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[SDNTV]http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/04/120418_vwitn_motorcycle_diaries.swf[/SDNTV]
The roar of vintage motorcycles in Cuba...
The **** of Varadero has hosted the country's first ever Harley-Davidson convention.
The American brand was favoured by the authorities before the 1959 Revolution. Almost all of the country's remaining models date from that time.
But because of the US trade embargo, Cuban bikers have had to pull out all the stops to keep their machines running.
vintage
made in a particular period in the past
convention
organised meeting of people with the same interests
favoured
preferred
remaining
left, still in existence
to pull out all the stops
to make every effort
Exercise
Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from BBC news reports.
Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.
vintage / convention / favoured / remaining / to pull out all the stops
1. The UK government has said the majority of responses to its consultation on Scottish independence ___________ a referendum sooner rather than later.
2. A ________ car involved in the Le Mans disaster of 1955 has sold for a world record £843,000 in Weybridge. The Austin-Healey 100 special test car competed in the race in which 83 spectators were killed and many more injured.
3. Mr Romney's campaign is ___________________ in the mid-western state of Illinois after he lost the Mississippi and Alabama primaries to Mr Santorum last week. A candidate needs to accumulate 1,144 delegates to the Republican National Convention in August in order to secure the nomination.
4. The workers were abducted on Monday morning in the Apurimac and Ene valleys, the last _____________ stronghold of the Shining Path rebels.
5. International Beatles Week will run in the city from 22-28 August and will feature the world's biggest Beatles ______________.
The roar of vintage motorcycles in Cuba...
The **** of Varadero has hosted the country's first ever Harley-Davidson convention.
The American brand was favoured by the authorities before the 1959 Revolution. Almost all of the country's remaining models date from that time.
But because of the US trade embargo, Cuban bikers have had to pull out all the stops to keep their machines running.
vintage
made in a particular period in the past
convention
organised meeting of people with the same interests
favoured
preferred
remaining
left, still in existence
to pull out all the stops
to make every effort
Exercise
Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from BBC news reports.
Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.
vintage / convention / favoured / remaining / to pull out all the stops
1. The UK government has said the majority of responses to its consultation on Scottish independence ___________ a referendum sooner rather than later.
2. A ________ car involved in the Le Mans disaster of 1955 has sold for a world record £843,000 in Weybridge. The Austin-Healey 100 special test car competed in the race in which 83 spectators were killed and many more injured.
3. Mr Romney's campaign is ___________________ in the mid-western state of Illinois after he lost the Mississippi and Alabama primaries to Mr Santorum last week. A candidate needs to accumulate 1,144 delegates to the Republican National Convention in August in order to secure the nomination.
4. The workers were abducted on Monday morning in the Apurimac and Ene valleys, the last _____________ stronghold of the Shining Path rebels.
5. International Beatles Week will run in the city from 22-28 August and will feature the world's biggest Beatles ______________.
