Trump home 'raided': BBC News Review

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Donald Trump's home 'raided' by the FBI. This is News Review from BBC
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Learning English. I'm Neil.
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And I'm Sian. Stick with us till the end of the video
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and you'll learn vocabulary about this story.
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And remember, subscribe to our channel, 'like' this video,
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and try the quiz on our website.
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Now, today's story.
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'Raided' by the FBI.
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The former US president, Donald Trump, says agents broke in to his Florida
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home and took documents.
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The search was part of an investigation into the way
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Mr Trump handled official papers. Reports say several boxes
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of documents were taken away.
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You've been looking at the headline, Sian - what's the vocabulary?
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We have 'unleashed', 'tears into'
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and 'hinges on'. This is News Review from BBC
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Learning English.
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Let's have a look at our first headline.
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This one is from CNN.
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So, this headline is saying that a political storm,
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that's a really angry political argument, has started because the FBI
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went into one of Donald Trump's homes and took some documents.
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Now, the word
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we're looking at from the headline is 'unleashed' and bit of a strange question
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perhaps, Sian. But do you like dogs?
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Yes, I do like dogs, but sometimes when you have
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a particularly big or powerful dog that isn't well trained it jumps up
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at you, that can be a bit scary.
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Yeah, well, then it's a good thing that people often use a leash.
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Now, a leash is that rope or chain
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that you use to attach to the dog to make sure that it is under control.
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And if you unleash a dangerous dog,
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then it will be out of control.
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So, something bad or violent might happen.
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And that's the sense here.
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So, when the headline says a political storm has been unleashed it means
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there's been a release of a powerful, maybe violent force and one
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that is difficult to control. Yeah.
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But 'unleash' isn't always about negative things being released.
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That's true. It can depend on the context.
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So you can unleash your potential.
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That means your ability to do something well.
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For example, I've heard that you're planning to learn to play the piano
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Neil, is that correct?
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Absolutely, yes.
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Aren't you a bit old to start learning the piano?
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It's a bit rude, isn't it? You never know,
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I might unleash my musical potential.
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I mean here, this is a positive use of the word 'unleash'. Possibly Neil's
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singing won't be that positive, but we'll see.
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Yeah, OK, let's get a summary of that.
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Let's have a look at our next headline.
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This one is from The Mail.
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And so, this headline is saying that Donald Trump is very critical
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of the FBI.
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He thinks they have double standards.
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That means they treat him differently to his political opponents.
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Now the word
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we're looking at is 'tears into' and again,
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this is connected to violence and force.
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Yes, so it's useful
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first to look at the verb 'tear'.
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So, if I tear my piece of paper like this...
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I use force to damage it and the phrasal verb
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'tear into something' means to attack something.
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Yes, and that attack can be either literal, a physical attack
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or metaphorical - an attack with words or criticism.
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Yes, but it is always strong.
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So, if someone tears into you,
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it's quite an aggressive form of criticism and probably not very nice.
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No, if you watch professional sport,
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sometimes you see the team manager or coach really tearing into the referee.
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It means 'criticise heavily' with shouting and pointing.
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Now, we've got a word about the pronunciation of this word.
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Yes, so the spelling is the same
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as another word.
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So, the drop of water that comes from your eye when you cry, for example.
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But the pronunciation is 'teer'.
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So, you have a tear.
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OK, so you have a tear and then you tear, but it's the same spelling,
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but a different pronunciation,
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I mean, that's just ridiculous, isn't it? I mean,
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what kind of language is this where you can have this ridiculous confusion?
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OK, there's no need to tear into the English language like that Neil!
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I'm only doing it to demonstrate.
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Let's take a look at that again.
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OK, Sian. Next headline please.
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This one is from Fox News.
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Let's break this headline down.
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The Attorney General in Florida
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is the person whose job is the head of the state
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justice department.
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We're talking about legal things here - the law - and according to the headline
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this person thinks the respect of the FBI - that its reputation - depends
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on this case.
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It 'hinges on' it,
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and that's the word we're looking at.
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So, let's focus on that word 'hinge'.
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So a hinge is the physical object that attaches the door to its frame
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and it allows the door to open and close.
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Yes, and that's the important sense here,
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the door won't work properly
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if there's no hinge.
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The hinge allows the door to function - to open and close. And if the door
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doesn't open and close
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it's pretty pointless.
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It's pointless and so the verb 'hinges on'
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means something
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depends on something, so it won't work without it.
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Let's look at this in another context.
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A lot of people took exams before the summer
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and they are waiting for the results in the autumn.
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Yes, and getting a job or a place
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at university hinges on their exam results. So, without the right results,
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then they might not get the job or the place at university.
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Yes, and you understanding us hinges
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on our explanation being clear and because of that
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we'll have a look at it one more time.
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We've had 'unleashed' - released
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a powerful or violent force.
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'Tears into' - attacks with words or physically.
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And 'hinges on' - depends on.
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And don't forget there's a quiz on our website.
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That's at bbclearningenglish.com. Thank you for joining us
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and goodbye. Goodbye.
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