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Scientists think they may have discovered why thousands of penguins who get stranded on South American coasts are predominantly female. Neil and Tom teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
Key words and phrases
venture
travel somewhere dangerous or unknown
Examples:
• The penguins left the land to venture into the sea in search of food.
• We plan to increase annual profits by venturing into the Asian market.
exhaust
make someone or something very tired
Examples:
• Long car journeys can exhaust children.
• Can we stop walking for a while? I’m exhausted!
washing up
being moved somewhere by water
Examples:
• There’s always rubbish washing up on this beach! We need to clean it!
• The sailors were rescued after their boat washed up at a nearby port.
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😁Why do your biscuits apply get exhausted frequently? Who does it? 😉
Stranded and washed up …..is there some similar meaning?
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Everyone is busy in learning English while the real problem remains unsolved, has anyone thought why these penguins are venturing so far away from the their breeding grounds?why can't the they get enough food near their breeding ground itself? has uncontrolled fishing affected these majestic sea creatures? Is your amount of fish ok your diet impacting lives of penguins ?
If you have not thought about it, give it a shot .
'Venture' can also be used to ask for something politely. "May I venture, honoured sir, to engage you in polite con-
versation?" From Crime & punishment
The fuel exhausted , and the lynch had been washing up by the strong waves towards adangerous area ,i was terrified , i ventured into the sea without thinking
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Can i use possible preposition for venture out?
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I want to find subtitle to practice listening skill. Can any people help me ?
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I used to listen to news review a long time ago. And now watching Neil it is like meeting with old good friend. Thank you.
Washing up! This is clear new idea.
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Hi guys! I believe there's a misspelling on the board at 5:57; The plural of the word 'journey' is written with the letter 'i' (journeis); Anyway, thanks for all the content you've been produced, I'm learning a lot with them (if you guys see any mistake on this comment, please, feel free to point it, I'll be grateful).
Venture, exhaust, washing up.
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No wonder Tom is exhausted. He's done an exhaustive research of the word 'exhaust'. That's really exhausting. Cleaning a beach where tons of rubbish have been washed up on it, must be exhausting, even more, when volunteers' supplies might quickly exhaust. Actually, I wouldn't venture into that sort of venture.
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Happy New Year! 2:42,What Neil said?"going somewhere without （? sentence??) risk danger",What is the word in the bracket?And anther one，what Tom said in 3:10?(?what?)danger…… Thanks!
Happy New Year BBC Team.I am learning English through your current news.This conversation very helpful for me.Thanks BBC Team.
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Thank you for coming up with such an exciting lesson!…. I really appreciate that American English is shared ( wash up) along the course…. It really helps further clearing up my confusion… Thank you. I'm going to wash up after doing washing up in the kitchen before going to fetch my child.
Neil is so good at asking questions, from the English learners' point of view.
Could someone please explain to me what stranded mean?
predominantly = mostly, mainly and largely ^^
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You are great. Thanks for teaching us!
Thank you for explaining the different meanings of ''wash up'' between the UK and North America.
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– I consider venturing to unknown places risky but exciting at the same time.
– I never feel exhausted doing the washing up because I find it an anti-stress exercice 😂😂😂
I'll never get exhausted watching BBC news review !
Thanks. Nice topic because I love penguins. By the way, I have a question about the usage of exhaust. If it means 'run out', can I say like this – our stock will be exhausted soon? If I use 'run out' , can it be also said like this – our stock will run out soon?
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Nice news review. Thanks great BBC