• ☐ ☐ ☐ labor shortages [n] - not enough workers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ slave-like [adj] - very harsh and unfair, like slavery
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a pause [n] - a temporary stop
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tariff war [n] - a trade fight using taxes on imports
• ☐ ☐ ☐ militants [n] - fighters with weapons
• ☐ ☐ ☐ massive [adj] - very big
• ☐ ☐ ☐ unpredictable [adj] - cannot be expected or guessed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an invasion [n] - an attack into a place by force
• ☐ ☐ ☐ signal [v] - send a message or warning
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a fault [n] - a problem or defect
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a swarm [n] - a large group of moving animals or insects
• ☐ ☐ ☐ jellyfish [n] - soft sea animals with tentacles [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shut down [phv] - stop working, stop operating

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

1. North Koreans have been sent to Russia to fill a shortage of workers.
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   False
   
   
2. The US and China have agreed to permanently end their tariff war.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Afghanistan claims to have killed 50 militants along the border with Pakistan.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Young adults in China are pretending to have jobs.
   True
   False
   
   
5. A French nuclear plant shut down because of a shortage of workers.
   True
   False
   
   

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

1. North Koreans have been sent to Russia to fill [ lack of workers ].

   [ labor shortages ]

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2. North Koreans sent to Russia have described [ harsh, cruel ] conditions.

   [ slave-like ]

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3. It was described as a [ very big ] and unpredictable [ assault, raid ].

   [ massive ] [ invasion ]

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4. Systems immediately started to signal a very serious [ problem ].

   [ fault ]

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5. How a [ group ] of jellyfish managed to [ stop, halt ] a French nuclear plant.

   [ swarm ] [ shut down ]

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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.

• North Koreans sent to Russia (to) fill labor shortages caused (by) the war in Ukraine (have) described slave-like conditions.
• The US (and) China have agreed to another 90-day pause (in) their tariff war.
• And Pakistan says it (has) killed 50 militants along (the) border with Afghanistan.
• Why (are) unemployed young adults in China pretending (to) have jobs?
• It was described (as) a massive and unpredictable invasion.
• And effectively systems immediately started to signal (a) very serious fault.
• How a swarm (of) jellyfish managed to shut down (a) French nuclear plant.
  

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