Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ emissions [n] - gases released into the air, especially from factories or cars
• ☐ ☐ ☐ peak [v] - reach the highest point
• ☐ ☐ ☐ skeleton [n] - a Winter Olympic sliding sport
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be disqualified [exp] - be removed for breaking the rules
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a helmet [n] - a hard hat worn to protect the head [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ depict [v] - show
• ☐ ☐ ☐ call on (s/o) to do (s/t) [exp] - publicly ask (someone) to do (something)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take action [exp] - do something to deal with a problem
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an heir [n] - a person who will receive a position or property after someone dies

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

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1. China’s annual carbon emissions have increased again this year.
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   False
   
   
2. A Ukrainian athlete was disqualified for planning to wear a helmet showing athletes killed by Russia.
   True
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3. The disqualified athlete was competing in hockey.
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   False
   
   
4. A woman abused by Jeffrey Epstein urged the British royal family to take real action.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Kim Jong-un may have chosen his granddaughter as his heir.
   True
   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 16 hours GMT on Thursday, the 12th of February, these are our main stories.

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China's annual carbon emissions have fallen for the first time.

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And a Ukrainian skeleton bob racer is disqualified from the Winter Olympics.

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A woman abused by Jeffrey Epstein calls on the British royal family to do more.

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I would like to see them actually taking action.

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Has the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un chosen his teenage daughter as his heir?

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

China's annual carbon emissions have fa _ _ _ _ for the first time, raising hope they may h _ _ _ peaked.

And a Ukrainian skeleton bob racer is disqualified f _ _ _ the Winter Olympics for planning to compete w e _ _ _ _ _ a helmet depicting athletes killed by Russia.

A woman abused b _ Jeffrey Epstein calls on the British royal family to do m _ _ _ .

They can contact me and the o t _ _ _ victims. The t h _ _ _ is I just hope they're not j _ _ _ saying this. I would like to see them actually t a _ _ _ _ action.

And has the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un c h _ _ _ _ his teenage daughter as h _ _ heir?

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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. China's annual carbon [ outputs, discharges ] have fallen for the first time.

   [ emissions ]

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2. It has raised hope they may have [ reached a high point ].

   [ peaked ]

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3. A Ukrainian skeleton bob racer is [ removed, barred ] from the Winter Olympics.

   [ disqualified ]

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4. A woman abused by Jeffrey Epstein [ urges, publicly asks ] the British royal family to do more.

   [ calls on ]

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5. I would like to see them actually [ doing something helpful ].

   [ taking action ]

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6. Has the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un chosen his teenage daughter as his [ successor, next in line ]?

   [ heir ]

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