Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ turn out [phv] - gather or appear at an event
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mark [v] - remember an anniversary or event
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a declaration [n] - an official public statement
• ☐ ☐ ☐ severe [adj] - very strong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a heat wave [n] - a period of unusually hot weather
• ☐ ☐ ☐ festivities [n] - events held to celebrate something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be scaled back [exp] - be reduced in size
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ongoing [adj] - continuing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ devastating [adj] - causing severe damage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ confirmed [adj] - officially verified as accurate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a fatality [n] - a death
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reach [v] - arrive at a stage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ beat [v] - defeat an opponent in a competition
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a procession [n] - a group of people moving forward together, often as part of a ceremony
• ☐ ☐ ☐ repression [n] - the use of force to control or suppress people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rule [n] - a period of governing power
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a correspondent [n] - a journalist
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a funeral [n] - a ceremony held after someone's death

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

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1. Protests caused some Independence Day festivities to be reduced or cancelled.
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2. Venezuelan officials say search and rescue operations have now ended.
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3. The confirmed death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela is close to 3,000.
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4. France became the first team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
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   False
   
   
5. Millions of people are expected to attend the funeral procession for Ayatollah Khamenei.
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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: 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.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

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And in the early hours of Sunday, the 5th of July, these are our main stories.

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Americans turn out to mark 250 years since the Declaration of Independence.

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But a severe heat wave has seen some festivities scaled back or cancelled.

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A senior Venezuelan official has insisted that search and rescue operations are still ongoing.

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France has become the second team to reach the quarter-finals of the men's football World Cup after beating Paraguay.

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Millions are expected to turn out. Many will, but many won't.

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Our chief international correspondent reports from Tehran.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Americans turn out to mark 250 years since the Decla _ _ _ _ _ _ of Inde _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , but a severe he_ _ wa_ _ has seen some festivities scaled back or cancelled.

A senior Venezuelan official has ins_ _ _ _ _ that sea_ _ _ and res_ _ _ operations are still ongoing following last month's devastating earthquakes as the num_ _ _ of confirmed fata_ _ _ _ _ _ rises to almost 3,000.

France has be_ _ _ _ the second team to reach the quarter-finals of the men's football World Cup af_ _ _ beating Paraguay.

What's expected to be a hu_ _ procession. Millions are expected to turn out. Many will but many won't. Th_ _ _ who suffered du_ _ _ _ the restrictions and repression of his ne_ _ _ _ four decades of rule.

Our chief inte_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ correspondent reports from Tehran on the fun_ _ _ _ of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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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. Americans [ gather, appear ] to [ commemorate ] 250 years since the Declaration of Independence.

   [ turn out ] [ mark ]

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2. A [ intense ] heat wave has seen some festivities [ reduced ] or cancelled.

   [ severe ] [ scaled back ]

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3. Search and rescue operations are still [ continuing ] following last month's [ extremely destructive ] earthquakes.

   [ ongoing ] [ devastating ]

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4. France has become the second team to [ arrive at ] the quarter-finals after [ defeating ] Paraguay.

   [ reach ] [ beat ]

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5. Those who suffered during the restrictions and [ oppressive control ] of his nearly four decades of [ governing power ].

   [ repression ] [ rule ]

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