Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ marathon [adj] - very long and exhausting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ parliamentary [adj] - related to parliament (the law-making body)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ keenly [adv] - very closely; with great interest
• ☐ ☐ ☐ concerted [adj] - carefully planned and determined
• ☐ ☐ ☐ unseat [v] - remove from power
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a crew [n] - a group working together (a group of astronauts)

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

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1. J.D. Vance's talks with Iran took place in Pakistan.
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2. J.D. Vance said the talks resulted in a deal.
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3. The Hungarian election is being carefully watched outside of Hungary.
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4. Viktor Orbán is trying to unseat his main opponent.
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   False
   
   
5. The Artemis Moon Mission crew have returned to Earth.
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6. The crew's welcome home ceremony took place in Houston.
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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 the 12th of April, these are our main stories.

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Marathon talks with Iran in Pakistan have not ended in a deal to end the conflict in the Middle East.

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Hungarians are voting in a parliamentary election...

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...that is being keenly watched far beyond the boundaries of Europe.

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I may have not learned everything that this journey has yet to teach me.

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The four crew members of the Artemis Moon Mission have been given an emotional news conference.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

US Vice President J.D. Vance has said marathon t a _ _ _ with Iran in Pakistan have not ended in a deal to end the c o _ _ _ _ _ _ in the Middle East.

Hungarians are v o _ _ _ _ in a parliamentary e l _ _ _ _ _ _ that is b e _ _ _ keenly watched f _ _ beyond the boundaries of Europe with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán f a _ _ _ _ a concerted effort to unseat him.

I may h _ _ _ not learned everything that t _ _ _ journey has y _ _ to teach me, but there's one new thing I k _ _ _ .   Planet Earth, you are a crew.

The four crew m e _ _ _ _ _ of the Artemis Moon Mission have been given an emotional n _ _ _ conference at a welcome h _ _ _ ceremony in Houston.

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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. US Vice President J.D. Vance has said [ very long ] talks with Iran in Pakistan have not ended in a deal

   [ marathon ]

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2. The election is being [ very closely ] watched far beyond the boundaries of Europe.

   [ keenly ]

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3. Orban is facing a [ carefully planned ] effort to [ remove him from power ] .

   [ concerted ] [ unseat him ]

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