Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mission [n] - a planned trip or task with a specific goal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an engine burn [exp] - firing a rocket engine to change speed or direction
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an astronaut [n] - a person trained to travel to space
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an orbit [n] - the curved path of an object around a planet or moon
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a trajectory [n] - the path something follows as it moves through space
• ☐ ☐ ☐ behind [prep] - responsible for; the cause of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a coup [n] - a sudden, often violent takeover of a government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cabinet member [n] - a senior government official
• ☐ ☐ ☐ speculation [n] - guessing or discussing something without certainty
• ☐ ☐ ☐ particularly [adv] - especially; more than usual

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

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1. The Artemis 2 mission is going to the Moon.
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2. The astronauts left Earth's orbit using a big engine burn.
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3. The military general who stopped Myanmar's coup is now the country's president.
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4. Trump has now fired two cabinet members in the last week.
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5. The Trump administration stated that it was satisfied with Pam Bondi's work.
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Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

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And in the early hours of Friday, the third of April, these are our main stories.

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NASA's Artemis 2 mission moves into its next phase.

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A big engine burn sends the astronauts beyond the Earth's orbit on a trajectory around the Moon.

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The military general behind Myanmar's coup five years ago becomes the country's president.

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Donald Trump fires his second cabinet member in less than a month.

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The Trump administration was not particularly happy with her performance at times.

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Pam Bondi is out as U.S. Attorney General.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission moves i _ _ _ its next phase. A big engine burn sends the astronauts b e _ _ _ _ the Earth's orbit o _ a trajectory a r _ _ _ _ the Moon.

Plus, the m i l _ _ _ _ _ general behind Myanmar's coup five years a _ _ becomes the country's president.

Donald Trump fires his s e c _ _ _ cabinet member in l _ _ _ than a month.

There had b _ _ _ speculation for s _ _ _ time that the Trump administration was not p a r t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ happy with her performance a _ times.

Pam Bondi is o _ _ a _ U.S. Attorney General.

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

1. NASA's Artemis 2 [ planned task ] moves into its next phase.

   [ mission ]

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2. A big [ rocket thrust ] sends the [ space travelers ] beyond the Earth's orbit.

   [ engine burn ] [ astronauts ]

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3. The military general [ responsible for ] Myanmar's [ violent takeover ] becomes president.

   [ behind ] [ coup ]

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4. There had been [ guessing, rumors ] for some time about her performance.

   [ speculation ]

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