Tourists rescued from Scottish mountain: BBC News Review 2022

June 17, 2022



Neil and Georgina teach you the language the world’s media is using to discuss this news story. Some tourists have been rescued from a Scottish mountain. They had a lucky escape after getting stuck on Britain’s highest mountain in Scotland in freezing weather.

The story:
The group of four were found by Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team in an ice-bound gully. The team said they could easily have fallen hundreds of feet. They did not have ice axes or crampons, which are essential for winter climbing. They had no map, and three of them were wearing trainers.

Vocabulary:
clowns
people who behave in a silly way
• Stop driving like a clown – you’ll get us killed!
• The kids were clowning around instead of cleaning their room.

bunch
group of things of the same type gathered together
• I met a bunch of mates for dinner last night.
• There was a bunch of rowdy teenagers at the party.

cut them some slack
be less critical of them
• We need to cut him some slack for his lateness. He has a young baby.
• Rob ate the last biscuit, but I cut him some slack as he’s hungry!

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41 Comments
  1. Reply
    BBC Learning English June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    There was more cold and snowy weather when News Review discussed 'The Beast from the East'. Learn more about it here https://youtu.be/luUY-DpBNwE

  2. It's absolutely fantastic. I really treasure BBC learning English.

  3. Reply
    소보루빵사와라아아아앜 June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    text: 0:14

  4. Good morning Bbc.learning English….I love you … keep on your creative way to teach people English..😍😍😍😘😘😘😘

  5. Jorgina is describing very well

  6. Neil has a sexy voice 😋

  7. I learn english from a bunch of lovely teachers of BBC Learning English.
    Rob started clowning when he saw a box full of biscuits.
    My daughter spoiled the walls with paint,but l cut her with slack as she is too young to understand what we say.

  8. Reply
    اوراد الشمري June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    Clowns
    Bunch a group of thing gather together

  9. Reply
    Tuấn Phương ChâuLê June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    Great ever

  10. Reply
    فاطمة عليان June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    Amazing Gorgina

  11. Thank you 😊 I really love this VDO. It is very useful for me❤️

  12. Reply
    Manzumanara Begum June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    Excellent exploration for every

  13. Who is that Rob?))

  14. Hello lovely bunch))

  15. Reply
    đông nguyễn hải June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    That a bunch of people dont wear mask when moving in the public at the corona pandemic makes them like a clown, but we should cut them some slack because they probably have exceptional reason which get them cant wear mask

  16. I like the this idea for watshing.

  17. My mother never cut me slack when ever I made a mistake 😒😒

  18. My friend circle is like a bunch of clowns 😄😄

  19. nice voice , really interesting wow

  20. I'd like subtitles, please!!

  21. Reply
    Cong Chinh Nguyen June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    I love that

  22. Thank you.

  23. This channel is great but it has no subtitle function!

  24. Is it possible to tell that I cut me some slack?

  25. Thanks

  26. Reply
    The Guds Production June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    1. He was clowning at the classroom. He threw away all the chairs in the classroom!
    2. A bunch of people was doing demonstration against new regulation about ojek at the city centre yesterday.
    3. We need to cut his some slack for that bad proposal. He was doing it alone. We need more people to help him.

  27. Let me shake you hand the best team BBC

  28. Very important clawns.silly

  29. I think subtitle for the whole video would be helpful for English learners.

  30. Thank you.

  31. People should not only cut others some slack, but they shouldn't also critisize them with insulting oder sarcastic words.Regardless of the age of the climbers, we can emagine that they were in panic.

  32. Mountains aren't just funny – they are hill areas.

  33. Reply
    Ahmed Talaat Nile June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    Thanks a bunch BBC Learning English, as Neil said before in "Thanks… '2 million'? ☺️☺️☺️" video.

  34. Psychologists say that we should cut teenagers some slack. If we cut them some slack. They will stop clowning but unfortunately only bunch of parents cut them some slack.

  35. Reply
    марина марина June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    Really interesting video! Thanks so much

  36. Hello lovely bunches

  37. Of course I always enjoy your videos. Especially when use Rob as example. That's very funny. Congrats.

  38. Reply
    abdelhak bouchebia June 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    Thanks , i love you bunch of adorable teachers

  39. It will be great if you show one or two synonyms for each new word or phrase. It'll helps us to discribe your language.

  40. Wow! Do you know the nationality of these tourists?

  41. hi please make a lessen about over thousand bike which robber every month stole from pour people in manchester and police never catch them.

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