PRODUCENT: LAYLA MAY PROJEKTLEDARE: EVA BLOMBERG PROGRAMNUMMER: 68510462620 SÄNDNINGSDATUM: 2017-02-25 NEWSREEL EASY 03/2017 Script and Word list Welcome to Newsreel Easy. I’m Layla May, your presenter from London. In today’s programme: ● The Dakota Pipeline ● The iPhone Obsession ● And, uniting young and old pipeline oljeledning obsession besatthet, fixering uniting som förenar First up, the Dakota Pipeline ‘Criminals you guys are criminals, go get your money somewhere else!....Yeah you!’ The Dakota Pipeline is an oil pipeline that will run underground from North Dakota to Illinois in America. The construction of the controversial pipeline is about to start again. The project had stopped for months, because of opposition from Native American protestors and their supporters. They say that the pipeline would destroy ancient holy sites and pollute their drinking water. Native Americans have said that the government approved pipeline construction without telling them. But US Law requires that the Government agree this with the Native Americans. While President Donald Trump doesn’t have the power to approve construction, he supports the oil companies. And now onto the iPhone Obsession underground under jorden the controversial den omstridda opposition motstånd Native Americans amerikansk ursprungsbefolkning holy sites heliga/skyddade platser pollute förorena approved godkände requires kräver agree att komma överens approve godkänna construction byggandet supports stödjer ‘This is iPhone 7’ The first iPhone was created in 2007. 10 years later, the iPhone 7 has been released, and iPhones are more popular than ever. But why are was created skapades has been released har getts ut so many people still choosing the iPhone? And why do they keep upgrading to the latest model? I spoke to Chris, an employee at a mobile phone shop in London. keep upgrading fortsätter att byta upp sig employee anställd I asked Chris if customers automatically upgraded to the latest iPhone Chris: Yes, pretty much they literally know it’s the iPhone that they want and their upgrades are always iPhone 7’s literally bokstavligen Layla: Why do you think they do that? Chris: I think people are buying it because they feel like they belong to a club Chris explains why iPhones are so popular. Let´s hear him again. Chris: I think people are buying it because they feel like they belong to a club Fans waiting for the newest iPhones has become the norm. Jess is one of them. I asked her if she automatically upgrades her iPhone every time a new one is released. Jess: The contract I have means I can upgrade my phone every few months with no extra cost. It is estimated that 50 million tonnes of electronic waste will be produced this year. Electronic waste is an issue because it often contains harmful chemicals. So, is it really ethical to buy a new phone it is estimated det beräknas waste avfall harmful skadliga ethical etiskt every time there is a new model? I asked Jess about this. Jess: What is the point in upgrading a device when it’s causing that much harm to the world we live in. Layla: But yet you do have the latest iPhone 7 what is the point vad är meningen Jess:Well now that I’m more aware of the effects that it has on the environment, to be honest, I won’t be so keen on upgrading my phone next time. aware medveten the environment miljön keen on sugen på att And finally, uniting young and old Programmes in the US and the UK are uniting young and old people. The organisation Charity Intergin allows old people to volunteer at their local primary and secondary schools. The aim of this is to teach young people some old knowledge and to combat the problem of loneliness among older people. And that’s all from today’s programme. As usual, you can find the quiz and questions, on the Newsreel pages of urskola.se – and don’t forget our Facebook page – it’s UR Engelska. Until next time, I’m Layla May, thanks for listening. are uniting förenar charity välgörenhet primary and secondary schools grund - och gymnasieskolor the aim syftet combat bekämpa
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