Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ carry out [phv] - do; complete an action
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a series [n] - a number of similar events, one after another
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a strike [n] - a sudden military attack
• ☐ ☐ ☐ commercial shipping [n] - the transport of goods by ship for trade
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hard-right leader [n] - a politician with extreme right-wing views
• ☐ ☐ ☐ run for president [exp] - try to be elected president
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an appeal [n] - a formal request to overturn a legal decision
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a conviction [n] - an official decision that someone is guilty of a crime
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a misuse of funds [n] - the improper or dishonest use of money
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the European Parliament [n] - the elected law-making body of the European Union
• ☐ ☐ ☐ quarter-finals [n] - the round of a competition just before the semi-finals (8 teams)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mouthwatering [adj] - very appealing or exciting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a clash [n] - a competitive match, especially between strong rivals
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shut down [phv] - cause a place to stop operating temporarily

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

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1. The United States launched military strikes on Iran.
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2. The US accused Iran of attacking international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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3. Marine Le Pen was found guilty of misusing money linked to the European Parliament.
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4. Marine Le Pen won her appeal against her conviction.
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5. Marine Le Pen has decided not to run for president of France.
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   False
   
   
6. The quarter-finals of the men's World Cup have finished.
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   False
   
   
7. A building problem forced part of Manhattan to close temporarily.
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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 the 8th of July, these are our main stories.

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The French hard-right leader Marie Le Pen says she's still running for president next year...

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...despite losing her appeal against a conviction for a misuse of European Parliament funds.

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We look ahead to the quarter-finals of the men's World Cup and some mouthwatering clashes.

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I mean, I saw the state of that building. It was a lot of construction going on.

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I mean, I hope they get it fixed.

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The New York City skyscraper that's shut down a large part of Manhattan.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

The US has carried out a series of strikes aga_ _ _ _ Iran in response to wh_ _ it calls renewed Iranian targeting of comm_ _ _ _ _ _ shi_ _ _ _ _ in the Strait of Hormuz.

The French hard-right lea_ _ _ Marie Le Pen says she's st_ _ _ running for President next year, des_ _ _ _ losing her appeal against a conviction for a mis_ _ _ of European Parliament funds.

We look ah_ _ _ to the quarter-finals of the men's World Cup and so_ _ mouthwatering clashes.

I mean, I saw the st_ _ _ of that building. It was a lot of cons_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ going on. The building was pr_ _ _ _ old. I mean, I hope they get it fi_ _ _ .

The New York City skys_ _ _ _ _ _ that has shut down a large pa_ _ of Manhattan.

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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. The US has [ performed ] a [ string of ] [ attacks ] against Iran.

   [ carried out ] [ series ] [ strikes ]

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2. The French [ very right-wing ] leader Marie Le Pen says she's still [ campaigning to become ] president next year.

   [ hard-right ] [ running for ]

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3. She lost her [ legal challenge ] against a [ guilty verdict ] for a misuse of European Parliament [ money ].

   [ appeal ] [ conviction ] [ funds ]

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4. We look ahead to the [ round before the semis ] of the men's World Cup and some [ very exciting ] [ matches ].

   [ quarter-finals ] [ mouthwatering ] [ clashes ]

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5. The New York City skyscraper that [ closed off ] a large part of Manhattan.

   [ shut down ]

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