BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

CAPOEIRA

Find out about the Brazilian martial art, capoeira. It is the latest craze to hit London, and more and more people are doing it for a good night out. Our reporter, Andrea Rose, visits a capoeira class and talks to a learner and an expert about what it is like.

In this programme we hear about the celebrations in London following the England cricket team's victory in the Ashes competition.

The Ashes is a competition held every two years between England and Australia and is one of the greatest prizes in world cricket, even though the trophy is only a few centimetres tall. Australia have held the trophy for many years, but this week England won it and their players had a special ceremony in the streets of London which was attended by tens of thousands of people.

Before listening to the programme, look at the following comprehension questions:

1. In what year did Australia win The Ashes from England?
2. How many matches did England and Australia play this summer?
3. How did the English supporters feel when watching the final day of the final game?
4. Is cricket now the most popular sport in England?

VOCABULARY FROM THE PROGRAMME

capoeira
a martial art developed by slaves in Brazil

she was dragged along to the class by her friend
she didn't really want to go to the class, but her friend made her go

out of curiosity
out of interest

combat
fight

a non-contact sport
a sport where people don't touch each other

just a flavour of what it is like
an idea or brief experience of what it is like

for the most part
usually or mainly

The script is available HERE for download. And the mp3 format is available HERE.

Source: https://educacao.uol.com.br/ingles-bbc/listening/listen07.jhtm. Accessed on December 1, 2020.