Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022: BBC News Review reviews

February 6, 2023



Ukraine has won the Eurovision Song Contest with the UK’s Sam Ryder in second.

The Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine won the competition after moving up to first place due to the public vote.

Rob and Roy look at the vocabulary used in the headlines about this story.

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Video chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
0:30 – Story
1:32 – Headline 1: Eurovision: ‘The support warms our heart,’ say Ukrainians after music contest triumph
4:05 – Headline 2: The night Europe gave a hug to Ukraine (and the UK): CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reflects on a glorious rebuke to Putin as Kyiv wins Eurovision Song Contest while Britain gets best result for 20 years (but France and Germany just avoid nul points)
6:54 – Headline 3: Eurovision win in hand, Ukraine band releases new war video
9:03 – Language summary

Key words and phrases:
warms our heart
causes positive and happy feelings

* The story of a young boy who helped his sister learn to walk warmed our hearts.
* The film really warmed our hearts. I left the cinema feeling so happy.

glorious rebuke
admirable act of criticising someone’s words or actions

* The video of the politician’s glorious rebuke of his colleague went viral on social media.
* Her boss rebuked her for not handing her work in on time, which meant they lost the project.

in hand
obtained

* The negotiator walked away from the table with the result she wanted in hand.
* After the protest turned violent, the police moved quickly to get the situation in hand.

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-19

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43 Comments
  1. Reply
    Енот Людоед February 6, 2023 at 2:57 am

    Of course it's not about politics, how dare you to think such way? Do you want to be canceled? Then remember: it was pure talent competition, we're honest and unbiased here.

  2. Please discuss on regular basis

  3. God bless Queen, Boris Johnson and outstanding British people for their help and support of Ukraine.

  4. only won because of the sympathy vote they got..

  5. Wonderful video💙💛

  6. I wish I finished the war there in the Ukraine

  7. Excellent program just out of this world.hats off Rob&Roy
    You just blew us away…..

  8. I could glorious rebuke my employer but I conceder him old age

  9. If Russia takes part of this competition, it would win in this year. However, this Ukraine's victory is only political move.

  10. Brilliant! Sexy, beautiful English English, love the accent! Love Great Britain! 🇬🇧
    Glory to Ukraine! Glory to heroes! ✌🇺🇦💙🧡

  11. Nice❤🤩

  12. Political contest.

  13. Putin is bandit and he wants to get more tomorrow than he holds today. No economy and no politics, no rationality. ($ trillions) would be spent shortly next years to fight Russia directly otherwise Putin must be stopped today by Ukraine.
    Putin is not a threat to Ukraine, Putin is a threat to the whole civilization

  14. We should support Ukraine because they're victims.

  15. Lmao I knew that ukraine won at the beginning bc there are these mtfs who votes for them cuz of war

  16. Absolute joke the song was really bad I hated it

  17. Thanks for everything guys, I love you

  18. Reply
    Paulo Rui de Matos Duarte February 6, 2023 at 2:57 am

    I LOVE JUST BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

  19. Eurovision prat contest, go Russia

  20. We need impose a steel ban order on Russia! Any country exporting steel to Russia will enjoy 200% punitive tariff! Especially the Chinese government!

  21. Okay Ukraine need help, need support ! I support them but this victory of eurvision is it really deserved ? I know the Eurovision it's a political program but I mean it's a little weird because it's not the eurovision which will save the ukraine

  22. Reply
    MOHAMMAD ANWAR KHAN February 6, 2023 at 2:57 am

    Yet your programme under Corona ruels?

  23. It’s unfair. The UK should have won Eurovision 2022

  24. Ukraine needs this support! We appreciate the whole world and hope that life and light will overcome darkness!!!

  25. Reply
    MD. Mahfilur rahman February 6, 2023 at 2:57 am

    Something warms our heart is heartwarming….

  26. Reply
    Jesús María Bustelo Acevedo February 6, 2023 at 2:57 am

    It's unfair, Spanish butties should have won!

  27. <how can crypto make me rich

  28. the movie of pearl harbour of the 2000 year warmed my heart pretty well

  29. Rob and Roy thanks for that remarkable one. You made my day!

  30. I recall a day when I handed in my homework. My professor assessed it and gave me the grades I needed in hand.

  31. Belarus, Russia, Ukraine have always been brothers …..but what ? What happened? I cant imagine

  32. Watching BBC English learning lessons warms our heart…

  33. There's nothing like glorious weather, but if you are a child and spend far too much time under the sun, you will get a sunburn, and consequently, your parents will berate you.

  34. My niece told me an uplifting story that gave me the warm and fuzzies. Listening to stories of people giving money to charity warms my heart.

  35. Reply
    paki girl in China 🇨🇳 February 6, 2023 at 2:57 am

    Hi Roy. I'm Glad to see both of you in this news review section.

  36. Reply
    paki girl in China 🇨🇳 February 6, 2023 at 2:57 am

    Hi Roy. I'm Glad to see both of you in this news review section.

  37. Can I use these words in toefl ibt writing?

  38. I think Ukraine shouldn’t have been there. Going there was pretty opportunistic and everyone knew who would win.

  39. was it a fair?

  40. Reply
    Πετρος Νικου February 6, 2023 at 2:57 am

    Leapt rebuke glorious in hand

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