Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a trial [n] - a scientific test to check whether something is safe or effective
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a vaccine [n] - a substance that helps prevent a disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tackle [v] - deal with
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an outbreak [n] - a sudden increase in cases of a disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reinstate [v] - bring back into effect
• ☐ ☐ ☐ naval [adj] - relating to a country's navy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a blockade [n] - an action that blocks people or goods from entering a place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a network of spies [n] - a connected group of secret agents
• ☐ ☐ ☐ operate [v] - carry out activities
• ☐ ☐ ☐ under (s/o)'s nose [exp] - happening in plain sight without being noticed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ turn up [phv] - appear
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a battlefield [n] - a place where a battle takes place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take advantage of [exp] - use a situation to benefit oneself
• ☐ ☐ ☐ espionage [n] - the practice of spying to gather secret information

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

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1. Britain has approved vaccine trials to help fight the Ebola outbreak.
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2. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now been brought under control.
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3. President Trump has announced that the US will remove all restrictions on Iran's ports.
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4. Russian attacks have caused disruption for drivers inside Ukraine.
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5. Japanese technology is appearing on battlefields in Ukraine.
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6. Japan has been accused of selling weapons to Russia.
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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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We're recording this at 15 hours GMT on Monday, 13th of July.

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Britain approves trials for a new vaccine to tackle the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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President Trump says the U.S. will reinstate its naval blockade of Iran.

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You've got this network of spies operating under Japan's nose.

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And Japanese manufacturers' parts repeatedly turning up on the battlefield in Ukraine.

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The New York Times says Russia is taking advantage of weak espionage laws in Japan.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Britain app_ _ _ _ _ trials for a new vaccine to tackle the wors_ _ _ _ _ Ebola outbreak in the Demo _ _ _ _ _ _ Repu_ _ _ _ of Congo.

President Trump says the U.S. will rein_ _ _ _ _ its naval blockade of Iran.

And Ukrainian attacks ca_ _ _ tro_ _ _ _ for drivers in Russia.

You've got this net_ _ _ _ of spies operating un_ _ _ Japan's no_ _ , and Japanese manufacturers parts repea_ _ _ _ _ turning up on the battlefield in Ukraine.

The New York Times says Russia is ta_ _ _ _ advantage of weak espionage la_ _ in Japan.

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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. Britain approves [ tests ] for a new [ immunization shot ] to [ deal with ] the worsening Ebola [ flare-up ] in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

   [ trials ] [ vaccine ] [ tackle ] [ outbreak ]

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2. President Trump says the U.S. will reinstate its [ sea-based ] [ blocking off ] of Iran.

   [ naval ] [ blockade ]

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3. You've got this network of spies [ working ] under Japan's nose.

   [ operating ]

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4. Japanese manufacturers' parts are repeatedly [ appearing ] on the battlefield in Ukraine.

   [ turning up ]

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5. The New York Times says Russia is [ exploiting ] weak [ spying ] laws in Japan.

   [ taking advantage of ] [ espionage ]

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