Today's Headlines:

North Korea's 'H-bomb'

Fifa boss ban discussed

Chip makes woman see again

Transcript:

North Korea says it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. The announcement was made on state TV shortly after an earth tremor was detected near a nuclear test site in the north-east of the country.

Fifa's ethics committee has recommended imposing a nine-year ban on the governing body's suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke. The committee has also asked for a fine of about $100,000 to be imposed against him. Mr Valcke, the number two to Sepp Blatter, denies misusing expenses and breaking the rules at Fifa.

A woman in Wales has got part of her vision back thanks to the use of a so-called bionic eye. Rhian Lewis had been losing her eyesight for years until she had a trial operation to implant a tiny chip into her right eye. Rhian can now make out shapes and light, providing hope for thousands like her. 

Words and phrases and definitions:

announcement
the act of giving official information

suspended
not allowed to go to work for a period of time

bionic
electronic parts used to improve body parts that don't work properly

Exercise:

Use one of the words or phrases from Lingohack to complete each of these sentences. Note that you may have to change the form of a word or phrase to complete the sentence correctly.

announcement / suspended / bionic

1. The government __________ a tax rise at the end of the year.

2. After the accident, Mary was back to work as a typist thanks to her __________ hand.

3. Terry was ________ from the company pending an investigation after he took money from the safe.

Answers:

1. The government announced a tax rise at the end of the year.

2. After the accident, Mary was back to work as a typist thanks to her bionic hand.

3. Terry was suspended from the company pending an investigation after he took money from the safe.