Some scientists say Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is under threat from the effects of climate change. Now a UN delegation is going to assess its health. It wants to assess whether its World Heritage status should be changed to “in danger”.
Rob and Roy look at the vocabulary used in the headlines about this story.
Related stories:
News Review: Great Barrier Reef ‘severely damaged’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13E9-3PvAsA
The English We Speak: Punch above your weight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb_3Uji-tzk
Video chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
0:38 – Story
2:02 – Headline 1: UN considers listing Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’
4:50 – Headline 2: UN weighs listing Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger’
7:40 – Headline 3: Dire Warning for Great Barrier Reef as UN Inspection Begins: Climate Council Briefing
10:32 – Language summary
Key words and phrases:
in danger – at risk
The badly maintained house is in danger of falling.
The island is in danger of being submerged as sea levels rise.
weighs – carefully considers facts in order to make a decision
The teacher weighed all the facts before deciding who started the fight.
We need to weigh the benefits against the cost of buying a new car.
dire – extremely serious
The situation in the war-torn country is dire.
There will be dire consequences if you break the rules.
To download the audio and a transcript and test your understanding, go to our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2022/unit-1/session-11
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Earths’ nature is in danger because of humaniterian activities. So all the nations should weight up pros and cons of ignoring the global warming and take action to protect our nature in a hurry. Otherwise, we will be in dire straits because of the higher temperatures soon.
I don't care! People are being slaughtered all over the world!
Rob in this video: 😐
Rob talking about biscuits:😃
The Government is weighing up a dire decision to protect living species in danger
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I am in dire need of bbc English lessons to learn English language otherwise my chance of passing exam is slim.
at the beginning of democracy only men could vote, now most voters are women.
politics is based on feelings and womens rights, hence lots of sweet talk BS.
great barrier dying – expect lots of talk, little action (women dominate voting)
UN (amalgamation of universal suffrage democracies) – talkers and little action.
The children are in danger due to bad conditions of the neighbourhood. They are in dire need of changing the environment, so their parents weigh up pros and cons of moving out the town.
There is a famous band named "Dire Straight" , isn'it?
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Revelation 22:18-19
This Book
Exodus 24:7
The Book
One
Deuteronomy 6:4-7
1 Samuel 16:17
Now A Man That
Can
1 Samuel 17:47
You Into Our Hands.
1 John 1:5
God is Light
Ezekiel 3:12
The Glory Of The
Lord
Psalm 118:27
Light
Psalm 118:24
it
Luke 3:21-23
The Holy Ghost
Zechariah 14:9
His name One
John 3:8
it
Psalm 91:7
Psalm 95:7
ToDay
Ezekiel 3:23
Then I Arose
John 20:22
Receive Ye The Holy
Ghost
Psalm 119:130
Light
Ephesians 5:8
Children of Light
John 1:23
The Voice of One
1 Samuel 17:48
it
Exodus 16:14-22
Omer
Acts 8:6
Philip
Daniel 2:31-38
Thou Art This Head
Of
Gold
Jeremiah 8:21
I am Black
Job 13:26-28
My Feet
1 Samuel 16:16
Thou Shalt Be Well.
Song of Solomon
7:5 Thine Head
Psalm 18:9
He Bowed
Ezekiel 10:20
Living
Zechariah 4:14
Two
One
Galatians 3:20
One
Mark 12:32
Genesis 11:1-9
One People
Ezekiel 3:11
Whether They Will
Hear, Or Whether
They Will Forbear.
Revelation 4:2
One
John 12:36
Light
King James Version
Revelation 22:18-19
This Book
Exodus 24:7
The Book
One
Deuteronomy 6:4-7
1 Samuel 16:17
Now A Man That
Can
1 Samuel 17:47
You Into Our Hands.
1 John 1:5
God is Light
Ezekiel 3:12
The Glory Of The
Lord
Psalm 118:27
Light
Psalm 118:24
it
Luke 3:21-23
The Holy Ghost
Zechariah 14:9
His name One
John 3:8
it
Psalm 91:7
Psalm 95:7
ToDay
Ezekiel 3:23
Then I Arose
John 20:22
Receive Ye The Holy
Ghost
Psalm 119:130
Light
Ephesians 5:8
Children of Light
John 1:23
The Voice of One
1 Samuel 17:48
it
Exodus 16:14-22
Omer
Acts 8:6
Philip
Daniel 2:31-38
Thou Art This Head
Of
Gold
Jeremiah 8:21
I am Black
Job 13:26-28
My Feet
1 Samuel 16:16
Thou Shalt Be Well.
Song of Solomon
7:5 Thine Head
Psalm 18:9
He Bowed
Ezekiel 10:20
Living
Zechariah 4:14
Two
One
Galatians 3:20
One
Mark 12:32
Genesis 11:1-9
One People
Ezekiel 3:11
Whether They Will
Hear, Or Whether
They Will Forbear.
Revelation 4:2
One
John 12:36
Light
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If you don't pay up, you will face the dire consequences!
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I am in dire need of job.
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It's a dire situation to learn English in order to survive in this world.
Seldom I am in danger of climbing the mountain. We need to weigh of the brain when climbing the high mountain. A few landslides are really dire.
Dire straits
Recently, I've not been at school due to my sickness with covid-19. So I'm in danger of failing upcoming exams.