Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ condemnation [n] - strong public criticism
• ☐ ☐ ☐ across the political spectrum [exp] - from all political sides
• ☐ ☐ ☐ prompt [v] - cause
• ☐ ☐ ☐ racist [adj] - showing hatred based on race or ethnicity
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Truth Social [n] - a social media platform linked to Donald Trump
• ☐ ☐ ☐ figures [n] - well-known people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be embroiled [exp] - be deeply involved in a difficult or scandalous situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ late [adj] - dead
• ☐ ☐ ☐ emerge [v] - become known
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a B-movie [n] - a low-budget film
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a blockbuster [n] - a very popular and successful film
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take (s/t) by storm [exp] - become extremely popular very quickly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ buzz [n] - excitement, popularity
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a fuel tanker [n] - a large boat that transports fuel [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ no sign of it [exp] - no evidence that it has appeared
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a shortage [n] - a lack of something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ critical levels [exp] - dangerous levels

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

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1. The White House removed a racist video from Donald Trump's Instagram account.
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2. Democrats strongly condemned the video while Republicans were mostly silent.
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3. Many famous public figures have been connected to Jeffrey Epstein.
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4. Sinners won many awards at the B-movie awards show.
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5. The man in Cuba spent two hours waiting for a fuel tanker before it arrived.
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6. There is a critical fuel shortage in Cuba.
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7. The Cuban government is still refusing to negotiate with the U.S.
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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 in the early hours of the 7th of February, these are our main stories.

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Condemnation across the US political spectrum...

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...prompts the White House to remove a racist video on President Trump's Truth Social account.

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Further details emerge from the release of his emails, photos, and files.

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And the seemingly B-movie blockbuster taking the film world by storm.

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Fuel shortages in Cuba reach critical levels.

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The government says it's ready for talks with the U.S.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Condemnation a c _ _ _ _ the US political spectrum prompts the White House to r e m _ _ _ a racist video on President Trump's Truth Social account.

More international figures a _ _ embroiled in the web of connections a r _ _ _ _ the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein as f u r _ _ _ _ details emerge from the release of h _ _ emails, photos, and files.

And the seemingly B-movie blockbuster taking the film w o _ _ _ by storm. The growing buzz around the vampire a _ _ blues horror, Sinners.

I've s p _ _ _ two hours waiting f _ _ the fuel tanker to arrive and no sign of it. We don't know i _ it's coming.

Fuel shortages in Cuba r e _ _ _ critical levels. The government says it's r e _ _ _ for talks with the U.S. about s o l _ _ _ _ the crisis.

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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. [ Strong criticism ] from [ all political sides ] [ causes ] the White House to remove a racist video.

   [ Condemnation ] [ across the political spectrum ] [ prompts ]

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2. More international [ famous people ] are [ involved, caught up ] in the web of connections around the [ deceased ] sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein.

   [ figures ] [ embroiled ] [ late ]

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3. The seemingly [ low budget movie ] blockbuster that is [ quickly becoming very popular in the film world ] .

   [ B-movie ] [ taking the film world by storm ]

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4. The growing [ strong interest ] around the vampire and blues horror, Sinners.

   [ buzz ]

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5. I've spent two hours waiting for the fuel tanker to arrive and [ no sighting ] of it.

   [ no sign ]

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6. Fuel [ supply problems ] in Cuba reach critical levels.

   [ shortages ]

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