Protests listening exercise
In this English listening exercise we hear BBC News report a London protest.
The protest is initiated by students to push for free higher education in the country. They believe the era of high tuition fees should long been gone.
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Listen to BBC News, and answer the questions in the following listening exercise. Write your answers in the comments box at the bottom of the page, and we will reply with the answers shortly!
Questions:
1. We've seen one or two people injured ____ _______.
2. A policeman with a _____ lip, one of the protestors that lays on the floor being given medical assistance.
3. The police have maintained a ___ low key approach so far.
4. ...certainly no kettling, where they ___ everybody in.
5. This free education protest has ___ ___ for several hours longer than was scheduled.
6. What have the ___ been calling for?
7. They basically want to establish free education certainly free ___ education in this country.
8. They believe the ____ to education that they've seen are doing a reputable damage to this country.
9. ...___ ___ have actually been scrapped and higher education is free for all.
10. They're going to be ___ ___other demonstrations, other protests over the coming weeks.
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