Headlines February 12th, 2024

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Published: 2.12.2024
Level 3   |   Time: 1:14
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global New Podcast (2.12.2024) for the full stories.


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triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY

    It is important to read the vocabulary before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ NATO's Secretary General [n] - the leader of NATO, the organization of countries that was created to stand against Soviet Russia (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ rebuke [v] - express strong disapproval or criticism
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an alliance [n] - a group of people or countries working together against a common enemy
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ urge [v] - push, strongly persuade
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ launch an offensive [exp] - start an attack
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Rafah [n] - a city in Palestine
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ civilians [n] - normal people, people not in the military
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a satellite Internet service [n] - a service that provides Internet by satellite
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ occupied [adj] - controlled by a foreign military
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a feed bucket [n] - a large container (bucket) used to give food to animals
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ secure [adj] - safe
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ partially sighted [adj] - can't see well, partially blind
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a penguin [n] - a type of flightless bird that live near the south pole [image] vocab image

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Donald Trump has said that he would encourage Russia to attack NATO countries that ______.
    don't support the US
    don't contribute to the defense of Ukraine
    don't spend enough money supporting NATO
    don't support Trump's re-election as president of the US

  2. Biden wants Israel ______.
    to stop its war in Palestine
    to end its offensive in Rafah
    to provide support to Ukraine
    to protect civilians living in Rafah

  3. The Ukraine government says it has evidence that the Russian military is using Starlink Internet service ______.
    throughout Russia
    in parts of the Ukraine
    to control its drone attacks
    to spy on Ukrainian communication

  4. Squid the penguin has difficulty ______.
    seeing
    walking
    swimming
    communicating with other penguins

  5. The penguin needs help from a friend in order to ______.
    see
    eat
    swim
    communicate



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (verb forms)


Directions: Choose the best word.

  • NATO's Secretary General has (rebuked) Donald Trump for (suggesting) that he would (encourage) Russia (to attack) any member of the alliance that hadn't (paid) its bills.
  • The US president Joe Biden has (urged) Israel's Prime Minister in a phone call not (to launch) an offensive on Rafah without a plan (to protect) more than a million civilians there.
  • And Kiev says it has evidence that Russian troops are (using) Elon Musk's Starlink satellite Internet service in (occupied) parts of Ukraine.
  • She has very much (learnt) that she needs (to stand) next to him at the feed bucket in order to (kind of) (have) her focus.
  • And from there, she will very quickly (take) the fish.
  • But she is definitely much more secure by (having) him next to her.
  • We will (tell) you about Squid, the partially sighted penguin, that has (found) a friend at (feeding) time.


triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (2.12.2024) for the full stories.

Hello, this is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Robin Brandt, and in the early hours of Monday, the 12th of February, these are our main stories.

NATO's Secretary General has rebuked Donald Trump for suggesting that he would encourage Russia to attack any member of the alliance that hadn't paid its bills.

The US president Joe Biden has urged Israel's Prime Minister in a phone call not to launch an offensive on Rafah without a plan to protect more than a million civilians there.

And Kiev says it has evidence that Russian troops are using Elon Musk's Starlink satellite Internet service in occupied parts of Ukraine.

Also coming up in this podcast...

She's very much learnt that she needs to stand next to him at the feed bucket in order to kind of have her focus. And from there, she will very quickly take the fish. But she is definitely much more secure by having him next to her.

We will tell you about Squid, the partially sighted penguin, that's found a friend at feeding time.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (2.12.2024) for the full stories.

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