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From BBC Learning English.
This is Learning English from the News our podcast about the news headlines.
In this programme,
hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren protest across France.
Hello, I'm Pippa. And I'm Phil.
In this programme, we look at one big news story
and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode,
as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
So, let's hear more about this story, Phil.
Yes.
School pupils in France have been taking part
in protests against the government.
People say that they are protesting
because their schools are not being well-funded.
They say that there aren't enough teachers
and that school buildings are in a bad condition.
Since protests began, over 6,000 people have been arrested
and a number of students and police officers have been hurt.
The French government has said that it will review the issues
that students are protesting about.
Let's have our first headline.
This is from PBS, an American broadcaster.
Student protests grip France as Prime Minister
Lecornu calls crisis meeting.
That headline again from PBS.
Student protests grip France as Prime Minister Lecornu calls crisis meeting.
This headline is about the impact of these protests.
In the article, the writer mentions the crisis meetings of politicians,
hundreds of arrests and injuries,
and the impact it could have on future elections.
We're going to learn the word 'grip'.
Yes, literally 'grip' means to hold onto something strongly.
If you grip something, you hold it so tightly it won't come out of your hands.
There are also some objects that can grip things. Paint
or glue grips onto things,
it doesn't move off or car tires grip the road.
They don't slip.
In this story, 'grip' is a metaphor.
If an event grips a country or a city, then it holds on to people's attention.
Many people are affected by the protests or are interested in them.
It's not just protests that can grip a country.
Emotions like fear or excitement can grip an entire nation.
We've had 'grip' - hold on to people's attention.
For example,
the country was gripped by excitement after their team reached the final
for the first time.
This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.
Today we're talking about school protests in France.
The French government reported that at least 24 schools had been burnt
or damaged in the protests.
One protester in Lens had their hand blown off by a police grenade.
Another protest in a Paris suburb led to a protester having their jaw broken.
Let's have another headline.
This is from The Irish Times, an Irish newspaper.
Inside the school protests in France that have spiralled
into arson and street violence.
And that headline, again from The Irish Times, an Irish newspaper.
Inside the school protests in France that have spiralled
into arson and street violence.
This headline is about the way that protests have led to arson -
that's setting things on fire, and street violence.
We're going to learn the word 'spiral'.
A spiral is a shape.
So, think of a snail shell
or what happens when you get a string and wind it round in circles.
The important thing is that each circle is a little bit bigger
than the last one, or above the previous one.
We also use 'spiral' as a verb, and often metaphorically.
If something spirals, then it gets worse, more serious
or out of control as it develops.
In this story, what started as protests have got more serious
and now include things like arson and street violence.
A common phrase is 'spiral out of control',
which means that things are hard to stop.
Crowd behaviour, violence, riots, and fire are all things that can spiral.
We've had 'spiral' - get worse, often in an uncontrolled way.
For example, house prices have been spiralling recently.
They're becoming unaffordable.
This is Learning English from the News from BBC Learning English.
We're talking about schoolchildren protesting in France.
Many schools across France have been closed by the protests,
which have been getting bigger.
There has been disagreement between the French education ministry
and trade unions about the exact number of schools that have been closed.
Our next headline is about school closures
and is from earlier in the week.
This is from Al Jazeera.
France to shutter up to 500 schools as more student protests called.
That headline again from Al Jazeera, an international news organisation.
France to shutter up to 500 schools as more student protests called.
This headline is about school closures
and we're going to look at the word 'shutter'.
'Shutter' is another word being used metaphorically. Literally,
a shutter is something solid that you put across a window
or a door to stop light getting in, or to stop it being broken.
You can probably see the word 'shut' in there.
And 'shutter', as a verb means close the shutters
or metaphorically to close a business or institution.
For example, local authorities might tell people to shutter their businesses
if a severe storm is coming.
In this story, schools have been shuttered during the protest
because of safety fears.
So, in this context, 'shutter' means to close temporarily,
but 'shutter' can also mean to close something down permanently.
For example, after 50 years of running his business,
he shuttered the shop when he retired.
We've had 'shutter' - to close something, often temporarily.
For example, the city was quiet
as many of the businesses had been shuttered for the holidays.
That's it for this episode of Learning English from the News.
We'll be back next week with another news story.
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Bye for now. Goodbye.
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