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News English lesson Egypt

My student would like to practice listening and speaking about the political news. How many of these action verbs can you hear in the news podcasts and comedy show? Compare and contrast how the reporters and talk show host describe the news events. What's happening in Egypt? Write complete sentences in the comments!

Egypt's future, The Economist

Egypt on the brink, The Economist

Morsi's Ouster In Egypt: A 'Bookend' For The Arab Spring, NPR Programs Fresh Air

Leader's Digest – Egypt, Daily Show



Everybody Coups - Egypt - Semantics, Daily Show




Listen for these:

anger
back out
be under pressure
brew
calm down
change back
civil disobedience
clean up
crack down
curfew
cut off
demand
discourage
distrust
disturb
enlist
escalate
exclude
force out
go underground
hope
intervene
keep down
overthrow
pick up
piss off
play along
polarize
premeditate
provoke
push out
radicalize
remove
resist
resort to violence
restrain
ripple
safeguard
side
simmer
stir up
struggle
stun
sweep up
take over
undermine
wear off