Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Revolutionary Guard [n] - Iran's elite military and security force
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a blockade [n] - action preventing movement in or out of a place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a port [n] - a place where ships load and unload goods and passengers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ deny [v] - say something is not true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ said to be [exp] - reported or believed to be
• ☐ ☐ ☐ commentary [n] - spoken or written opinions about an event or topic
• ☐ ☐ ☐ interpret [v] - explain the meaning of something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ downplay [v] - make something seem less serious or important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a row [n] - an argument or disagreement (British English)

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

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1. Iran's Revolutionary Guard say they are closing the Strait of Hormuz.
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2. Iran is closing the Strait because of a US military strike.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Hezbollah admitted responsibility for the attack in Southern Lebanon.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The attack killed a French UN peacekeeper.
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   False
   
   
5. A man was captured by police after he killed several people in Kiev.
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   False
   
   
6. Donald Trump recently praised Pope Leo.
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   False
   
   
7. Pope Leo doesn't want to focus on his relationship with Trump.
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   False
   
   

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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 Sunday, the 19th of April, these are our main stories.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard say they are completely closing the Strait of Hormuz...

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...because of America's continuing blockade of Iranian ports.

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The President of the United States made some comments about myself.

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Much of what has been written since then has been more commentary on commentary trying to interpret what has been said.

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Arriving in Angola on his tour of Africa, Pope Leo downplays his row with Donald Trump.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard say they are c o m p _ _ _ _ _ _ closing the Strait of Hormuz o n _ _ more because of America's c o n t _ _ _ _ _ _ blockade of Iranian ports.

Hezbollah has denied b _ _ _ _ responsible for an attack t _ _ _ killed a French UN peacekeeper in Southern Lebanon.

Police in Kiev h _ _ _ shot dead a man said to be from Moscow a _ _ _ _ he shot at l _ _ _ _ six people in Ukraine's c a p _ _ _ _ .

The President of the United States made s _ _ _ comments about myself. M _ _ _ of what has been written s _ _ _ _ then has been more commentary on commentary trying to interpret w _ _ _ has been said.

A r _ _ _ _ _ _ in Angola on his tour of Africa, Pope Leo downplays his row w _ _ _ Donald Trump.

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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. They are completely closing the Strait of Hormuz because of America's continuing [ barrier, ban ] of Iranian ports.

   [ blockade ]

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2. Hezbollah has [ refused to admit ] being responsible for an attack.

   [ denied ]

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3. It has been more commentary on commentary trying to [ explain ] what has been said.

   [ interpret ]

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4. Pope Leo [ minimizes ] his [ argument, dispute ] with Donald Trump.

   [ downplays ] [ row ]

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