Headlines April 7th, 2025

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Published: 4.07.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:04
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (4.07.2025) 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 listen to the audio. This will improve your ability to understand the audio. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. LISTEN to the AUDIO

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

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then listen again and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. LISTEN and READ the SCRIPT

    Listen 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 vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de escuchar el audio. Esto mejorará tu capacidad para entender el audio. También te ayudará a comprender cómo se usa naturalmente el nuevo vocabulario.

  2. ESCUCHA el AUDIO

    La primera vez que escuches, solo intenta entender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego escucha otra vez e intenta responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. ESCUCHA y LEE el GUIÓN

    Escucha 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 el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. LEIA o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de ouvir o áudio. Isso vai melhorar sua capacidade de entender o áudio. Também ajudará você a compreender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. OUÇA o ÁUDIO

    Na primeira vez que você ouvir, apenas tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Depois, ouça novamente e tente responder às perguntas que você não conseguiu.

  4. OUÇA e LEIA o ROTEIRO

    Ouça novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo vai ajudá-lo a perceber cada palavra individual e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Há várias atividades diferentes que se concentram em vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    오디오를 듣기 전에 어휘를 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 오디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

  2. 오디오 듣기

    처음 들을 때는 전체 상황을 이해하려고만 하세요.

  3. 질문에 답하기

    먼저 기억을 바탕으로 모든 질문에 답해 보세요. 그런 다음 다시 듣고 놓친 질문에 답해 보세요.

  4. 대본 보면서 듣기

    대본을 읽으면서 다시 들어 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 개별 단어를 더 잘 들을 수 있고, 듣기 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    어휘, 문법, 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 여러 가지 활동이 있습니다.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ far-right [adj] - very conservative in politics
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a criminal conviction [n] - being found guilty of a crime
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be barred from [exp] - not allowed to
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ run for president [exp] - try to become president
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ emerge [v] - become known
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the US National Security Adviser [n] - a person in the US government who advises the US president
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a group chat [n] - an online chat with many people
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a public appearance [n] - being seen in public
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ wave [v] - move your hand to say hello or goodbye
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ grannies [n] - grandmothers

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Marine Le Pen has decided to stop fighting her criminal conviction.
    True
    False

  2. The US National Security Adviser included a journalist in a group chat about Yemen.
    True
    False

  3. Pope Francis made a public appearance in St. Peter’s Square.
    True
    False

  4. Pope Francis is still in hospital.
    True
    False

  5. The Netherlands is preparing to host the next FIFA World Cup.
    True
    False

  6. A group of elderly women are competing in their own version of the World Cup.
    True
    False



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


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

  1. She is [ prevented ] from running for president.

    [ barred ]



  2. Details have [ come out ] about how the US National Security Adviser mistakenly included a journalist in a group chat.

    [ emerged ]



  3. The football [ grandmothers ] competing in their own World Cup.

    [ grannies ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (prepositions)


Directions: Choose the correct preposition. Nothing (Ø) is possible.

  • The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has told (Ø) supporters she won't give up fighting (Ø) the criminal conviction that means she is barred (from) running (for) president.
  • Details have emerged (about) how the US National Security Adviser mistakenly included (Ø) a journalist (in) a group chat planning an attack (on) Yemen.
  • And Pope Francis has made his first public appearance (since) leaving (Ø) hospital, waving (to) crowds (in) St. Peter's Square.
  • Preparing (for) possible war (in) the Netherlands.
  • The football grannies competing (in) their own World Cup.



triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (4.07.2025) for the full stories.

You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. This edition is published in the early hours of Monday, the 7th of April.

The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has told supporters she won't give up fighting the criminal conviction that means she is barred from running for president.

Details have emerged about how the US National Security Adviser mistakenly included a journalist in a group chat planning an attack on Yemen.

And Pope Francis has made his first public appearance since leaving hospital, waving to crowds in St. Peter's Square.

Also in the podcast...

Preparing for possible war in the Netherlands.

And...

It was my dream to have the World Cup FIFA started with 4 teams. ??? And we are growing almost everyday.

The football grannies competing in their own World Cup.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (4.07.2025) for the full stories.

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