World News: Duke of Edinburgh Funeral Marc G 5 years ago Time to practice your English – vocabulary at B2 level. Headlines Quiz 1. https://endeavorenglishblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BBC20210416.mp4?_=1 This is BBC World News the headlines: A number of prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been given prison 2. for taking part in anti-government protests in 2019. They include the media tycoon Jimmy Lai who will serve a total of 14 in jail. 3. Newly released body footage appears to show 4. a 13-year-old boy was not armed when he was shot by Chicago police. 5. This footage shows Adam Toledo apparently a gun just before being shot. 6. A gunman has killed people in a warehouse in Indianapolis in another mass shooting in the US. 7. The attacker’s is still unclear. 8. And final preparations are for the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral at Windsor Castle on Saturday. 9. The is reported to have been planned 10. by the Duke himself and reflect his life and interests. 1 out of 2 11. How much can you remember? Hong Kong activists are being imprisoned for: their political views. involvement in protests. both answers are correct. None 12. The young boy Adam Toledo was shot because: racism. he had a gun. he didn't have a gun. None 13. How many people were killed in the recent mass shooting in the US? Eight. Eighteen. None. None 14. Who planned the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral? The Duke of Edinburgh. The Queen. Prince Harry and Megan. None 2 out of 2 {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}Submitting… Time's up Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp More Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
