Could your favourite shows stop? Hollywood writers strike over pay and conditions. Learn more about this story.
The story:
US TV networks can't show some of their most popular programmes from this week as writers strike. It's all about pay and conditions – which have been hit by the rise of streaming services. Writers are also worried about the possibility of scripts being written by AI.
[Images: Jay L. Clendenin, Luis Sinco, Genaro Molina, David McNew via Getty]
Key words and phrases:
🔎 gig economy - job market of short-term work
- Insecurity is a worry for workers in the gig economy.
- A lot of new jobs have been created, but they're all in the gig economy.
🔎 sparks - causes
- Management's behaviour sparked a walk-out from the staff.
- Walking round the gallery sparked a lot of creative ideas.
🔎 reruns - old programmes, shown again
- There's never anything interesting on TV – it's all reruns.
- After the star left, they had to show reruns.
Download the audio and pdf document 👉 [ Ссылка ]
✔️ 0:00 - Introduction
✔️ 0:23 - Story
✔️ 1:12 - Headline 1: Hollywood writers, slamming 'gig economy' go on strike - AP News
✔️ 3:00 - Headline 2: Blockbuster bust-up: Hollywood writers' union sparks industry chaos with first strike in 15 years amid streaming row - LBC
✔️ 4:34 - Headline 3: Reruns loom as Hollywood writers strike - Financial Review
✔️ 5:45 - Language summary
More popular videos to help you improve your English:
⭐ 6 Minute English: What's the point of museums? 👉 [ Ссылка ]
⭐ News Review: Life on Pacific garbage patch 👉 [ Ссылка ]
⭐ English at Work - episodes 21-25 BOX SET 👉 [ Ссылка ]
🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 [ Ссылка ]
Visit our website 👉 [ Ссылка ]
Follow us on Instagram 👉 [ Ссылка ]
Find us on Facebook 👉 [ Ссылка ]
Join us on TikTok 👉 [ Ссылка ]
Get our app:
Android 👉 [ Ссылка ]
iPhone 👉 [ Ссылка ]
We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊
#learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #hollywood
