Words in the News

Remember that ‘news’ is an uncountable noun (some news / a piece of news / I have good news)

Revision

deadline – fecha límite, fecha tope
headlines – titular, cabecera
foreign correspondent – corresponsal extranjero, corresponsal en el extranjero
researcher – investigador, investigadora (do research, not make!)
to bury the lead
to cover a story – to report on an event or development
eyewitness reports
breaking news
newsreader (UK) / newscaster (USA) – presentador de noticias

More vocabulary words in the news

To axe – cut, cancel (axe = hacha) – More jobs have been axed at the Toyota plant.

To back – respaldar – support, agree with. Will you back me if I ask for a pay rise?

To blast – criticise, condemn – The Prime Minister was blasted over his decision to cut government spending.

boost – increase – Huge boost in the economy

breakthrough – success – Breakthrough in fight against cancer

clash – disagree, fight – Famous author clashes with her publicist

crackdown – control, purge – Police crackdown on drugs

face – afrontar – confront – We need to face facts / you have to face the music / Let’s face it….

fury/outrage – extreme anger – Fury as police arrest famous footballer / Outrage as killer is set free

To go on the rampage – cause chaos, riot – Russian fans go on rampage after soccer match

To hit – affect – Elderly hit as temperatures drop

Plea – súplica – request – Students’ plea for more government funding

pledge – promise – Valencia City Council pledges better transport service

probe – Investigate, investigation – Probe into paintings missing from museum

To purge – control, crackdown, get rid of – to purge something of – purgar algo de) purge on illegal drug use

To quit – dejar – resign, leave – Politician quits education post

To raid / to swoop – attack – Police raid houses looking for terrorists – police swoop on drug den.

shake up – reform – Shake-up in police bureaucracy

To slam – criticise – Prime Minister slammed for backing the US.

To snub – avoid, fail to meet – Spanish Prime Minister snubs president

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