Headlines January 4th, 2024

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Published: 1.04.2024
Level 3   |   Time: 1:09
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global New Podcast (1.04.2024) 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


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ marking [v] - remembering, commemorating, celebrating
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a US drone [n] - an airplane or helicopter controlled remotely
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ decisive [adj] - strong, clear, quick
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an assassination [exp] - purposely killing a person
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a prisoner swap [exp] - two sides of a conflict return captured prisoners to each other
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ captured [adj] - taken possession or control by force

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. 95 people were killed during an event to remember a top Iranian general.
    True
    False

  2. The 95 people were killed by a US drone attack.
    True
    False

  3. The deputy leader of Hamas was killed in Beirut.
    True
    False

  4. Hassan Nasrallah has taken credit for the assassination.
    True
    False

  5. Russia has refused to take part in a prisoner exchange with Ukraine.
    True
    False

  6. The woman from one of the most romantic photos of all time has died.
    True
    False

  7. The photographer asked the couple to kiss each other.
    True
    False


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triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (prepositions)


Directions: Choose one word for each box.

  • Explosions have killed 95 people (in) Iran (at) an event marking four years since a top general, Qasem Soleimani, was killed (by) a US drone.
  • The leader (of) Hezbollah has warned Israel that there will be a decisive response (to) the assassination (in) Beirut (of) the deputy leader (of) Hamas.
  • Russia and Ukraine have agreed (to) their biggest prisoner swap yet, involving hundreds (of) captured soldiers.
  • Also (in) this podcast, we report (from) Paris.
  • He said, "Listen, you are adorable, charming, young. Would you like to kiss each other again (in) front (of) my camera?"
  • The woman (from) perhaps the most romantic photo (of) all time has died. We hear her story.


triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (1.04.2024) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Miles, and in the early hours of Thursday the 4th of January, these are our main stories.

Explosions have killed 95 people in Iran at an event marking four years since a top general, Qasem Soleimani, was killed by a US drone.

The leader of the Lebanese armed group, Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has warned Israel that there will be a decisive response to the assassination in Beirut of a deputy leader of Hamas.

Russia and Ukraine have agreed (to) their biggest prisoner swap yet, involving hundreds of captured soldiers.

Also in this podcast, we report from Paris.

He said, "Listen, you are adorable, charming, young. Would you like to kiss each other again in front of my camera?"

The woman from perhaps the most romantic photo of all time has died. We hear her story.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (1.04.2024) for the full stories.

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