dickensian.

Modern London is very tiring. I think I need to take some rest in one of my favourite public houses. I’m pleased to see it’s still here.

I can’t believe it! He tried to charge me £3.50 for a pint of beer. I said to him “That’s ten weeks’ wages for a 12 year-old boy in a factory.” I offered him half a penny and he said “Please Sir. I want some more.”

As if stealing one of my lines wasn’t bad enough, when I refused to pay he called me a scrooge!

In English, when we want to talk about someone who hates spending money, we can call them a scrooge, which is the name of one of my characters. He was very mean with money!

Scrooge was just one of the many characters I created who are among the most memorable in English literature.

But some say London itself is a character in my novels.

A character that has changed.

What the dickens is that?

In English, if we are surprised or angry, we can say ‘What the dickens…?’

What the dickens is that?

‘What the dickens…?’ is a bit of an old fashioned expression, but then I’m an old fashioned man. In fact, I’m dead. And I’ve been dead since 1870. I’m buried over there in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey, with some of the greatest writers of the English language. So, in a way I’m still here in London, although it’s a very different London to that of my memories…

…And I’ll be buried in Teachers’ Corner along with the greatest Teachers of the English language…

Hi I’m Natalie and welcome to Talking Sport.

Today we are hearing about a fencer fromUkraineand learning the word ‘glory’.

Olga Kharlan fromUkraineis one of the world’s best fencers.

She won a team gold medal in the last Olympics inBeijing.

This week BBC reporter Nicola Pearson has been to meet Olga, who has been able to build her own house from her winnings.

Listen for the word ‘glory’ and see if you can hear what Olga is leaving behind.

Olga Kharlan, already a national hero and nowUkraine’s brightest hope for Olympic glory inLondon. Inside her parent’s one bed apartment, where Olga still lives some of the time, she showed me the souvenirs and trophies of her success. Olga’s silverware isn’t just for show. Her success also means she can leave her family’s small flat behind, using her winnings to build this. It’s big! Yeah. And all because of fencing? Yeah.

Listen again for the word ‘glory’ and see if you can hear what Olga is leaving behind

Olga Kharlan, already a national hero and now Ukraine’s brightest hope for Olympic glory in London. Inside her parent’s one bed apartment, where Olga still lives some of the time, she showed me the souvenirs and trophies of her success. Olga’s silverware isn’t just for show. Her success also means she can leave her family’s small flat behind. Using her winnings to build this. It’s big! Yeah. And all because of fencing? Yeah.

Olga is “Ukraine’s brightest hope for Olympic glory”.

Did you hear what Olga is leaving behind?

Yes, her family’s small flat as with her winnings she has been able to build her family a big house.

Well we have heard about Olga and learnt the word glory, now let’s listen to some people inLondonusing this word.

My favourite footballer led his team to glory on Saturday, winning the league.

I felt a moment of glory when I got the high exam results this year.

I thinkBritain’s cycling team have a good chance of Olympic glory this year.

My favourite footballer led his team to glory on Saturday, winning the league.

I felt a moment of glory when I got the high exam results this year.

I think Britain’s cycling team have a good chance of Olympic glory this year.

I’m Natalie and that’s all from Talking Sport.

In the video we heard the phrase ‘just for show’:

“Olga’s silverware isn’t just for show. Her success also means she can leave her family’s small flat behind.”

‘Just for show’ means that something is for appearance rather than for use.

Below are some more phrases with the word ‘show’:

steal the show: to get all the praise and attention at an event

show someone the ropes: to explain how to do something, usually a job

put something on show: to display something publically

Now complete the sentences with the correct phrase. The form of the phrase may need to be changed.

1. A: Is John starting with the department today?

B: Yes, can you ___________________?

2. A: Did you hear that some of Leonardo Da Vinci’s paintings are being

___________________ at a gallery inLondon?

B: Yes! I am going to try and get tickets.

3. The first band ___________________ at the festival over the weekend. Everyone was

talking about their brilliant performance.

In the video we heard about Olga’s success:

“Olga’s silverware isn’t just for show. Her success also means she can leave her family’s small flat behind.”

Below are some more phrases with the word ‘success’:

a recipe for success: something which is likely to be successful

a success story: something or someone that has achieved great success

be a victim of your own success: to have problems due to your success

Now complete the sentences with the correct phrase. The form of the phrase may need to be changed.

1. A: I really want to lose weight.

B: Well the _______________________ is to exercise regularly and eat healthily.

2: Sometime famous people become ____________________.

They can lose their privacy and right to a normal life.

3. The author of the Harry Potter books J.K. Rowling is a real _______________________.

1. A: Is John starting with the department today?

B: Yes, can you show him the ropes?

2. A: Did you hear that some of Leonardo Da Vinci’s paintings are being put on show at a

B: Yes! I am going to try and get tickets.

3. The first band stole the show at the festival over the weekend. Everyone was talking about

their brilliant performance.

1. A: I really want to lose weight.

B: Well the recipe for success is to exercise regularly and eat healthily.

2: Sometime famous people become victims of their own success. They can lose their privacy

and right to a normal life.

3. The author of the Harry Potter books J.K. Rowling is a real success story.