In News Review, we show you how to use the language from the latest news stories in your everyday English. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/304xn/p027bv9k.jpg https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:16:46 +0100 BBC Learning English Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/additional_rss.shtml for terms and conditions of reuse.https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-150/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-150/activity-1 The BBC Proms will go ahead this summer in London – but not as we know it. The season will start with musicians performing from lockdown, and potentially end with live concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-150 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-150 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-151/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-151/activity-1 In a race being run by athletes in different locations, it looked like 200m sprinter Noah Lyles had broken Usain Bolt’s world record. However, it turns out that Lyles had accidentally only run 185m. Neil and Georgina look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-151 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-151 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-152/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-152/activity-1 Rapper Kanye West has officially launched his campaign for the 2020 US presidential election, with an unorthodox rally in Charleston, South Carolina. Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-152 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-152 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-153/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-153/activity-1 If you're missing festivals, British events promoter Melvin Benn believes he has a solution to make sure they go ahead "as normal" in 2021: Compulsory testing for coronavirus. Neil and Georgina discuss this news story and look at the vocabulary being used.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-153 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-153 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-154/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-154/activity-1 More diseases like Covid-19 could make the jump from animals to humans unless we change the way we do things. Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-154 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-154 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-155/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-155/activity-1 Protests have been taking place in Beirut, Lebanon, following the massive explosion which has killed over 200 people so far and injured thousands of others. Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-155 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-155 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-156/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-156/activity-1 Strikes and protests have been taking place in Belarus. People are angry about possible irregularities in elections held on 9 August. Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-156 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-156 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-157/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-157/activity-1 Kamala Harris has become the first black woman to accept a nomination as US Vice-President. She’ll be working with Joe Biden to take on President Trump in November’s elections. Rob and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-157 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-157 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-158/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-158/activity-1 Nasa astronauts have returned to Earth, but the difference with this mission is that Nasa paid a commercial company – SpaceX – for the transport into and back from space. Neil and Rob have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-158 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-158 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-159/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/newsreview/unit-14/session-159/activity-1 Novak Djokovic has been disqualified from the US Open tennis tournament after he hit a ball in frustration which accidentally struck a line judge in the throat. He has apologised for the incident. Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

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