Some comprehension questions on this video from BBC News. After doing the activity, write a comment with the corresponding evidence from the video so we can see the rewriting and synomyms in each gap.
1. In his decision to step back in September, Mubarak's opponents think that he is trying to give his government ___________________________________
2. As a result of the electoral process, the US government demand that they lift ___________ and that they make ________________________
3. Foreigners are accused of instigating protests by ______________________
4. The protests don't seem to peter out, after running for ______________________
5. The Egyptian government insists that they are moving towards __________________
Here I go:
ReplyDelete1.: ..an advantage
"....his opponents say they see through that offer as an attempt to....the old regimen a new face.."
2.: ...the emergency law.....especific constitutional changes.
"...the emergency law be lifted as we talked about militance, that especific constitutional changes are made..."
3.: a marketing manager with his facebook page.
"...a marketing manager who helps instigate the uprising with his facebook page..."
4. ...for three weeks.
"Now into their thirth week the protest shows no sign of avaiting..."
5. ...democracy.
"...goverment insists it is stirring Egypt towards democracy"
Have a good weekend!
Amazing, Encarna. The answers are not all correct, but your pieces of the transcript are almost perfect. You will have to wait for three or four days until I post the answer. In the meantime, a couple of corrections of new words:
ReplyDeleteThe protest shows no sign of ABATING
http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/abate
it is STEERING Egypt towards democracy.
http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/steer
(meanings 2 or 3)
Thank you very much for commenting, and great job!
I have inserted a dictionary search in the right-hand menu so you don't have to copy the links in my previous comment. I hope it'll also make your work in the blog easier.
ReplyDeleteIt's free, you're welcome (hehe).
I agree with Encarna to some extent.
ReplyDeleteHowever, in the first question, in my view, the answer would be just "a new face".
Besides, in reference with the third answer,the journalist said that "the movement has a truly home-grow figurehead".
Thank you for commenting, Luis!
ReplyDeleteThe answers will soon be coming, I'm just waiting for some more people to comment.
I beat for the same answers that Virginia has chosen, except for the first and third one.
ReplyDelete1. In his decision to step back in September, Mubarak's opponents think that he is trying to give his government A NEW FACE
.. AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE THE OLD REGIME A NEW FACE ..
3. Foreigners are accused of instigating protests by OFFICIAL EGIPTIAN MEDIA
beat means bet. sorry
ReplyDelete1. In his decision to step back in September, Mubarak's opponents think that he is trying to give his government a new face.
ReplyDelete- “They see through that offer as an attempt to a newly give the old regime a new face”
2. As a result of the electoral process, the US government demand that they lift The Emergency Law and that they make specific constitucional changes.
- “The Emergency Law be lifted as we´ve talked about many times…The specific constitutional changes are made”.
3. Foreigners are accused of instigating protests by _Egypt State Media_
- “Egypt State Media often accuse foreigners of being inciting the demonstrations”
4. The protests don't seem to peter out, after running for _three weeks__
- “Now into the third week the protests show no sign of abating”
5. The Egyptian government insists that they are moving towards democracy.
- “The government insists it is stirring Egypt towards democracy”.
Ok, now you're getting closer and closer to the answers... I have to insist on the verb "steer" in the last answer (please check with the dictionary search on your right, meanings 2&3.
ReplyDeleteKey coming in a minute! And thanks to all those of you who contributed with your answers!
Answers:
ReplyDelete1- a new face.
2- the Emergency Law (and that they make) specific constitutional changes
3- Egypt state media
4- three weeks
5- democracy
The words from the video are:
1. (00:37) The President says he will step down in September, but his opponents say they see through that offer as an attempt to merely give the old regime a new face.
Attempt - try
2. (1:08) That the emergency law be lifted, that specific constitutional changes are made.
You seem to have had no problem with that. It's quite common to find reformulations from passive to active voice and viceversa.
3. (1:17) Egypt state media often accuse foreigners of inciting the demonstrations.
Careful with this one. The sentence in the exercise is asking you to provide the AGENT of a passive verb (are accused).
4. (1:37) Now into their third week, the protests show no sign of abating.
Also very common: to change the sentence order when asking you to find time, place or manner clauses.
5. (1:44) The government insists it is steering Egypt towards democracy
Here I am testing your knowledge of vocabulary, but as you could see, it is not really necessary to understand the verb "steer", as you have the preposition of direction (towards) to help you.
Good job!