Headlines April 9th, 2025

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Published: 4.09.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:05
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (4.09.2025) 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


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ vow [v] - promise strongly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ play rough [exp] - act in a hard or aggressive way
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tariffs [n] - taxes on goods from other countries
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fact check [v] - check if something is true
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ confirm [v] - say something is true
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ occupied [adj] - taken or controlled by someone
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hold (s/t) at bay [exp] - stop danger from coming
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a tragedy [n] - a very sad event

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. China says it will cooperate with the U.S. on tariffs.
    True
    False

  2. The podcast says is will fact check some of President Trump’s trade claims.
    True
    False

  3. Iran has refused to hold talks with U.S. officials about its nuclear program.
    True
    False

  4. There are more than 3 000 000 Ukrainians living in Russian occupied territories.
    True
    False

  5. There is a new report on the Titanic.
    True
    False

  6. Engineers tried to keep the lights and the power working as the ship sank.
    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. China [ promises ] to [ act aggressively toward ] the U.S. on tariffs.

    [ vows ] [ play rough with ]



  2. Iran has [ verified ] it will hold talks about its nuclear program with US officials.

    [ confirmed ]



  3. They [ stopped the spread of the chaos ].

    [ held the chaos at bay ]



  4. A new look at an old [ disaster, catastrophe ].

    [ tragedy ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (grammar words)


Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

  • China vows (to) play rough with (the) U.S. on tariffs.
  • And we fact check some (of) President Trump's claims (on) trade.
  • Iran has confirmed it will (hold) talks about its nuclear program with US officials, but (what) could that mean?
  • And (the) BBC gets rare access into the lives of the more (than) 3 million Ukrainians living in Russian occupied territory.
  • Those engineers were working (to) keep the lights and the power working to the end. They (held) the chaos at bay.
  • A new look (at) an old tragedy as a team finds (out) more about (what) happened to the Titanic.



triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (4.09.2025) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Myles, and at 1330 GMT on Tuesday, the 8th of April, these are our main stories.

China vows to play rough with the U.S. on tariffs. And we fact check some of President Trump's claims on trade.

Iran has confirmed it will hold talks about its nuclear program with US officials, but what could that mean?

And the BBC gets rare access into the lives of the more than 3 million Ukrainians living in Russian occupied territory.

Also, in this podcast...

Those engineers are working to keep the lights and the power working to the end. They held the chaos at bay.

A new look at an old tragedy as a team finds out more about what happened to the Titanic.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (4.09.2025) for the full stories.

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