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    BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

    Words in the News


    Surfing dogs
    This is not a word-for-word transcript

    Transcript

    Who is top dog of the California waves?

    About 50 animals wearing life jackets took part in the annual dog surfing competition in
    San Diego.

    They were eager to follow their owners to the water and looked pretty confident and
    skilled at keeping their balance on the surfboards.

    The owners guarantee that their pets are safe and enjoying the ride. At least this dog
    seems happy.

    The event raises money for the San Diego Humane Society and the Society for the
    Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

    Vocabulary

    top dog
    (idiom) a dominant person in a group or in their field

    life jackets
    something you wear to make you float if you fall into water

    eager
    keen

    balance
    the ability to stay in the same position and not fall

    guarantee
    promise that something will happen

    Watch this video online: Surfing dogs http://bbc.in/1SMPoSS

    Words in the News ©British Broadcasting Corporation 2015


    bbclearningenglish.com Page 1 of 3
    Exercise
    Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news
    reports.

    Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

    top dog / life jackets / eager / balance / guarantee

    1. Meet Atlas, a humanoid robot capable of crossing rough terrain and maintaining its
    __________ on one leg even when hit from the side.

    2. Three anglers are "extremely lucky to be alive" after being rescued from a capsized
    boat off the Devon coast, Portland Coastguards have said.

    The men had no __________ and ended up in the water after their 16ft (4.8m) boat
    overturned at speed before sinking off Seaton, coastguards said.

    3. Police were called to a Cardiff supermarket after reports of clashes between


    customers __________ to take advantage of Black Friday sales.

    4. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has said it cannot __________ that all £2bn
    National Lottery money taken to fund London 2012 will be returned.

    It is hoped profits from land sold after the Olympic Games will reimburse National
    Lottery funds.

    5. An Essex drug dealer described as the "__________" in a £2m ecstasy ring has been
    convicted after police officers recorded coded conversations.

    Words in the News ©British Broadcasting Corporation 2015


    bbclearningenglish.com Page 2 of 3
    Answers

    1. Meet Atlas, a humanoid robot capable of crossing rough terrain and maintaining its
    balance on one leg even when hit from the side.

    Source: Pentagon-funded Atlas robot refuses to be knocked over


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24427821

    2. Three anglers are "extremely lucky to be alive" after being rescued from a capsized
    boat off the Devon coast, Portland Coastguards have said.

    The men had no life jackets and ended up in the water after their 16ft (4.8m) boat
    overturned at speed before sinking off Seaton, coastguards said.

    Source: Anglers rescued off Devon coast ‘had no life jackets’


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-14352781

    3. Police were called to a Cardiff supermarket after reports of clashes between


    customers eager to take advantage of Black Friday sales.

    Source: Eager shoppers in Black Friday rush at Tesco in Cardiff


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-30242609

    4. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has said it cannot guarantee that all £2bn
    National Lottery money taken to fund London 2012 will be returned.

    It is hoped profits from land sold after the Olympic Games will reimburse National
    Lottery funds.

    Source: No guarantee on lottery money for 2012 Olympics


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8556776.stm

    5. An Essex drug dealer described as the "top dog" in a £2m ecstasy ring has been
    convicted after police officers recorded coded conversations.

    Source: Drug ring ‘top dog’ found guilty


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7852078.stm

    Words in the News ©British Broadcasting Corporation 2015


    bbclearningenglish.com Page 3 of 3

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