Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ roll back [phv] - reduce something, return to an earlier state
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tariffs [n] - taxes on imported or exported goods
• ☐ ☐ ☐ oppose [v] - disagree with, try to stop
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ambition [n] - a strong goal or desire
• ☐ ☐ ☐ productive [adj] - positive, useful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ NATO [n] - an international military alliance of countries (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ annual [adj] - happening once every year
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a vigil [n] - a public gathering to remember or protest
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be banned [exp] - be officially not allowed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ go on trial [exp] - appear in court to be judged
• ☐ ☐ ☐ charges [n] - official accusations of a crime
• ☐ ☐ ☐ per capita [exp] - for each person in a population

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

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1. Donald Trump decided to apply new trade tariffs on countries opposing his plans to take over Greenland.
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2. Donald Trump said that his meeting with the head of NATO was productive.
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3. Three activists in Hong Kong are on trial for organizing Tiananmen Square vigils.
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4. The activists are facing charges related to national security laws.
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5. Slovakia buys and owns the most cars per capita in Europe.
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6. The man believes that Slovakia's advantages are related to its location and tax system.
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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 Thursday, the 22nd of January, these are our main stories.

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Donald Trump has rolled back on threats to apply trade tariffs.

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After what he called a very productive meeting with the head of NATO.

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Three activists who organized an annual Tiananmen Square vigil have gone on trial.

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Which country do you think manufactures the most cars per capita?

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Slovakia gives us access to a skilled local workforce.

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Slovakia, the small country that's a major car manufacturer.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Donald Trump h _ _ rolled back on threats to a p _ _ _ trade tariffs on countries opposing his ambitions to take o v _ _ Greenland after w _ _ _ he called a very productive meeting with the head of NATO.

Three activists w _ _ organized an a n _ _ _ _ Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong before it was banned have g _ _ _ on trial, facing national security charges.

W _ _ _ _ country do you think manufactures the m _ _ _ cars per capita?

Slovakia is really in the h e _ _ _ of Europe, quite well connected to the big markets. Slovakia gives us access to a s k i _ _ _ _ local workforce.

Slovakia, the small country that's a major car m a n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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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. Donald Trump has [ reversed ] on threats to apply trade tariffs on countries [ being against ] his ambitions to [ control, seize ] Greenland.

   [ rolled back ] [ opposing ] [ take over ]

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2. He called it a very [ useful ] meeting with the head of NATO.

   [ productive ]

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3. Three activists organized an [ every year ] Tiananmen Square [ public remembrance ] in Hong Kong before it was [ prohibited ].

   [ annual ] [ vigil ] [ banned ]

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4. Which country do you think manufactures the most cars [ per person ]?

   [ per capita ]

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