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
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