Nationalists win Catalonia vote
BBC LEARNING ENGLISH. EPISODE 150928 / 28 SEP 2015
Step 1: Listen
You're going to hear a genuine BBC news report. Before you listen, read these three summaries.
a) Catalonia has become an independent state separate from the rest of Spain.
b) People who want Catalonia to be independent say they now have the authority to try to separate from Spain.
c) The Spanish government has agreed to have a national vote to decide if Catalonia should become an independent state.
Now listen and decide which one is correct. Listen again if you need to.
Step 2: Learn the key words and listen again
How was that? Try listening again. Here are definitions of three key vocabulary items which may help you.
separatist partiespolitical groups which want independence from the current state
mandatethe authority gained from winning an election
referenduma vote by all the people in a certain region or country on a single issue
separatist partiespolitical groups which want independence from the current state
mandatethe authority gained from winning an election
referenduma vote by all the people in a certain region or country on a single issue
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