Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ an aim [n] - a goal, a purpose
• ☐ ☐ ☐ resolute [adj] - determined
• ☐ ☐ ☐ outward-looking [adj] - open to other countries or new ideas
• ☐ ☐ ☐ engage [v] - interact, build a relationship
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a funeral [n] - a ceremony held to honor someone who has died
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hostage [n] - a person kept captive
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an archbishop [n] - the top leader of a church in a country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Archbishop of Canterbury [n] - the senior leader of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Anglicans [n] - people belonging to a group of Christian churches that began in England
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceremony [n] - a formal event held for an important occasion
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cathedral [n] - a large, important church [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ snooker [n] - a game similar to pool, played on a larger table [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ at the tender age of... [exp] - at the very young age of...

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

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1. A British prime minister has not visited China for more than a decade.
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2. Keir Starmer says the UK shouldn't avoid building closer relations with China.
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3. Israel’s president spoke at a funeral for the final hostage released from Gaza.
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4. For the first time, the Archbishop of Canterbury is a woman.
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5. There are 180 million Anglicans worldwide.
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6. The podcast includes a story about a snooker player who broke records as a teenager.
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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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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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For the first time in eight years, a British prime minister is in China.

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We are resolute about being outward looking, about taking opportunities.

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It is in our natural interest to engage with China.

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Clip 5

Israel's president says his country can begin to heal.

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The first female Archbishop of Canterbury is confirmed at a ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

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The snooker player who's broken records at the tender age of two.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

For the first t _ _ _ in eight years, a British prime minister is in China. So, w _ _ _ is the aim of Keir Starmer's v i _ _ _ ?

We a _ _ resolute about being outward-looking, about t a _ _ _ _ opportunities, building relationships, h a _ _ _ _ confidence globally. And it is in our natural i n t _ _ _ _ _ to engage with China.

Israel's president, speaking at the funeral of the l a _ _ hostage to be returned from Gaza, says his country can b e _ _ _ to heal.

The f i _ _ _ female Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual l e _ _ _ _ of 85 million Anglicans, is confirmed at a c e r _ _ _ _ _ at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

The snooker player who's b r o _ _ _ records at the tender a _ _ of two.

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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. So, what's the [ goal ] of Keir Starmer's visit?

   [ aim ]

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2. We are [ determined ] about being outward-looking.

   [ resolute ]

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3. It is in our natural interest to [ build a relationship ] with China.

   [ engage ]

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4. The snooker player who's broken records at the [ young ] age of two.

   [ tender ]

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