Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ Congress [n] - the U.S. law-making body made up of the Senate and House of Representatives
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get around [phv] - avoid a rule
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ban [v] - officially prohibit something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ birthright citizenship [n] - citizenship gained automatically by being born in a country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be inundated with [exp] - be overwhelmed by a very large number of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ undocumented [adj] - without official legal status or papers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a migrant [n] - a person who moves to another country to live or work
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a government scheme [n] - a program run by the government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ devastating [adj] - causing severe damage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a comeback [n] - a return to a former successful position after time away
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an opponent [n] - a person who competes against another
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an aura [n] - a distinctive quality or feeling that surrounds someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a court [n] - the place where tennis is played

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

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1. The Supreme Court has banned birthright citizenship in the US.
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2. Spain has received many applications from undocumented migrants under a government scheme.
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3. It has been a week since two devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela.
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4. Rescue teams in Venezuela are still searching for survivors.
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5. Serena Williams played a match at Wimbledon against a teenager.
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6. Serena Williams won her match at Wimbledon.
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Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o 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 Wednesday, the 1st of July, these are our main stories.

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He'll try to use Congress to get around the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of the president's order banning birthright citizenship.

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Spain is inundated with applications from undocumented migrants to remain in the country.

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Serena Williams' tennis come back at Wimbledon at the age of 44 ends in disappointment.

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A moment, her 20-year-old opponent will never forget.

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She has such an aura. She's such a legend.

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I've been dreaming about this moment since I was a little kid, so this is pretty crazy.

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Donald Trump says he'll try to use Congress to get around the U.S. Supreme Court's reje_ _ _ _ _ of the president's order banning birthright citi_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Spain is inundated with appli_ _ _ _ _ _ _ from undocumented migr_ _ _ _ to remain in the country un_ _ _ a government sch_ _ _ .

A week on from Venezuela's devastating dou_ _ _ earthquake, the search continues for tens of thousands of people who are still mis_ _ _ _ .

Serena Williams tennis come back at Wimbledon at the age of 44 ends in disap_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . A mom_ _ _ , her 20-year-old opponent will never forget.

She has such an aura. She's such a leg_ _ _ , and this co_ _ _ has so many hu_ _ names that have played on it. I've been dreaming about this moment since I was a lit_ _ _ kid, so this is pr_ _ _ _ crazy.

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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.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?

1. Donald Trump says he'll try to use Congress to [ avoid, bypass ] the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of the president's order [ prohibiting ] birthright citizenship.

   [ get around ] [ banning ]

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2. Spain is [ overwhelmed by ] applications from [ without legal status ] migrants to remain in the country.

   [ inundated with ] [ undocumented ]

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3. Serena Williams' tennis [ a return ] at Wimbledon at the age of 44 ends in disappointment.

   [ come back ]

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4. A moment, her 20-year-old [ rival ] will never forget.

   [ opponent ]

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5. She has such an [ distinctive presence ]. She's such a legend.

   [ aura ]

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