2022 Review of the Year: BBC News Review reviews

January 20, 2023



Beth and Neil look back at some of the most popular news stories from 2022 that we discussed on News Review and remind you of some of the English vocabulary we taught.

Story: Late nights: Bad for your health? – 21st September
Staying up late into the night.
For some people, it’s just the way they prefer to live. But it could be affecting their health.
New research from the US found that ‘night owls’ may be more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes.
It’s because people who get up early burn fat for energy more easily.

Key phrase:
night owls
people who like being active at night and go to bed late
– I was a night owl at university. I always wrote my essays after midnight.
– She’s a night owl, which is why she’s often grumpy in the morning.

Story: Cancer vaccine? – 19th October
A cancer vaccine by 2030?
The husband-and-wife team who worked on the Covid jab say the same technology could be used to treat cancer.
These vaccines tell the cells to produce a protein that can fight tumours.
The trials are in the early stages, but results have been encouraging, so far.

Key word:
crack
find a solution to something
– The police have cracked the case. The husband stole the money.
– Scientists have cracked a mystery child illness in the UK.

Story: World energy crisis – 29th June
The world’s temperatures are rising… and so are people’s energy bills. Gas supply problems have been caused by the war in Ukraine.
Now some governments are thinking of going back in time – and using coal to generate power. But many see this as a step backwards for the environment.

Key word:
unimaginable
hard to believe, often because it’s shocking
– The death caused unimaginable sadness in the family.
– Covid has had an unimaginable effect on young people’s mental health.

0:00 – Introduction
0:23 – Story
0:57 – Headline 1: Sky News: Early bird or night owl?
3:02 – Headline 2: BioNTech: Could Covid vaccine technology crack cancer?
4:56 – Headline 3: The Guardian: Fight against spectre of global recession
6:18 – Language summary

[Images: Getty]

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27 Comments
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    TECCareerTalks with Khaza January 20, 2023 at 4:09 pm

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  4. 0:10 why use “has come” instead of “has came”?

  5. Happy new year from Azerbaijan🇦🇿. Thank you very much, you helped me and a lot of people to learn English in 2022. I hope you will continue this excellent work in 2023.

  6. Beth is from which region? I have a hard time understanding her accent even though it's more charming

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  8. Excellent work!!
    Wishing you all at BBC Learning English a very Happy New Year!!

  9. I loved this review of the year 2022. Thanks bbc learning English. Happy new year. 👏👍

  10. I want to be a early bird 🐦..
    Because I wake up so late and my mom scolds me daily😭😭😭😭😭

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    Ольга Ловл January 20, 2023 at 4:09 pm

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  13. It was wonderful to learn of you guys in 2022. Thanks a bunch guys 🤗

  14. Thanks

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  16. Thank you teachers, I appreciate your dedication and excellent work, happy new year, greatings from Hollywood, FL.

  17. 1:16 "so the one we're going to look at" I didn't listen to this, feel like light speed

  18. Thank you BBC Learning English!

    All your videos have cracked many of my English vocabulary issue.

  19. Perfect explanation ✨ keep going

  20. Early bird

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  22. Excuse please you forgot mention Arse crack and the drug crack. It would be nice crack you mention this.

  23. Reply
    Ирина Жмак January 20, 2023 at 4:09 pm

    Happy New Year!

  24. Happy New Year 2023!

  25. 2022 i started to speak Englisch and Croatia won 3th place on the Football World Cup in Qatar!
    2022 was a good year.

  26. BBC the epicenter of Mass Formation Psychosis. All sheep watch to the end and enjoy.

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