Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ be sworn into office [exp] - be officially placed into a position of power
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cartel [n] - a criminal group that controls an illegal trade
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hit pause [exp] - stop something for a while
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ballroom [n] - a large room for formal dances and parties
• ☐ ☐ ☐ track down [phv] - find someone or something after searching
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a spy chief [n] - the head of a country's intelligence service
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a dictator [n] - a ruler with total, often forceful, control
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a migrant [n] - a person who moves to another country, often for safety or work
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stuck [adj] - unable to move or leave a place

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

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1. Colombia's new president has promised to deal with criminal drug gangs harshly.
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   False
   
   
2. He said he will try to negotiate peace deals with the country's cartels.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Donald Trump has completed his $400 million ballroom project at the White House.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The BBC has located the former spy chief of Syria's ex-dictator.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Child migrants are trapped in a British overseas territory.
   True
   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: 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 Saturday, the 8th of August, these are our main stories.

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Columbia's new president has been sworn into office.

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Donald Trump is forced to hit pause on his plan to build a $400 million ballroom.

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The BBC tracks down the spy chief of Syria's former dictator.

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The thousand child migrants currently stuck in the Spanish territory of Ceuta.

Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Columbia's new president has been sworn into of_ _ _ _ and promises to hunt d_ _ _ cartels like rats.

Donald Trump is forced to hit pa_ _ _ on his plan to bu_ _ _ a $400 million ballroom in the White House.

The BBC tracks down the spy ch_ _ _ of Syria's for_ _ _ dic_ _ _ _ _ , Bashar Alassad.

The thousand child migrants cur_ _ _ _ _ _ stuck in the Spanish terr_ _ _ _ _ of Ceuta.

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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. Colombia's new president has [ officially taken ] office.

   [ been sworn into ]

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2. The new president promises to hunt down [ organized crime groups ].

   [ cartels ]

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3. The BBC [ finds after searching ] the spy chief of Syria's former dictator.

   [ tracks down ]

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4. The thousand child [ people moving from another country ] are currently [ unable to leave ] in the Spanish territory.

   [ migrants ]   [ stuck ]

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