• ☐ ☐ ☐ a special envoy [n] - a government representative on a mission
• ☐ ☐ ☐ draw closer [exp] - come closer in time, happen soon
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - an agreement to stop fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an atomic bomb [n] - a powerful weapon that explodes with nuclear energy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shut down [phv] - stop, end, close
• ☐ ☐ ☐ linked to [exp] - connected with
• ☐ ☐ ☐ scammers [n] - people who cheat others for money
• ☐ ☐ ☐ on the spot [exp] - immediately, right then and there
• ☐ ☐ ☐ miniscule [adj] - very small
• ☐ ☐ ☐ trousers [n] - pants
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a (fashion) show [n] - an event where models display clothes
• ☐ ☐ ☐ deem [v] - think, judge, consider
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the (fashion) industry [n] - businesses involved in making and selling clothes

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

1. A US special envoy met with President Putin in Washington.
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2. The US bombed Hiroshima with an atomic bomb 80 years ago.
   True
   False
   
   
3. WhatsApp is refusing to close down millions of scam-related accounts.
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   False
   
   
4. A fashion brand is being criticized for making female models look too thin.
   True
   False
   
   
5. A woman says that she was fired because she refused to wear the clothing she was given.
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   False
   
   

Directions: What expressions from the audio/video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. Washington's latest demand for a ceasefire in Ukraine [ approaches, nears ].

   [ draws closer ]

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2. WhatsApp says it has [ closed ] almost seven million accounts linked to [ cheaters, fraudsters ].

   [ shut down ] [ scammers ]

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3. I got fired [ right then and there ] in front of everybody.

   [ on the spot ]

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4. I couldn't fit into the [ tiny ] work trousers.

   [ miniscule ]

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5. A fashion brand is [ judged ] to have made its female models look too thin.

   [ deemed ]

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

• The US special envoy has met President Putin (in) Moscow as Washington's latest demand (for) a ceasefire in Ukraine draws closer.
• Survivors (of) Hiroshima remember 80 years after the atomic bomb destroyed (the/their) city.
• WhatsApp says (it) has shut down almost seven million accounts linked (to) scammers.
• I got fired on the spot (in) front of everybody because I couldn't fit (into/in) the miniscule work trousers they (had) given me (to) work the show.
• After a fashion brand is deemed to (have) made its female models look too thin, we look (at) the pressure across (the) industry.