Headlines February 17th, 2025

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Published: 2.17.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:06
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (2.17.2025) 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


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be set to [exp] - be expected to happen soon
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ make (s/t) a reality [exp] - make (something) happen
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ calls [n] - requests, demands
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - stopping a war temporarily
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ M23 rebels [n] - an armed group in Congo
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ seize [v] - capture, take control by force
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a year on [exp] - one year later
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Arctic [adj] - near the North Pole
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ defiant [adj] - strongly resisting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ stay out of trouble [exp] - avoid problems, not break the law
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ drunk driving [n] - driving a car after drinking alcohol
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ deport [v] - force someone to leave a country
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ undocumented migrants [n] - immigrants without legal papers

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. US officials have insisted that the European Union participate in talks about Ukraine.
    True
    False

  2. A meeting among European leaders is expected to take place in Paris.
    True
    False

  3. The Israeli Prime Minister supports President Trump’s plan for the future of Gaza.
    True
    False

  4. Rwanda has claimed that the Democratic Republic of Congo is ignoring their ceasefire agreement.
    True
    False

  5. Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison a year ago.
    True
    False

  6. Navalny’s widow believes Putin is trying to erase her husband's name from public memory.
    True
    False

  7. The farmer believes that migrant workers will only be deported if they break the law.
    True
    False



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (prepositions)


Directions: Choose the correct preposition. Nothing (Ø) is possible.

  • US officials are preparing (for) talks (with) Russia (over) Ukraine, while the Europeans are set to hold a meeting (of) their own (in) Paris.
  • The Israeli Prime Minister says he's working to make President Trump's plan (for) the future (of) Gaza (Ø) a reality.
  • And the Democratic Republic (of) Congo says Rwanda is ignoring calls (for) a ceasefire after M23 rebels seized the city (of) Bukavu.
  • A year on (from) the death (of) Alexei Navalny (in) an Arctic prison, a defiant message (from) his widow.
  • Even now, a year (after) his death, Putin is trying to erase Alexei's name (from) our memory, to hide the truth (about) his murder, but he will not succeed.
  • I tell (Ø) the employees all the time, as long as you stay out (of) trouble, you're not going to have any trouble.
  • As long as they don't get caught drunk driving or stealing or anything (like) that.
  • What do American farmers think (about) plans to deport undocumented migrants?


triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (2.17.2025) for the full stories.

You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm a Oliver Conway. This edition is published in the early hours of Monday, the 17th of February.

US officials are preparing for talks with Russia over Ukraine, while the Europeans are set to hold a meeting of their own in Paris.

The Israeli Prime Minister says he's working to make President Trump's plan for the future of Gaza a reality.

And the Democratic Republic of Congo says Rwanda is ignoring calls for a ceasefire after M23 rebels seized the city of Bukavu.

Also in the podcast, a year on from the death of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison, a defiant message from his widow.

Even now, a year after his death, Putin is trying to erase Alexei's name from our memory, to hide the truth about his murder, but he will not succeed.

And...

I tell the employees all the time, as long as you stay out of trouble, you're not going to have any trouble. As long as they don't get drunk driving or stealing or anything like that.

What do American farmers think about plans to deport undocumented migrants?

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (2.17.2025) for the full stories.

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