Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a proposal [n] - a suggested plan
• ☐ ☐ ☐ privatize [v] - move from government to individual ownership
• ☐ ☐ ☐ back (s/o) [v] - support (someone)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a civilian [n] - a person not in the military
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be kidnapped [exp] - be taken and held by force
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a Jihadist [n] - an armed Islamist extremist
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reach an agreement [exp] - come to a shared decision
• ☐ ☐ ☐ progressive [adj] - supporting new ideas and social change
• ☐ ☐ ☐ left-wing [adj] - supporting liberal or socialist politics
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a candidate [n] - a person trying to be elected
• ☐ ☐ ☐ narrowly [adv] - by a very small amount
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a Senate primary [n] - an election to choose a party's Senate candidate (not choose a senator)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take on (s/t) [phv] - start a fight or challenge (something)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ beat [v] - defeat
• ☐ ☐ ☐ acclaimed [adj] - praised widely for excellence
• ☐ ☐ ☐ resign [v] - give up a job or position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ amid [exp] - in the middle of; surrounded by
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an accusation [n] - a claim that someone did something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ plagiarism [n] - copying someone else's work and presenting it as your own

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

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1. FIFA's president refuses to apologize for trying to sell ownership of the World Cup to outside investors.
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2. FIFA plans to remove Gianni Infantino from his role as president because of the controversy.
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3. Nigerian security forces freed a large group of civilians.
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4. The rescued civilians had been captured by Islamist militants.
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5. Iran and Oman have agreed to keep an important shipping route open.
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6. A candidate with left-leaning political views has been elected Senator in Michigan.
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7. The winning candidate thanked wealthy donors for their support.
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8. A university professor stepped down after being accused of copying someone else's academic work.
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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: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

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And in the early hours of Thursday, the 6th of August, these are our main stories.

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The head of FIFA apologizes over his now cancelled proposal to privatize the World Cup.

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But FIFA backs him to stay on as president.

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Iran says it's reached an agreement with Oman to open the Strait of Hormuz.

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We took on a machine. You're not supposed to be able to beat that.

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And what we showed is that the power of our many is greater than the power of their money.

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The acclaimed university professor who has resigned amid accusations of plagiarism.

Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

The head of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, apologizes o _ _ _ his now cancelled proposal to privatize the World Cup, but FIFA backs him to s _ _ _ on as president.

In Nigeria, more t _ _ _ 300 civilians, kid_ _ _ _ _ _ by Jihadists, have been res_ _ _ _ by the Nigerian sec_ _ _ _ _ forces.

Iran says it has rea_ _ _ _ an agreement with Oman to op_ _ the Strait of Hormuz.

A left-wing progressive cand_ _ _ _ _ has narrowly won a Senate pri_ _ _ _ in Michigan, which could point to the future dire_ _ _ _ _ of the Democratic Party.

We took on a mac_ _ _ _ . You're not sup_ _ _ _ _ to be able to beat that. And what we showed is that the power of our many is gre_ _ _ _ than the power of their money.

The acclaimed university professor who has resigned a_ _ _ accusations of plag_ _ _ _ _ _ .

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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.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?

1. The head of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, apologizes over his now cancelled [ plan ] to [ sell to investors ] the World Cup.

   [ proposal ]   [ privatize ]

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2. But FIFA [ supports ] him to stay on as president.

   [ backs ]

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3. More than 300 [ non-military people ], [ taken by force ] by Jihadists, have been rescued by the Nigerian security forces.

   [ civilians ]   [ kidnapped ]

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4. Iran says it's [ come to a deal ] with Oman to open the Strait of Hormuz.

   [ reached an agreement ]

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5. A left-wing [ reform-minded ] candidate has [ by a small margin ] won a Senate primary in Michigan.

   [ progressive ]   [ narrowly ]

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6. We [ challenged ] a machine.

   [ took on ]

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7. You're not supposed to be able to [ defeat ] that.

   [ beat ]

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8. And the [ widely praised ] university professor who has [ quit ] amid [ claims ] of plagiarism.

   [ acclaimed ]   [ resigned ]   [ accusations ]

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