PROGRAMMANUS
PRODUCENT: CHRISTINE DEMSTEADER
PROJEKTLEDARE: MIA BISANDER
BESTÄLLNINGSNUMMER: 104169/RA12
NEWSREEL 12/2015
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Presenter:
You’re listening to Newsreel. I’m Christine Demsteader. Coming up in
today’s programme;
• What happened when a US teenager took his invention to school?
• David Beckham speaks out about the current refugee crisis
• And thumbs up or down? Facebook is working on a dislike button
invention
uppfinning
refugee crisis
flyktingkatastrof
dislike
ogilla
• Wrongful arrest for schoolboy inventor
Presenter:
A 14-year-old schoolboy in Texas was arrested after taking a clock he had
made to school.
Ahmed Mohamed is a keen inventor and wanted to impress his teacher by
showing her the clock he had made. But the teacher thought it could be a
bomb and, after being concerned about the safety of students, the police
were called.
keen
entusiasisk, ivrig
concerned
bekymrad
Listen to what Ahmed says, speaking at a press conference on CBS news.
Ahmed Mohamed:
So I guess everyone knows, I’m the person who built a clock and got into a
lot of trouble for it. I built the clock to impress my teacher but when I
showed it to her she thought it was a threat to her, so it was really sad that
she took the wrong impression of it and I got arrested later that day. ”
Presenter:
The police realised it wasn’t a bomb and released Ahmed. Many famous
people commented on social media to support him.
Even Barack Obama took to Twitter to say: ”Cool clock Ahmed, want to
bring it to the White House?”
That’s right, Ahmed has received an invitation to meet the US President. He
intends to use it as an opportunity to talk about his experience so it doesn’t
stop kids from being curious and inventive.
threat
hot
took the wrong
impression
missuppfattade
invitation
inbjudan
opportunity
tillfälle
curious
nyfiken
inventive
påhittig, uppfinningsrik
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• Human rights on the curriculum
Presenter:
Lessons in human rights are being launched in UK schools. Pupils will learn
about political and religious conflicts as well as slavery in the world today.
The lessons include the stories and experiences of human rights activists
who have been imprisoned for their actions.
The aim is to help kids and teachers discuss topics like the current refugee
crisis and encourage debates on topics such as democracy, respect and
tolerance.
human rights
mänskliga rättigheter
launch
sätta igång med
experiences
erfarenheter
imprisoned
fängslade
aim
syfte
debate
debatt
• Beckham: “Refugees are human beings”
Presenter:
Meanwhile, David Beckham says world leaders need to do more to protect
the lives of millions of children who live in danger.
protect
skydda
The former footballer was speaking in his role as an ambassador for a
children’s charity.
charity
välgörenhet
He also took the opportunity to talk about the situation in Syria and other
countries, with refugees having to flee their homes in fear of violence.
flee
fly
in fear of violence
av rädsla för våld
Listen to Beckham in an interview with the BBC.
David Beckham:
When you see the devastating images that have been out there most
recently, they might be refugees, they are human beings at the end of the
day - they’re children. And as a father and as a parent, you feel how much
pressure and how much devastation is going on around these children.
devastating images
förkrossande bilder
devastation
förödelse
pressure
tryck
Presenter:
Through his charity work, Beckham travels to countries to meet children in
need. He says he always takes photos to share with his own four kids so
they understand the difficulties children have in other parts of the world.
difficulties
svårigheter
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• Like or disike, Facebook?
Presenter:
And finally, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company is working
on a dislike button – or something similar – for the social media site.
Mark Zuckerberg:
You know, not every moment is a good moment. And if you are sharing
something that is sad then it may not feel comfortable to like that post. But
your friends and people want to be able to express that they understand
and that they relate to you – so I do think that it’s important to give people
more options than just like and share with their feeling on a post.
Presenter:
Reaction was divided on social media to a dislike button. While some
Facebook users have been asking for it for a long time, others think it could
easily make people feel bullied online.
comfortable
bekväm
express
uttrycka
reaction was divided
det var delade reaktioner
bullied
mobbade
Presenter:
That’s all from Newsreel for today. Don’t forget to check out our quiz and
questions on the Newsreel pages of ur.se – or have a look at our Facebook
page – it’s UR Engelska. Until next time, I’m Christine Demsteader, thanks
for listening.
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