Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ give up [phv] - not keep; surrender
• ☐ ☐ ☐ enriched uranium [n] - uranium processed for use in nuclear weapons or reactors
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a strait [n] - narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water
• ☐ ☐ ☐ BAFTA [n] - a British organization that gives awards for film, TV, and games
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Pokémon [n] - a Japanese series about fictional creatures that people collect, train, and battle
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a grand prize [n] - the top award in a competition
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dark fantasy [n] - a genre mixing fantasy with dark or disturbing themes
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a crime spree [n] - series of crimes committed in a short period
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a plaything [n] - a toy; something seen as not serious or important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an easy target [exp] - a person or thing that is easy to attack or steal from
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hit out at [phv] - criticize strongly

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

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1. Trump says Iran will hand over its enriched uranium.
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2. Tehran has confirmed that it will give up its uranium.
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3. Iran has stated that the Strait of Hormuz is open.
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4. The 2026 Gaming BAFTA grand prize went to a French game.
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5. Pokémon cards have become targets of crime around the world.
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6. The criminals think Pokémon cards are easy to steal.
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7. Football fans are unhappy with World Cup travel costs in the US.
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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 Saturday, the 18th of April, these are our main stories.

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Donald Trump says Iran will give up its enriched uranium.

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Tehran says they've agreed to no such thing.

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There's also confusion as to whether the Strait of Hormuz is open or not.

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Pokémon cards are now so valuable that they've become the target of crime sprees around the world.

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People think these are like, you know, children's playthings.

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But from the people who are committing the crimes, it's kind of like an easy target.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Donald Trump says Iran will give up i _ _ enriched uranium. Tehran says they've agreed to no s _ _ _ thing. There's also confusion as to w h _ _ _ _ _ the Strait of Hormuz is open o _ not.

The 2026 Gaming BAFTA winners have b _ _ _ announced with the French dark fantasy game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 t a _ _ _ _ the g r _ _ _ prize.

Pokémon cards are now so valuable t _ _ _ they've become the t a _ _ _ _ of crime sprees around the w _ _ _ _ .

People think t _ _ _ _ are like, you know, children's playthings. They're not. They are to be t a _ _ _ seriously. But from the p e _ _ _ _ who are c o m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the crimes, it's kind of like an easy target.

And football fans hit out at World Cup travel c o _ _ _ in the United States.

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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. Trump claims Iran will [ surrender ] its [ processed nuclear material ].

   [ give up ] [ enriched uranium ]

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2. They've become the target of crime [ waves ] around the world.

   [ sprees ]

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3. Some people treat Pokémon cards like [ toys, unimportant objects ].

   [ playthings ]

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4. For the people committing these crimes, it is like an easy [ victim, mark ].

   [ target ]

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