Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ former [adj] - previous, not now
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be sentenced to [exp] - be officially given a punishment by a court
• ☐ ☐ ☐ involvement [n] - participation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ over [prep] - about, because of, due to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ corruption [n] - dishonest or illegal behavior by people in power
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a scandal [n] - an immoral or illegal event that causes public anger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a demonstration [n] - a public protest
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a high court [n] - an important court that deals with serious legal cases
• ☐ ☐ ☐ suspend [v] - temporarily stop or delay something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a life sentence [n] - a punishment of prison for the rest of a person’s life
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rape [n] - the crime of forcing someone to have sex without consent
• ☐ ☐ ☐ trigger [v] - cause
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a flood [n] - a large amount of water covering normally dry land
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mudslide [n] - fast-moving wet earth and rocks down a slope
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Alzheimer's disease [n] - an illness that causes memory loss and affects thinking
• ☐ ☐ ☐ treatment [n] - medical care used to help a disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the prospect [n] - the possibility

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

1. Malaysia’s former prime minister received a prison sentence connected to a major corruption scandal.
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2. His sentence was for 50 years in prison.
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   False
   
   
3. Protests took place outside New Delhi’s Parliament buildings.
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   False
   
   
4. The demonstrations were related to the suspension of a life sentence for rape.
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   False
   
   
5. California is experiencing floods and mudslides caused by a sudden snowfall.
   True
   False
   
   
6. President Trump is refusing to meet President Zelensky to discuss the war in Ukraine.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The podcast includes optimism about future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
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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.

1. Malaysia's former prime minister has been [ given a prison term of ] 15 years in prison.

   [ sentenced to ]

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2. He was involved in one of the world's biggest [ abuse-of-power ] scandals.

   [ corruption ]

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3. Delhi's high court decided to [ delay, put on hold ] a former governing party official's [ imprisonment for life ] for rape.

   [ suspend ] [ life sentence ]

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4. Heavy rainstorms across large parts of California have [ caused, set off ] floods.

   [ triggered ]

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5. And the [ possibility ] of life-changing treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

   [ prospect ]

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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.

• Malaysia's former prime minister has (been) sentenced to 15 years in prison (over) his involvement in one of (the) world's biggest corruption scandals.
• Demonstrations (are) held outside Delhi's high court against the decision (to) suspend a former governing party official's life sentence (for) rape.
• Heavy rainstorms across large parts of California (have) triggered floods and mudslides and left (at) least three people dead.
• President Zelensky says he will meet Donald Trump (on) Sunday (to) discuss ways (to) end Ukraine's war with Russia.
• I (have) not seen so (much) hope in Alzheimer's disease research than I (do) right now, so I (am) really hopeful that we'll see meaningful change (in) my lifetime.
• And (the) prospect of life-changing treatment (for) Alzheimer's disease.