Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ on equal terms [exp] - with the same power and rights for both sides
• ☐ ☐ ☐ military action [exp] - the use of armed forces or weapons
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lift [v] - remove, end
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sanctions [n] - official punishments, often economic or political
• ☐ ☐ ☐ parliamentarians [n] - people who are members of a country’s parliament (government)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nominate [v] - officially suggest someone for a job or position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ outspoken [adj] - very direct, not afraid to say what one thinks
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a critic [n] - a person who openly expresses disapproval
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Central Bank [n] - the main bank that controls a country’s money and interest rates
• ☐ ☐ ☐ succeed [v] - replace someone in a job or position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ genes [n] - parts of DNA that determine physical traits and health
• ☐ ☐ ☐ crucial [adj] - very important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ run in families [exp] - be passed from parents to children over generations
• ☐ ☐ ☐ inherit [v] - receive characteristics from one’s parents
• ☐ ☐ ☐ trial [v] - test, try out
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pedals [n] - foot controls used to operate a vehicle [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a steering wheel [n] - the wheel used to control the direction of a vehicle [image]

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

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1. Iran says it is willing to talk with the United States, but only on equal terms.
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2. China lifted sanctions on American government officials.
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3. The US president nominated Jerome Powell to be head of the Central Bank.
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4. New research suggests that lifestyle is far more important than genetics for longevity.
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5. The self-driving taxis described don't have pedals or a steering wheel.
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6. The woman felt uncomfortable in the self-driving taxi.
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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 Friday, the 30th of January, these are our main stories.

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China lifts sanctions on a group of British parliamentarians during a visit.

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We'll tell you who he is.

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Could our genes be crucial to living long and healthy lives?

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New research suggests that our genes could be more important than previously thought.

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And the UK becomes the latest country to trial self-driving taxis.

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My first observation is no driver, no pedals, no steering wheel.

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But it feels quite normal.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Iran says it's r e _ _ _ for talks with the US, but o n _ _ on equal terms after Donald Trump's threats of military a c t _ _ _ .

China lifts sanctions on a g r _ _ _ of British parliamentarians d u _ _ _ _ a visit by the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer.

The US president nominates an outspoken c r i _ _ _ of the Central Bank to succeed Jerome Powell. We'll tell you w _ _ he is.

Could our genes be crucial to l i _ _ _ _ long and healthy l i _ _ _ ? New research suggests that our genes c o _ _ _ be more important t _ _ _ previously thought.

The fact that genes determine how l _ _ _ we live is h a r _ _ _ surprising because we know your c h _ _ _ _ of breast cancer, it runs in families. You can inherit s _ _ _ of that risk.

The UK b e _ _ _ _ _ the latest country to trial self-driving taxis, c o _ _ _ _ later this year.

My f i _ _ _ observation is no driver, no pedals, no steering wheel, but it feels q u _ _ _ normal.

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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. China [ removes ] [ restrictions ] on a group of British parliamentarians.

   [ lifts ] [ sanctions ]

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2. The US president [ officially chooses, appoints ] an [ vocal, direct ] critic of the Central Bank to [ replace ] Jerome Powell.

   [ nominates ] [ outspoken ] [ succeed ]

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3. Could our genes be [ essential, vital ] to living long and healthy lives?

   [ crucial ]

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4. We know your chance of breast cancer [ is passed down, is inherited ] in families.

   [ runs ]

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5. The UK becomes the latest country to [ test, pilot ] self-driving taxis

   [ trial ]

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