Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ immediate [adj] - right away, with no delay
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tariff [n] - a tax on goods that are imported from another country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lure [v] - attract or persuade someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sue [v] - take legal action against someone in court
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mass deployment [n] - sending a large number of people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ immigration enforcement agents [n] - government officers who enforce immigration laws
• ☐ ☐ ☐ explode [v] - become very popular quickly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ grim [adj] - very serious, unpleasant, dark
• ☐ ☐ ☐ live on their own [exp] - live alone

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

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1. President Donald Trump plans to put a 25% tariff on Iran.
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   False
   
   
2. A woman persuaded foreign men to fight for Russia.
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   False
   
   
3. The Trump administration is suing Minnesota and Illinois over immigration enforcement actions.
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   False
   
   
4. There is a popular new Chinese app for young people who can't afford to live alone.
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   False
   
   
5. The man describes the app as grim.
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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 in the early hours of Tuesday, the 13th of January, these are our main stories.

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President Trump says countries doing business with Iran will face an immediate 25% tariff on trade with the US.

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A BBC investigation reveals how one woman has lured hundreds of foreign men to fight for Russia.

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Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over the mass deployment of immigration enforcement agents in their states.

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Some are saying it is a pretty grim idea, isn't it. I mean, let's face it.

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The viral Chinese app for young people living on their own called Are you dead yet?

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

A BBC investigation reveals h _ _ one woman has lured hundreds of foreign m _ _ to fight for Russia.

Minnesota and Illinois a _ _ suing the Trump administration o v _ _ the mass deployment of immigration enforcement agents in t h _ _ _ states.

It has absolutely exploded, and that's d e _ _ _ _ _ the fact t h _ _ some are saying it is a pretty grim idea, isn't it. I mean, let's f _ _ _ it.

The viral Chinese app for y _ _ _ _ people living on their o _ _ called Are you dead yet?

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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. President Trump says countries doing business with Iran will face an [ right away ] 25% tariff.

   [ immediate ]

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2. One woman has [ persuaded, tricked ] hundreds of foreign men to fight for Russia.

   [ lured ]

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3. It has absolutely [ become popular ].

   [ exploded ]

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4. It is a pretty [ dark ] idea, isn't it.

   [ grim ]

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5. The viral Chinese app for young people living [ by themselves ] called Are you dead yet?

   [ on their own ]

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