Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ deploy [v] - send soldiers or equipment to a location
• ☐ ☐ ☐ appropriate [adj] - suitable, proper
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a military exercise [n] - training activities for the military
• ☐ ☐ ☐ amidst [prep] - in the middle of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a civil war [n] - a war fought between groups within the same country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an accusation [n] - a claim that someone has done something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sham [n] - something that is fake or not real
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sex goddess [n] - a woman who is seen as extremely attractive or sexually idealized
• ☐ ☐ ☐ assert [v] - state something firmly or confidently
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take the lead [exp] - be in control of a situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ go after [exp] - chase, pursue

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

1. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky say that almost all of the plan to end the war in Ukraine has been agreed.
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2. China says it has deployed appropriate forces in response to a planned American military exercise.
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3. Myanmar is holding a national election during a civil war.
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4. People are saying that the elections is fraudulent.
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5. Brigitte Bardot died at the age of 91.
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6. The woman says Bardot's personal life differed greatly from her onscreen character.
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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. Taiwan [ sends ] what it calls appropriate forces.

   [ deploys ]

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2. Myanmar holds a national election [ in the middle of ] a civl war and accusations that the vote is [ a fake, a fraud ].

   [ amidst ] [ a sham ]

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3. She [ pursued ] the men she wanted. She [ goes first, takes control ] if you like.

   [ went after ] [ takes the lead ]

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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.

• Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky say that (at) least 90% has (been) agreed of the plan to end the war in Ukraine.
• Taiwan deploys (what) it calls appropriate forces as China prepares (for) a major military exercise around the island.
• Myanmar holds (a) national election amidst a civl war and accusations that the vote (is) a sham.
• She was the traditional sex goddess as a character (but) also as a person (in) her real life.
• She was someone (who) asserted her own desire.
• She went after (the) men she wanted. She takes the lead if you like.
• Remembering the French actress Brigitte Bardot, (who) has died at the age (of) 91.