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Published: 8.12.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 0:59
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (8.12.2025) for the full stories.


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triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY

    It is important to read the vocabulary before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ 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] ESL Vocab - A jellyfish
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ shut down [phv] - stop working, stop operating

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. North Koreans have been sent to Russia to fill a shortage of workers.
    True
    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



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


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 ]



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

    [ slave-like ]



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

    [ massive ] [ invasion ]



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

    [ fault ]



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

    [ swarm ] [ shut down ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (grammar words)


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.


triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (8.12.2025) for the full stories.

You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 13 hours GMT on Tuesday, the 12th of August.

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.

Also in the podcast, why are unemployed young adults in China pretending to have jobs?

And...

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.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (8.12.2025) for the full stories.

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