Hillary Clinton's illness: BBC News Review 2022

March 11, 2023



Hillary Clinton’s illness is making headlines around the world. Join Sian and Catherine in News Review to find out about this story and the language you need to understand it.

You can find out more here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/towards-advanced/unit-11/session-2

The story:
The democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton has said in an interview that she didn’t disclose her pneumonia diagnosis originally as she didn’t think it would be a big deal.

She’s been facing criticism that she hadn’t revealed her condition when diagnosed on Friday, but only after she almost collapsed in public two days later.

Jon Sopel – BBC News:
When the news broke that Hillary Clinton had been diagnosed with pneumonia it made headlines around the world.

But, in her interview last night, the democratic presidential candidate said she didn’t think her illness was going to be that big a deal and she batted away suggestions that she’d been secretive. “People know more about me than almost anyone else in public life,” she told CNN.

That may be true, but among many Americans there’s a feeling that the Clintons are anything but transparent.

Key words and phrases:

hold/keep/play your cards close to your chest
not share key information; be secretive

come clean
tell the truth about something you were keeping secret

big deal
something important

not that big a deal
important, but not very important

bout
short period when you are ill or unhappy; a short period of activity

bat away
(here) reject

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32 Comments
  1. It was amazing

  2. Reply
    Sindayihebura Nahimana March 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    Hi to you all

  3. Thanks for this chanel, long time I was looking for lesson about politic, I think this method is easy effectly for me, thank you!!!

  4. I really enjoy learning English with you.Thanks to all BBC staff

  5. thanks

  6. Reply
    Trần Bình Dương March 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    I don't know how to thank these persons in BBC Learning English!

  7. Simple way to learn the useful phrases and vocabulary!

  8. best way to improve english

  9. Reply
    خلدون بركات March 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    Thank you so much

  10. Reply
    オリーブオイル March 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    drinking bout
    she lays all her cards on the table
    she is an open book

  11. Reply
    Virendra Singh Rathore March 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    Well great
    This makes me more fluent

  12. Reply
    Бакберген Кобогонов March 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    Very well programm

  13. Reply
    Muhammad Zafar Nadiry March 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    I am really appreciated from this kinds of news that you are providing for us.

  14. it is good story

  15. Its great to see this
    Thank you bbc

  16. Let's speak in english, we have enough written, read ; it's in talking that it masters english.

  17. the best and effective programme ever..Lots of love from Pakistan..keep at what you guys are doing

  18. very useful

  19. Dudeperfect 

  20. can we use span instead of bout

  21. I really like Sian ❤️

  22. Thanks

  23. Reply
    Dr.Ahmed Alaa drake March 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    thanks so much bbc <3

  24. very helpful

  25. バウトッ😳
    bout😳

  26. thanks a lot!
    I'm from Vietnam
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  27. Reply
    rabemanantsoa herinirina March 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    this methode is very good, i learning english very well, thanks you

  28. First time I don´t see Neill on BBC News Review. Job well done, ladies.

  29. I think I owe to you people. tnx

  30. 😉great explain

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