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Learning English - Words in the News - Thai police fight the fat

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> What is the key vocab and how is it used in context?

Thailand's police force is in a battle to beat the bulge.

It might not be the most rigorous training but these officers are trying their hardest.

The fitness programme in Bangkok includes a daily workout and healthy eating.

They have an extra incentive: a prize worth $160 is up for grabs for the officer who loses the most weight.

You can then try the exercise at the end:
> How is the key vocab used in these different sentences?

 The army, the police, local politicians and the insurgents are all believed to make significant money from the rampant smuggling of everything from drugs, to people, to diesel fuel, in this border region. There seems little _________ to risk bold initiatives that might end the fighting.

But most useful is the soundtrack:
> What are the stressed words and syllables?
> What's the music, the melody, the ups and downs of the voice?

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