At the television debate of Britain’s election campaign, Nigel Farage made waves talking about what he called ‘health terrorism’ in the UK. Listen to what he – and some of the other participants in the debate – had to say about the issue.
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This is a very good listening exercise if you are interested in getting used to different British accents.
Watch the video, take notes if necessary, and fill in the missing words.
- I am sure a lot of people will be m……………………that I even dare to talk about this.
- Sixty percent of the people diagnosed with HIV are not British n…………………… .
- The drugs to treat HIV cost u…….. to 25,000 pounds per person per year.
- British families should benefit from the NHS because they have paid into the s………………for decades.
- This kind of s…………………… is extremely dangerous.
- It d………………… communities and creates a s……………….to people who are ill.
- I prefer to v…………..these people as human beings regardless of where they come from.
- The NHS is far too p……………….to give up for private profit.
ANSWERS
- mortified
- nationals
- up
- system
- scaremongering
- divides, stigma
- precious
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