httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-3oCa07kjM
"A Chicago news anchor enraged parents when she announced during a segment on children's gift expectations that Santa Claus isn't real.
During a conversation with her cohost about how long children should believe in Santa, Robin Robinson, a news anchor at Fox Chicago since 1987, argued that kids should learn early on that Santa isn't real."
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DEBATE
- Would you be angry if your child heard this report?
- Do all Spanish children believe in Santa Clause?
- When did you first learn about Santa Clause?
Word |
Image |
Definition |
Example |
Listen |
Anchor |
![Anchor](http://www.anorak.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/anchorman.jpg) |
A person who is the main broadcaster on a program of news, sports, etc. |
Princess Leticia used to be an anchor. |
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Angry |
![Angry](http://vividlife.me/ultimate/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/angry_man.png) |
To feel upset |
I am ANGRY when I shout. |
Listen |
Apologize |
![Apologise](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w8dG6Q0O5Sc/TsAVYQE1reI/AAAAAAAAAIg/b4-3_7Uq8tE/s1600/Sorry.jpg) |
To say that you are sorry |
I apologize for breaking your window. |
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Gift |
![Gift](http://peakoutdoortraining.co.uk/booking/images/Gift-Certificate-big.jpg) |
A present |
A Christmas present gift |
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Audience |
![Audience](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Batsheva_theater_crowd_in_Tel_Aviv_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/300px-Batsheva_theater_crowd_in_Tel_Aviv_by_David_Shankbone.jpg) |
A group of listeners or spectators |
Let's ask the audience. |
Listen |
TV Viewers |
![TV Viewers](http://agentcoop.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/one-nation-tv.jpg) |
People who watch tv |
The show Friends had many tv viewers. |
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Slip-Up |
![Slip-up](http://www.jaimesoriano.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mlm-mistakes.gif) |
Error, lapse |
What I said was a slip-up. I never intended to offend her. |
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Overwhelming |
![Overwhelming](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8e3EwHWHQjg/TZxyIesxsII/AAAAAAAAAAU/3zQSwAzd5Zg/s1600/overwhelmed.png) |
Overpowering in effect or strength |
As I entered the graveyard I felt an overwhelming desire to leave. |
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SPARE A THOUGHT
If you think you're having a bad day, spare a thought for Robinson.....?
Listen to the first 10 seconds of this video and see if you understand what this expression means... Spare a thought click
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE