BBC News Review: Great Barrier Reef in danger 2022

May 17, 2022



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.

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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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29 Comments
  1. 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.

  2. I don't care! People are being slaughtered all over the world!

  3. Rob in this video: 😐

    Rob talking about biscuits:😃

  4. The Government is weighing up a dire decision to protect living species in danger

  5. ロイ髪切ったね

  6. Thanks alot

  7. Reply
    فاطمة السنفورة May 17, 2022 at 3:27 pm

    Great

  8. Roy i

  9. I am in dire need of bbc English lessons to learn English language otherwise my chance of passing exam is slim.

  10. 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.

  11. Reply
    Mỹ Dung Nguyễn May 17, 2022 at 3:27 pm

    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.

  12. There is a famous band named "Dire Straight" , isn'it?

  13. I watched from Bangladesh,

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Thank you for this service. I benefit a lot from this videos. I want to ask you anything. Will you add subtitle to videos shot in the studio? It will be very useful for English learners to watch videos with subtitles.

  17. Reply
    Viridiana Ramirez May 17, 2022 at 3:27 pm

    Hi from Mexico:
    Thank you so much for this.

  18. If you don't pay up, you will face the dire consequences!

  19. Reply
    elmar ismayilzade May 17, 2022 at 3:27 pm

    I like these two men✌

  20. I love english language it is un international language❤️❤️❤️✌️

  21. Great to see you both again. But I was expecting to wacth this Video from BBC studios.. As we used to do. 🚩 I said that because I think I heard that from your latest Video, this one was going to be the first from BBC House.. Am I right?. Anyway, great work and dedication.. As usual 🎯 Greetings from Spain

  22. Thank you 💓

  23. I am in dire need of job.

  24. in danger
    dire
    weigh

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  26. Reply
    Bharath Thangavel May 17, 2022 at 3:27 pm

    It's a dire situation to learn English in order to survive in this world.

  27. 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.

  28. Recently, I've not been at school due to my sickness with covid-19. So I'm in danger of failing upcoming exams.

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