Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ an earthquake [n] - a sudden, violent shaking of the ground
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the race is on [exp] - people are rushing urgently to do something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rubble [n] - broken pieces from a destroyed building
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a catering truck [n] - a vehicle that prepares and serves food
• ☐ ☐ ☐ swap [v] - exchange; trade
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a threat [n] - a warning of possible harm or danger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a charity [n] - an organization that helps people in need
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Médecins Sans Frontières [n] - an international medical aid organization (Doctors Without Borders)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ extreme [adj] - very severe
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an unintended consequence [n] - an unplanned result
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a smart agent [n] - an AI program that acts on its own to complete tasks
• ☐ ☐ ☐ extraordinary [adj] - remarkable; far beyond what is usual
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a large language model [n] - an AI system
• ☐ ☐ ☐ roam around [phv] - move freely with no fixed direction
• ☐ ☐ ☐ book [v] - reserve a place, time, or service in advance
• ☐ ☐ ☐ expose [v] - reveal something hidden or harmful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ potential [adj] - possible, but not yet certain

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

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1. Rescue teams in Colombia are racing to reach people trapped in the wreckage of collapsed buildings.
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2. President Trump's plane came under attack from Iranian aircraft.
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3. Reports say President Trump changed aircraft because of concerns for his safety.
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4. A humanitarian group has raised concerns about children going hungry in Somalia.
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   False
   
   
5. Asking an AI assistant to schedule a gym session ended up revealing a security risk.
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   False
   
   
6. The AI assistant refused to carry out the request to book a gym class.
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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 at 15 hours GMT on Tuesday, the 11th of August, these are our main stories.

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Reports say President Trump hid in a catering truck so he could swap planes.

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The medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières, is warning of an extreme hunger crisis among children in Somalia.

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What you're going to worry about is this sort of unintended consequences.

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And what happens if you give a smart agent freedom to roam around and do what it wants?

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We hear how a simple request to an AI assistant to book a gym class exposed a potential major threat.

Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

The num_ _ _ of dead in Colombia's powerful earthquake rises to m_ _ _ than 200 as the race is on to find survivors tra_ _ _ _ under the rubble.

Reports say President Trump hid in a cate_ _ _ _ truck so he could swap planes because of a th_ _ _ _ aga_ _ _ _ him and Air Force One from Iran.

The med_ _ _ _ cha_ _ _ _ , Médecins Sans Frontières, is warning of an ext_ _ _ _ hun_ _ _ crisis among children in Somalia.

What you have to worry about are these unintended cons_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . And what hap_ _ _ _ if you give a smart agent, made by one of these extraordinary la_ _ _ lan_ _ _ _ _ mod_ _ _ , this sort of freedom to roam around and do w_ _ _ it wants?

We hear how a simple req_ _ _ _ to an AI assistant to book a gym class exposed a pote_ _ _ _ _ ma_ _ _ threat.

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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 race is on to find survivors trapped under the [ debris ].

   [ rubble ]

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2. President Trump hid in a catering truck so he could [ exchange ] planes.

   [ swap ]

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3. The medical [ aid group ] is warning of an [ very severe ] hunger crisis among children in Somalia.

   [ charity ]   [ extreme ]

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4. What you're going to worry about is this is an [ unplanned ] consequence.

   [ unintended ]

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5. What happens if you give a smart agent the freedom to [ move freely ] and do what it wants.

   [ roam around ]

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6. We hear how a simple request to an AI assistant to [ reserve ] a gym class [ revealed ] a potential major threat.

   [ book ]   [ exposed ]

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