Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ apparently [adv] - what seems true, but not fully confirmed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reach (a deal) [v] - make (a deal)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ testify [v] - give official spoken evidence, especially in court
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Congress [n] - the main law-making body of the United States government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be held in contempt [exp] - be officially punished for refusing to obey an order
• ☐ ☐ ☐ show up [phv] - arrive, appear
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reveal [v] - make something known that was hidden or secret
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a dress rehearsal [exp] - a full practice before an important event
• ☐ ☐ ☐ permanent [adj] - lasting for a long time or forever
• ☐ ☐ ☐ brief [adj] - short
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a presence [n] - being in a place

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

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1. Donald Trump has ended a trade deal between the US and India.
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2. Bill and Hillary Clinton are refusing to testify in Congress about Jeffrey Epstein.
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3. Steve Rosenberg is BBC’s correspondent in Moscow.
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4. Girls in India are using football to protest inequality in sports.
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5. The goal of the Artemis is to send people to the moon.
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6. The Artemis mission aims to create a permanent settlement on the moon.
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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: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

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And at 4:30 GMT on Tuesday, February the 3rd, these are our main stories.

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The US and India have apparently reached a trade deal.

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But does India see it the same way as Donald Trump?

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What's it like being our man in Moscow?

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And it's dress rehearsal time for Artemis.

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This is not going to be just a brief visit.

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The goal for the future is to get a permanent presence.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

The US and India h _ _ _ apparently reached a trade d e _ _ . But does India see it the s _ _ _ way as Donald Trump?

Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in Congress a b _ _ _ Jeffrey Epstein, days before they risk b _ _ _ _ held in contempt if they failed to show u _ .

What's it l i _ _ being our man in Moscow? The BBC's Steve Rosenberg reveals all.

H _ _ girls in India are using football to fight b _ _ _ against i l l _ _ _ _ child marriages.

And it's dress rehearsal t i _ _ for Artemis, the NASA space mission to send m _ _ and w _ _ _ _ back to the moon.

This is not g _ _ _ _ to be just a brief v i _ _ _ . The goal for the f u _ _ _ _ is to get a permanent presence.

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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. The US and India have [ seemingly, evidently ] [ made ] a trade deal.

   [ apparently ] [ reached ]

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2. Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to [ speak and give evidence ] in Congress about Jeffrey Epstein.

   [ testify ]

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3. The BBC's Steve Rosenberg [ shows, explains ] all.

   [ reveals ]

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4. And it's [ trial run ] time for Artemis.

   [ dress rehearsal ]

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5. This is not going to be just a [ short ] visit.

   [ brief ]

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6. The goal for the future is to get a [ long-term ] presence.

   [ permanent ]

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