BBC News Review: Brazil's president faces corruption charges 2022

July 2, 2022



Brazil’s president faces corruption charges, but welcomes the investigation. Neil and Dan teach you the language the world’s media is using to discuss this story.

Key words and phrases:

oust
force someone out of a position of power

crumbles
becomes weaker in power or influence

glimmer of hope
small sign of something positive to come

For more, visit our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-16/session-2

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25 Comments
  1. Very humorous over swapping sitting positions to illustrate “oust”.

  2. Rio de Janeiro Brasil💖💖

  3. Que legal! "Fora Temer" em Inglês: "Oust Temer"

  4. I love this program! I've been learning lots of new words!

  5. Dan really knows how to make words easier to remember, thank u

  6. what a shame for the unfortunately president of Brazil, Temer…a great country ruined by the most politicians

  7. a wonderful teachers team

  8. Very good channel study on line in English.

  9. It is the first time to see Neil sits on the other side of the table. Thank you for the effort you put in this programme. it is interesting, dynamic and very helpful. Look forward to the next News Review.

  10. thanks for addressing this. I use to follow you guys since it started and that's great to study English language using that current subject to Brazilians like me.

  11. Decency and Attraction.. it is like spicing the English Learning , Thank you!!!!

  12. Reply
    James de lo oeste July 2, 2022 at 6:57 pm

    bolsonaro2018

  13. How it's like to learn english with news from your country about corruption on politcs? Sounds great to me…

  14. Amazing.I'm a Brazilian, and I
    loved this expalnations

  15. Brazil needs to be an Empire again

  16. I'm brazilian and I'm so shamed for this. To use one of the expressions of this video: the "Car Wash Operation" is our glimmer of hope on a better country…

  17. hou

  18. I live in Brazil and this is what happens to us this crazy. I'm learning English to make a better place

  19. Hello and welcome to News Review the program where we show you how to use the

    language from the latest news stories in your everyday English.

    I'm Dan, joining me today is Neil. Hi, Dan!. Hi, Neil.
    So, What's a story about?

    So, we have a story about corruption in Brazil.

    Corruption in Brazil, ok, Let's go to the headline from the world service.

    So, the story is that Brazilian president has been accused of corruption
    however he says he has done nothing wrong. He is so confident, he has done

    nothing wrong that he has said that he is happy for the supreme court to

    investigate him.

    Wow, He must be very confident, indeed.
    So, What's words and expressions have you found in the headlines this week?

    Yep. I've been looking around this story that three key words I think are

    "oust","crumbles" and "glimmer of hope"

    Ok, oust, crumbles and glimmer of hope. alright.
    So, What's our first headline?

    Our first headline here comes from US News . com and it is
    "Brazil's president Temer "I won't resign, oust me! if you want."

    Oust, to force someone out of position of power.

    Yes. and this is an example of word that you will see a lot in headlines.
    because it's short and dramatic, however just because a word is high frequency in

    headlines, it doesn't mean we use it in everyday speech.
    So, you would probably use an alternative, if you are writing an e-mail or you're

    talking to a friend about this story.

    Ok,so, in both of those cases, what would I be saying?

    If you're reporting on this or sending an e-mail to describe what had happened,
    you might use the word "eject" or "expel"

    umm for a friend?

    and for a friend or with someone you're informally talking to,
    you'd probably use "kick it out" so, "Have you heard that going to try to kick

    out the Brazilian president"

    Ok, wow, is it just politics?

    No, so, you can oust anyone who is in the position, so it just means to remove

    from a position regardless of what that position is.

    So, a CEO of company, for example? "for example" or maybe the president of

    tennis club.

    Or the president of tennis club, yes. "I see" or even.

    Have you ever been ousted, Neil?

    Yeah, Dan. you're sitting in my seat. I've been ousted from my position that is

    the main presenter of this program.

    I completely understand what you like sitting here, it's remarkably comfortable.
    It's got a nice arm rest.
    Don't think I'm gonna give it up.

    Don't get too comfy.

    Well, before we get ousted from the air for talking too much about this subject,
    let's move on to the next headline.
    What have we got?

    So, we have here from Bloomberg Quint, their headline is
    "Pressure Mounting on Brazil's Temer as Support Crumbles"

    Crumbles, to become weaker in power or influence, now it might be just ( )

    speaking, Neil, but I'm confused.
    Just crumbles have anything to do with crumbs?

    That's very useful way of remembering meaning of this.
    Imagine yourself, Dan, you're in bed eating biscuits.

    Don't wanna eat biscuits in bed, you know what happens "What happens?"
    all the crumbs on the sheet.

    crumbs, crumble.
    crumbs are a little small pieces of something that was bigger or more solid.
    So, you can imagine that something solid becomes little pieces, it falls apart,
    It means that it has been weaker. and that's what we're saying in this headline

    here is that support has crumbled, it's become weaker to fall into pieces.

    I see, and is it only for biscuits in power
    ((** this part is not sure I can't make out exactly , sorry about that!! **))
    or can we do a for example with a building

    Yes, exactly, we can also use it to describe a very old building which is no

    longer strong as it was, it's falling apart, it's going to pieces literally.
    It's crumbling.

    I see. and correct me, if I'm wrong. but I can say "biscuits crumble, or I

    crumbled the biscuit" is that right?

    You can, and that's an example of, two examples which illustrate that the verb is

    both transitive and intransitive.

    Well, before our viewers crumble away, let's move on to our next headline.

    Ok, so, our final headline from The Week, and their headline is
    "The glimmer of hope in Brazil's terrible crisis"

    A glimmer of hope, a small sign of something positive to come.
    ok, explain it to me.

    Have you ever broken down in your car?

    I have many times, yeah.

    So, you're driving along, let's say it's night. you brake down, you run out of

    patrol. you gotta get out and try to find somewhere.
    It's dark, it's pitch-black. but in the distance, in the far distance , you see a

    tiny little light. a weak and unsteady light.
    and we call that a glimmer, how does it make you feel when you see that?

    Well, If I were in the middle of nowhere, and it's pitch- black, and I have no

    phone reception, then that glimmer of hope is, that glimmer of light ,excuse me,

    is a hope.

    Exactly, it gives you a hope. "That's right"
    and as it says in the headline, the glimmer of hope in Brazil's terrible crisis
    There's a little chance that might not be as bad as you think.

    Ahh, that sounds familiar to me. because the other day I was doing some jiu jitsu

    moves in my class, I have an exam coming up very soon.
    and I thought "I'm not gonna pass this exam". and then I pulled up a really

    really nice throw, and I thought to myself "Actually, there's a small chance that

    maybe I'm gonna be OK" there was a glimmer of hope that I'm gonna pass my exam.

    Ok, good luck, thank you very much.

    =========================================

    "I am horrified by the horrendous events in Manchester last night. My thoughts

    are with families and friends of those who have died and been injured."

    "Today the whole country will grieve for the people who have lost their lives."

    "I am horrified by the horrendous events in Manchester last night. My thoughts

    are with families and friends of those who have died and been injured."

    "Today the whole country will grieve for the people who have lost their lives."

    —- from a statement of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. —-

    RIP.

    Stay safe, see yall next week again.

  20. I've been following the videos. I'm Rodrigo from Brazil, I was surprised by the subject, we're really facing hard times, the people is suffering under the government's austerity. it's great learn and spread such news.

  21. I am always learning a lot while watching this video.

  22. I'm from Brazil

  23. we brazilians speak about corruptian with the international idiom: memes

  24. I'm from Brazil.I am ashamed of our rulers.

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