The Proms: Music festival from home – News Review reviews

August 15, 2022



Learn English vocabulary to talk about the news. The BBC Proms will go ahead this summer in London – but not as we know it. The season will start with musicians performing from lockdown, and potentially end with live concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.

Video chapters

0:00 – Introduction
0:28 – The story
1:50 – Headline 1: BBC Proms 2020 to hold virtual first night Beethoven tribute and live last night celebrations
4:50 – Headline 2: BBC Proms reveals plans for ‘mash-up’ first night and live last night
8:22 – Headline 3: The Proms are part of our national psyche – a Last Night in isolation is unthinkable
11:10 – Language summary

The story
The BBC Proms is going ahead this summer, but with a difference. The event will open in July with a virtual concert inspired by Beethoven recorded by 350 musicians in their own homes. Hopefully, the season will end with live performances at the Royal Albert Hall in the final fortnight.

Key words and phrases
virtual
appearing via the internet
Examples:
Virtual reality will change the media.
Virtual pub nights have become normal during the UK’s lockdown.

mash-up
media product which combines clips and music from a number of sources
Examples:
Gamers are excited about the latest mashup of classics.
Celebrity mashups often go viral.

unthinkable
not possible to imagine
Examples:
Before the pandemic, the idea of cancelling the Olympics was unthinkable.
Rob says he’s giving up biscuits, but, frankly, that’s unthinkable.

To download the audio and test your understanding, go to our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-150

*Please note: We have decided to activate YouTube’s automatic subtitles on this video. The BBC is not responsible for the accuracy of YouTube automatic subtitles.

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26 Comments
  1. Reply
    BBC Learning English August 15, 2022 at 12:51 am

    Covid-19: The end for live music? Watch a previous edition of BBC News Review:
    https://youtu.be/D12EL3rLeiE

  2. it has been a while since most things are virtual due to this devastating pandemic . its effect on the globe is unthinkable

  3. At first it seemed unthinkable that I could fall in love with Catherine

  4. Reply
    Annalisa Castellani August 15, 2022 at 12:51 am

    I have a lot of funny with this fantastic couple! Thank you my favourite!!!!

  5. Watching News review is the necessity of my daily life during the lockdown. It’s unthinkable to live without it. I really enjoy this virtual class.

  6. Mash up only use with music?

  7. Thanks

  8. Amazing info

  9. Hi, thank for the video. According to what u share, unthinkable is towards negativity, right? I have this confusion simply because i think there are some things that we can not imagine to happen but if it happens, it is a good thing. For example, can we say: it is unthinkable that i won the lottery and had a big amount of money? Thanks

  10. Reply
    Do you know? Youtube channal August 15, 2022 at 12:51 am

    I like this video and this is the best channel.

  11. Never stop news review please,this is my favorite way of learning english and improving my vocabulary and listening skill.

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  13. Neil, love your voice soooooo much!

  14. it's unthinkable, this is the first time i can understand the video without engsub 😍, learning English is so hard 🤧

  15. I love this program
    I hope you can make one everyday .

    Thanks a lot

  16. Reply
    Ines José González Salina August 15, 2022 at 12:51 am

    HELLO FROM VENEZUELA…I REALLY LIKE GUYS! I LEARN A LITTLE BIG EVERYDAY BY YOU, THANKS YOU ALL. I HOPE YOU STAY SAFE TOO..

  17. Before the pandemic,the idea of bunking the college was unthinkable.

  18. Thanks so much BBC for the video,it was a helpful lesson. Now we've started getting used to these virtual events. can't wait for the concert.

  19. Thanks

  20. Thank you so much

  21. Thank you BBC Learning English.🙏🏻

  22. You both are always a pleasure to listen to!

  23. I like to watch your channel ,it is really helpful to learn English

  24. Sometimes in this video, both of your voices got mash-up😉

  25. It's immensely unthinkable that all my efforts are hollow at the end

  26. Cheers mate

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