Headlines February 13th, 2025

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Published: 2.13.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:13
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (2.13.2025) for the full stories.


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triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY

    It is important to read the vocabulary before you listen to the audio. This will improve your ability to understand the audio. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. LISTEN to the AUDIO

    The first time you listen, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then listen again and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. LISTEN and READ the SCRIPT

    Listen again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de escuchar el audio. Esto mejorará tu capacidad para entender el audio. También te ayudará a comprender cómo se usa naturalmente el nuevo vocabulario.

  2. ESCUCHA el AUDIO

    La primera vez que escuches, solo intenta entender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego escucha otra vez e intenta responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. ESCUCHA y LEE el GUIÓN

    Escucha nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. LEIA o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de ouvir o áudio. Isso vai melhorar sua capacidade de entender o áudio. Também ajudará você a compreender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. OUÇA o ÁUDIO

    Na primeira vez que você ouvir, apenas tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Depois, ouça novamente e tente responder às perguntas que você não conseguiu.

  4. OUÇA e LEIA o ROTEIRO

    Ouça novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo vai ajudá-lo a perceber cada palavra individual e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Há várias atividades diferentes que se concentram em vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    오디오를 듣기 전에 어휘를 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 오디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

  2. 오디오 듣기

    처음 들을 때는 전체 상황을 이해하려고만 하세요.

  3. 질문에 답하기

    먼저 기억을 바탕으로 모든 질문에 답해 보세요. 그런 다음 다시 듣고 놓친 질문에 답해 보세요.

  4. 대본 보면서 듣기

    대본을 읽으면서 다시 들어 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 개별 단어를 더 잘 들을 수 있고, 듣기 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    어휘, 문법, 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 여러 가지 활동이 있습니다.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a flurry [n] - a lot of activity suddenly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ initiatives [n] - new plans or actions
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a defense secretary [n] - a government official in charge of defense or the military
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ rule out [phv] - reject
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ NATO [n] - A military alliance of Western countries (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ step up [phv] - increase
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - a temporary stop to fighting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a scam [n] - a dishonest scheme to steal money from people
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a scam center [n] - a place where people work to trick or fool people and take their money
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ shut down [phv] - close, stop, end
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the operations [n] - the business
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a strip of land [n] - a long, narrow area of land
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ shrink [v] - become smaller
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a block [n] - a large square piece (of ice)

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Donald Trump talked with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy separately.
    True
    False

  2. The new U.S. defense secretary supports Ukraine's membership in NATO.
    True
    False

  3. Egypt and Qatar are trying to maintain the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
    True
    False

  4. Hundreds of people from Thailand have crossed into Myanmar to work in scam centers.
    True
    False

  5. Russia is refusing to rescue some people who are trapped on a floating block of ice.
    True
    False



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (verb forms)


Directions: Choose the most natural verb form.

  • There's (been) a flurry of initiatives from the United States on the war in Ukraine, with Donald Trump (holding) separate phone calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  • The new US defense secretary has (ruled out) Ukrainian membership of NATO.
  • Egypt and Qatar say they're (stepping up) diplomatic efforts (to save) the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
  • Hundreds of people who've been (working) in scam centers in Myanmar have (crossed) into Thailand after attempts (to shut down) the operations.
  • It all started on Russia's largest island, a one-thousand-kilometer strip of land (called) Sakhalin in the far east of Russia.
  • So why did a group of Russians (floating) on a shrinking block of ice not want to be (rescued) ? Find out later.


triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (2.13.2025) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Miles, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 13th of February, these are our main stories.

There's been a flurry of initiatives from the United States on the war in Ukraine, with Donald Trump holding separate phone calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The new US defense secretary has ruled out Ukrainian membership of NATO.

Egypt and Qatar say they're stepping up diplomatic efforts to save the ceasefire deal in Gaza.

Hundreds of people who've been working in scam centers in Myanmar have crossed into Thailand after attempts to shut down the operations.

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It all started on Russia's largest island, a one-thousand-kilometer strip of land called Sakhalin in the far east of Russia, just north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido.

So why did a group of Russians floating on a shrinking block of ice not want to be rescued? Find out later.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (2.13.2025) for the full stories.

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