Headlines January 28th, 2024

icon
Published: 1.28.2024
Level 3   |   Time: 1:13
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global New Podcast (1.28.2024) for the full stories.


New listening lessons every Sunday and Wednesday.

BBC Headlines        
BBC Headlines
    

triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY

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

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

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

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video 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 test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video 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 la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ UNRUA [n] - United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, an agency that provides relief to victims of war in areas protected by the United Nations
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ suspend [v] - stop temporarily
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ contributions [n] - gifts (of money)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ restore [v] - start again
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sanctions [n] - a punishment against a country blocking trade or support
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an opposition leader [n] - the leader of the largest political party that is not in power
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be barred [v] - be stopped from participating
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a presidential poll [n] - a survey to check which political party or person has the most support
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ demonstrations [n] - large gathering to protest against something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the rising tide of [exp] - the increase of
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a crane [n] - a type of bird [image] vocab - a crane
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pass it on [exp] - teach
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ migrate [v] - move to another place (as the weather changes)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ once [adv] - in the past

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Germany, Britain, and Australia have refused to suspend their contributions to UNRUA.
    True
    False

  2. The opposition leader in Venezuela was barred from this year's presidential poll.
    True
    False

  3. The US has restored sanctions on Venezuela.
    True
    False

  4. Violence towards women has been increasing in Kenya.
    True
    False

  5. The number of cranes that visit the area in winter has drastically decreased.
    True
    False

  6. Some types of birds are being forced to migrate further and further south each year.
    True
    False

  7. Scientists are blaming climate change for this change.
    True
    False



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (singular/plural)


Directions: Choose the best noun form (singular, plural, uncountable)

  • (Pressure) [is/are] growing on the United (Nations) and its agency in Gaza, UNRUA, as Germany, Britain, and Australia join other (countries) in suspending their (contributions) .
  • Washington has warned that it could restore (sanctions) on Venezuela after the opposition (leader ) [was/were] barred from this year's presidential (poll) .
  • In Kenya, there have been (demonstrations) in a (number) of (cities) protesting against the rising (tide) of (violence) towards (women) .
  • When I was (a boy) , there were maybe 200 (cranes) here in the winter. Now it's 8000. The young (ones) that come here with their (parents) never learn how to fly further south, so they don't pass it on to their (children) .
  • (Scientists) have discovered that because of climate (change) , some (birds) like (cranes) [is/are] no longer migrating to (places) that were once considered warmer.


triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (1.28.2024) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Paul Moss, and in the early hours of Sunday, the 28th of January, these are our main stories.

Pressure is growing on the United Nations and its agency in Gaza, UNRUA, as Germany, Britain, and Australia join other countries in suspending their contributions.

Washington has warned that it could restore sanctions on Venezuela after the opposition leader was barred from this year's presidential poll.

In Kenya, there have been demonstrations in a number of cities protesting against the rising tide of violence towards women.

Also in this podcast...

When I was a boy, there were maybe 200 cranes here in the winter. Now it's 8000. The young ones that come here with their parents never learn how to fly further south, so they don't pass it on to their children.

Scientists have discovered that because of climate change, some birds like cranes are no longer migrating to places that were once considered warmer.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (1.28.2024) for the full stories.

square Watch Next 다음에 볼 Veja a seguir Ver siguiente