Aprende inglés: la recuperación de Nemley, un bebé chimpancé que sufrió maltrato animal

En esta nueva serie, los periodistas de la BBC te ayudan a practicar inglés con los titulares de las noticias de la semana. Mira el video y aprende nuevo vocabulario.

Titulares y transcripción en ingles:

Drought disaster for Somalia

Freedom for baby chimp

Professor's family's unexpected fame

This is Baidoa, a town besieged by two unforgiving enemies. The soldiers are here to guard against al-Shabab – the militant Islamists controlling the countryside in this corner of Somalia. But it's the second enemy – drought – that is now far more dangerous. After three years of failed rains, clean water is hard to find. The doctors here believe they're battling a sudden outbreak of cholera. It's a cruel opening salvo of disease before famine marches into town.

A heart-warming story of recovery. A baby chimpanzee - Nemley junior - with a great appetite; an astonishing turnaround given the trauma he’s been through. Poachers killed his mother and the rest of his family and then sold him to wildlife traffickers. A raid led to two arrests – a young dealer called Ibrahima Traore and his uncle Mohammed – they’re now awaiting trial – the first prosecution for wildlife trafficking that Ivory Coast has ever seen.

Professor Robert E Kelly has been talking to the BBC about his unexpected viral fame last week, when his children crashed his live TV interview to the amusement of millions of people who later watched the clip. Professor Kelly, an expert on South Korea, was joined in the follow-up video with his wife, Jung-a Kim and was upstaged again by children Marion and James.

Vocabulario:

besieged

surrounded, preventing people from doing things

salvo

sudden attack

turnaround

important change causing something to improve

upstaged

became the focus of attention

Ejercicios:

Use one of the words or phrases from Lingohack to complete each of these sentences. Note that you may have to change the form of a word or phrase to complete the sentence correctly.

besieged / salvo / turnaround / upstaged

1. The opening ________ in the battle to launch a digital wallet has been unveiled - with a mini, stick-on credit card.

2. During the day, crowds ________ banks demanding that they be allowed to withdraw their savings while shares fell to a new record low.

3. The TV presenter was ________ when a dog decided to urinate on the grass behind her!

4. Plans for a new entertainment centre could mark the beginning of the long-hoped-for ________ in the fortunes of the town.

Respuestas:

1. The opening salvo in the battle to launch a digital wallet has been unveiled - with a mini, stick-on credit card.

2. During the day crowds besieged banks demanding that they be allowed to withdraw their savings while shares fell to a new record low.

3. The TV presenter was upstaged when a dog decided to urinate on the grass behind her!

4. Plans for a new entertainment centre could mark the beginning of the long-hoped-for turnaround in the fortunes of the town.