BBC Learning English
Video Words in the News
23 October 2013
UK nuclear station
Transcript:
The site of Britain's first new nuclear power plant in a generation.
Hinkley Point C will be developed by the French firm EDF and backed by Chinese
investors.
Ministers say the deal will help Britain produce cheaper energy and become less
reliant on fossil fuels.
But critics say it will be more expensive for consumers, while others worry
about safety and the environment.
Vocabulary:
plant
a factory that produces power or chemicals
backed
supported
deal
business agreement
fossil fuels
energy sources like coal, gas and oil made from plant and animal remains from
millions of years ago
consumers
people who buy and use goods and services
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Exercise:
Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from
news reports.
Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence
correctly.
plant / backed / deal / fossil fuels / consumers
1. Environmentalists in Norway are angry that Statoil is trying to retrieve more
________ when experts say we can safely burn just a third of what we
have already found.
2. The cost of cocoa beans has soared since the start of the year, signalling a
rise in the price of chocolate for _________.
3. A section of the roof at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear ________ has collapsed
- but there has been no increase in radiation at the site, authorities say.
4. The rights to explore Brazil's biggest oilfield have been won at an auction by
a consortium led by Brazil's state-run Petrobras, ________ by Total, Shell
and Chinese firms.
5. Microsoft agreed to buy the business for 5.4bn euros ($7.4bn; Ł4.6bn) in a
________ which the companies have said should be finalised by early 2014.
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Answers:
1. Environmentalists in Norway are angry that Statoil is trying to retrieve more
fossil fuels when experts say we can safely burn just a third of what we
have already found.
Source: Giant gas platform sinks below waves
http://bbc.in/1gBJD7w
2. The cost of cocoa beans has soared since the start of the year, signalling a
rise in the price of chocolate for consumers.
Source: Chocolate prices could increase as cocoa costs soar
http://bbc.in/19YQQ87
3. A section of the roof at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant has collapsed - but
there has been no increase in radiation at the site, authorities say.
Source: Ukraine: Chernobyl nuclear roof collapse 'no danger'
http://bbc.in/1iaUuAQ
4. The rights to explore Brazil's biggest oilfield have been won at an auction by
a consortium led by Brazil's state-run Petrobras, backed by Total, Shell and
Chinese firms.
Source: Brazil oil auction: Lone bid wins exploration rights
http://bbc.in/19YPPx1
5. Microsoft agreed to buy the business for 5.4bn euros ($7.4bn; Ł4.6bn) in a
deal which the companies have said should be finalised by early 2014.
Source: Nokia World reveals phablets and tablets in Abu Dhabi
http://bbc.in/187qiB9
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