Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a negotiator [n] - a person who tries to reach an agreement between sides
• ☐ ☐ ☐ evidence [n] - facts or information that show something is true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Congress [n] - the U.S. national law-making government body
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get along well with [phv] - have a friendly relationship with
• ☐ ☐ ☐ communist [adj] - related to a political system in which the state controls property and industry
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be recognized as [exp] - be officially accepted as
• ☐ ☐ ☐ consume [v] - use, take in
• ☐ ☐ ☐ carbon dioxide [n] - a gas (symbol: CO₂) produced by breathing and burning fuels
• ☐ ☐ ☐ store [v] - keep something for future use
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the construction industry [exp] - the business of building houses, roads, etc.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cut [v] - reduce
• ☐ ☐ ☐ carbon [n] - a chemical element (symbol: C) found in all living things and fuels
• ☐ ☐ ☐ emissions [n] - gases released into the air, especially from vehicles or factories

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

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1. U.S. and Iranian negotiators are meeting in Geneva to try to avoid a military conflict.
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   False
   
   
2. Bill and Hillary Clinton are preparing to testify before Congress about Jeffrey Epstein.
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   False
   
   
3. Kim Jong-un has indicated that North Korea could give up its nuclear weapons to improve relations with the U.S.
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   False
   
   
4. Europe’s construction industry is using more wood to reduce carbon emissions.
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   False
   
   
5. Trees absorb carbon dioxide while they grow.
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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 16 hours GMT on Thursday, the 26th of February, these are our main stories.

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U.S. and Iranian negotiators are in Geneva for talks...

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...widely seen as the best chance of preventing a military conflict.

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North Korea's leader says he could get along well with the U.S. if the communist state is recognized as a nuclear power.

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And it stores it in the tree for as long as these buildings are standing.

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Why Europe's construction industry is turning to wood to cut carbon emissions.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

U.S. and Iranian negotiators are in Geneva for talks w i d _ _ _ seen as the best c h _ _ _ _ of preventing a military conflict.

Bill and Hillary Clinton prepare to g _ _ _ evidence to Congress a b _ _ _ the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un says he c o _ _ _ get along w _ _ _ with the U.S. if the communist state is recognized a _ a nuclear power.

W h _ _ _ a tree grows, it consumes carbon dioxide and it stores i _ in the tree for as long as t h _ _ _ buildings are standing.

W _ _ Europe's construction industry is turning to wood to cut carbon e m i _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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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. Bill and Hillary Clinton prepare to give [ testimony, information ] to Congress.

   [ evidence ]

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2. The communist state [ is officially considered ] a nuclear power.

   [ is recognized as ]

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3. While a tree grows, it [ takes in ] carbon dioxide and it [ keeps ] it in the tree.

   [ consumes ] [ stores ]

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4. Why Europe's construction industry is turning to wood to [ reduce ] carbon emissions.

   [ cut ]

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