Listen in English | Headlines April 23

Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções

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.
LISTEN to the AUDIO
The first time you listen, just try to understand the overall situation.
ANSWER the QUESTIONS
First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then listen again and try to answer the questions that you missed.
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.
DO the ACTIVITIES
There are several different activities that focus on vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

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.
ESCUCHA el AUDIO
La primera vez que escuches, solo intenta entender la situación general.
RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS
Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego escucha otra vez e intenta responder las preguntas que se perdió.
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.
HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES
Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

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.
OUÇA o ÁUDIO
Na primeira vez que você ouvir, apenas tente entender a situação geral.
RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS
Primeiro tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Depois, ouça novamente e tente responder às perguntas que você não conseguiu.
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.
FAÇA as ATIVIDADES
Há várias atividades diferentes que se concentram em vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

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.
오디오 듣기
처음 들을 때는 전체 상황을 이해하려고만 하세요.
질문에 답하기
먼저 기억을 바탕으로 모든 질문에 답해 보세요. 그런 다음 다시 듣고 놓친 질문에 답해 보세요.
대본 보면서 듣기
대본을 읽으면서 다시 들어 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 개별 단어를 더 잘 들을 수 있고, 듣기 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있습니다.
액티비티 하기
어휘, 문법, 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 여러 가지 활동이 있습니다.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario

☐ ☐ ☐ The International Monetary Fund [n] - The IMF (a global organization that helps countries with money and the economy)
☐ ☐ ☐ downgrade [v] - say something is worse or lower than before
☐ ☐ ☐ a forecast [n] - a guess about what will happen in the future
☐ ☐ ☐ a recession [n] - a time when the economy is doing badly
☐ ☐ ☐ significantly [adv] - a lot, in a big or important way
☐ ☐ ☐ open fire [exp] - start shooting with guns
☐ ☐ ☐ a gunman [n] - a person with a gun
☐ ☐ ☐ under bombing [exp] - while being bombed

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

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas

The IMF has predicted strong economic growth.
True
False
More than 20 tourists were killed in Kashmir by gunmen.
True
False
The podcast will explain how the last Pope was chosen.
True
False
The Pope called the only Catholic priest in Gaza one time during a bombing.
True
False

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?

The International Monetary Fund [ reduces ] global economic growth [ predictions ].
[ downgrades ] [ forecasts ]
The risk of a recession in the US has [ greatly ] increased.
[ significantly ]
More than 20 people have been killed after gunmen [ started shooting ] on tourists.
[ opened fire ]

Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (articles)

Directions: Choose the correct article for each noun or noun phrase. Nothing (Ø) is possible.

(The) International Monetary Fund downgrades (Ø) global economic growth forecasts and warns that (the) risk of (a) recession in (the) US has significantly increased.
In Kashmir, more than 20 people have been killed after (Ø) gunmen opened fire on (Ø) tourists.
Also in this podcast, how (the) next Pope is chosen.
And (the) priest from (the) only Catholic Church in (the) Gaza Strip remembers (the) late Pope Francis.
(The) Pope called for more than one year and (a) half every day with (a) small message, or sometimes under (Ø) bombing, to give (Ø) hope.

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (4.23.2025) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Wednesday, the 23rd of April, these are on main stories.

The International Monetary Fund downgrades global economic growth forecasts and warns that the risk of a recession in the US has significantly increased.

In Kashmir, more than 20 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on tourists.

Also in this podcast, how the next Pope is chosen.

And the priest from the only Catholic Church in the Gaza Strip remembers the late Pope Francis.

The Pope called for more than one year and a half every day with a small message, or sometimes under the bombing, to give hope.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (4.23.2025) for the full stories.

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