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Published: 4.30.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:09
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (4.30.2025) 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


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a cyber-attack [n] - an attack using computers
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ rule out [phv] - say something is not the cause or reason
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a power failure [n] - when the electricity stops
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ reassure [v] - make someone feel better
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ citizens [n] - people in a country or city
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ absolute [adj] - 100%
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ overcome [v] - win against a problem
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ accountability [n] - being responsible for what you do
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a private service operator [n] - a company, not owned by the government, that provides services like electricity or internet
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be over [phv] - be recovered from
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a betrayal [n] - an act of being disloyal or breaking trust
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ look out for [phv] - protect, take care of
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ so-called [adj] - having the name (often used to show doubt)

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. The governments of Spain and Portugal believe cyber-attacks caused the recent power failure.
    True
    False

  2. Authorities in Spain have promised to hold private service operators accountable if needed.
    True
    False

  3. Mark Carney has been elected as the Prime Minister of Canada.
    True
    False

  4. Canada’s new prime minister thinks Canada can no longer depend on the U.S.
    True
    False

  5. President Trump has been president for 100 days.
    True
    False

  6. The “Bitcoin ladies” are encouraging people to invest in Bitcoin in Europe.
    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. A cyber-attack [ is declared not true ] by the governments of Spain and Portugal.

    [ is ruled out ]



  2. We would like to reassure the citizens that they have the [ full ] guarantee that we will overcome this.

    [ absolute ]



  3. We will demand [ responsibility ] from private service operators if that is necessary.

    [ accountability ]



  4. We [ are not upset anymore about ] the shock of the American [ disloyalty ].

    [ are over ] [ betrayal ]



  5. We have to [ take care of ] ourselves.

    [ look out for ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (prepositions)


Directions: Choose the correct preposition.

  • A cyber-attack is ruled out as the governments (of) Spain and Portugal are looking (for) the causes (of) Monday's huge power failure.
  • We would like to reassure (∅) the citizens that they have the absolute guarantee that we will overcome (∅) this.
  • We will demand (∅) accountability (*from*) private service operators if that is necessary.
    * The speaker says "to" but demand (s/t) "from" (s/o) is correct.
  • Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney wins (∅) the election and says Donald Trump will never break (∅) his country.
  • We are over the shock (of) the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out (for) ourselves.
  • We look back (at) US President Donald Trump's first 100 days (in) office.
  • And the so-called Bitcoin ladies spreading knowledge (of) crypto-currencies (across) Africa.



triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (4.30.2025) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Andrew Peach, and at 13 hours GMT on Tuesday, the 29th of April, these are our main stories.

A cyber-attack is ruled out as the governments of Spain and Portugal are looking for the causes of Monday's huge power failure.

We would like to reassure the citizens that they have the absolute guarantee that we will overcome this. We will demand accountability to private service operators if that is necessary.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney wins the election and says Donald Trump will never break his country.

We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves.

Also in this podcast, we look back at US President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.

And the so-called Bitcoin ladies spreading knowledge of crypto-currencies across Africa.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (4.30.2025) for the full stories.

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