Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ once [adv] - in the past
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stand at the heart of (s/t) [exp] - be the most important part of (something)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be slated to... [exp] - be planned or expected to...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a landslide win [exp] - a very easy and clear victory
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an election [n] - a process where people vote to choose a leader
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be complicated by... [exp] - be made more difficult because of...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ identical twins [exp] - twins who look the same and share the same genes
• ☐ ☐ ☐ DNA [n] - genetic material
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hangover [n] - feeling sick after drinking too much alcohol
• ☐ ☐ ☐ struggle with [v] - find something difficult to deal with
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dehydration [n] - ot having enough water in the body

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

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1. Jimmy Lai is expected to spend around 20 years in prison.
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2. Jimmy Lai was known for supporting Hong Kong’s push for democracy.
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3. Takaichi Sanae has just won a close election in Japan.
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4. The podcast discusses a murder trial in France involving identical twins.
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   False
   
   
5. The brain can recover from alcohol after just a few hours of sleep.
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   False
   
   

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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 1600 GMT on Monday, the 9th of February, these are our main stories.

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Jimmy Lai is slated to spend the next 20 years in prison.

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We'll bring you reaction from the Chinese territory and beyond.

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What does Takaichi Sanae have planned for Japan?

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A murder trial in France that's been complicated by identical twin brothers having nearly the same DNA.

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Have you ever gone to work with a hangover?

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Because your brain struggles with the dehydration.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Jimmy Lai, the billionaire w _ _ once stood at the heart of Hong Kong's push for d e m _ _ _ _ _ _ , is slated to spend the n _ _ _ 20 years in prison. We'll b r _ _ _ you reaction from the Chinese territory and beyond.

P l _ _ , we'll go to Tokyo. Fresh after her landslide election win, what d _ _ _ Takaichi Sanae have planned for Japan?

A murder t r _ _ _ in France that's b _ _ _ complicated by identical t _ _ _ brothers having nearly the s a _ _ DNA.

Have you e _ _ _ gone to work with a hangover? W _ _ _ alcohol does to our brains.

Effectively, it takes i _ at least a clear day and a n o _ _ _ _ night to sleep because your brain struggles w _ _ _ the dehydration.

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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. He is [ scheduled ] to spend the next 20 years in prison.

   [ slated ]

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2. Fresh after her [ huge, convincing ] election win, what does Takaichi Sanae have planned for Japan?

   [ landslide ]

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3. Your brain struggles with the [ lack of water ] .

   [ dehydration ]

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