Pope's first official visit to Santiago: BBC News Review reviews

Pope Francis has begun his first official visit to Chile and Peru.

Thousands of Chileans greeted the pontiff, who is from Argentina, as his motorcade travelled into the city.

But the crowds were much smaller than for his previous visits to Latin America. There are expected to be protests about an abuse scandal involving Catholic priests.

Dan and Catherine teach you the language the world’s media is using to discuss this story:

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Vocabulary:

subdued
quieter than usual

sparse
small in number or spread out

pin their hopes on
hope someone or something will help them

News Review (more videos and exercises): http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview

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