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• 1. A new superbug has been found which can’t be cured by antibiotics.

• 2. A new superbug has been found which can only be cured by Colisten.

• 3. A new antibiotic has been developed which can cure superbugs.

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Vocabulary

- resistant not affected or harmed by something

- antibiotics a drug that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections

- strain (here) a group of closely related plants or animals

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• a)  Leicester City won the English Premier League because they have an expensive group of players.

• b)  Leicester City won the English Premier League despite having an inexpensive group of players.

• c)  Elvis Presley has been found alive in the English city of Leicester.

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Vocabulary to learn:

- squad: larger group of sports players from which a smaller team is chosen

- outsiders: (here) players or team thought unlikely to win a competition

- bookmakers: people whose job it is to take and pay money from betting

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• The FBI might no longer need Apple's help to unlock a gunman's phone.

• The FBI has decided to take Apple to court to force them to help to unlock a

  gunman's phone.

• Apple has agreed to help the FBI in an investigation.

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• America's nuclear defences are using very modern technology.

• America's nuclear defences are using outdated technology.

• America's nuclear defences have recently improved their technology.

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Vocabulary

- arsenal collection of weapons

- upgrade improve the quality of something

- deterrent something that prevents people doing something

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• The Chernobyl disaster 30 years ago was caused by radioactive material blowing

  from Belarus and northern Europe.

• The Chernobyl disaster 30 years ago was caused by overheating of nuclear fuel in the

  nuclear power station.

• The Chernobyl disaster 30 years ago was caused by an explosion in the nuclear

  power station's roof.

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meltdown

a situation when fuel in a nuclear power station becomes very hot and melts through its

container.

swathe

large area of land

vigils

acts of staying awake at night in order to pray, protest or give support to something

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• Documents from Mossack Fonseca reveal it has customers from North Korea.

• Documents from North Korea reveal is has links with a Panamanian legal firm.

• Documents from the US Treasury show it has blacklisted North Korean companies.

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• Bank robbers broke into and stole $100m from the national bank of Bangladesh.

• Organised thieves used the internet to steal $100m from a commercial bank in Bangladesh.

• Organised thieves used the internet to steal $100m from the national bank of Bangladesh.

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Vocabulary

- central bank a national bank which has control of a country's money

- audacious carried out with confidence despite high risk

- cyber heist organised online robbery

- breached (here) broke into

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• US President Obama is using Congress to pass laws to make gun control stronger.

• US President Obama has made gun control stronger.

• US President Obama is using special powers to make gun control stronger.

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Vocabulary background checks checks on the things a person has done in their past

bypass to go around something in order to avoid it

executive order an order given by the president or the governor of a state in the US which is like a law

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• The new Star Wars film includes many actors who performed in the first series of

  films 30 years ago.

• The actors who appeared in the original Star Wars films now play robots and

  stormtroopers.

• The new Star Wars film includes many actors who have not appeared in a movie for

  30 years.

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- red carpet

long, red floor covering for important guests to walk on at official events

- premiere

first performance of a play or film stars (here) features

trilogy

series of three stories

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• An organisation in India has decided the new James Bond film contains too much kissing.

• An organisation in India has removed large parts of the new James Bond film.

• An organisation in India has banned the new James Bond film.

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Vocabulary

- censors people whose job is to remove parts of books, films, letters etc. thought to be offensive

- ruled made an official decision

- board group of people responsible for running a company or organisation