Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ scrap [v] - cancel; get rid of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a toll [n] - a fee charged for using something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ enforcement [n] - making sure laws are obeyed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an agent [n] - someone who works for a government department
• ☐ ☐ ☐ halt [v] - stop
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fatal [adj] - causing death
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a shooting [n] - an event in which someone is shot with a gun
• ☐ ☐ ☐ at (s/o)'s hands [exp] - caused by (s/o)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a heat wave [n] - a period of unusually hot weather
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a semi-final [n] - the round of a competition just before the final

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

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1. President Trump says the U.S. will charge tolls on ships using the Strait of Hormuz.
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   False
   
   
2. Immigration agents in the U.S. were ordered to pause vehicle stops.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Several people were killed in incidents involving immigration agents.
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   False
   
   
4. The U.S. is experiencing very hot weather.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Spain beat France to win the World Cup.
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   False
   
   

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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 Wednesday, the 15th of July.

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President Trump scraps the threat of 20% tolls on ships using the Strait of Hormuz.

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U.S. immigration enforcement agents have been told to halt vehicle stops.

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And a record breaking heat wave in the U.S.

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Spain beats France in their World Cup semi-final.

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Directions: Choose the correct preposition. Nothing (Ø) is possible.

• This is Ø a the (the) Global News Podcast from Ø a the (the) BBC World Service.
• I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and in Ø a the (the) early hours of Wednesday, Ø a the (the) 15th of Ø a the (Ø) July, these are our main stories.
• President Trump scraps Ø a the (the) threat of 20% tolls on Ø a the (Ø) ships using Ø a the (the) Strait of Hormuz.
• Ø A The (Ø) U.S. immigration enforcement agents have been told to halt Ø a the (Ø) vehicle stops after two fatal shootings at their hands in Ø a the (the) past week.
• And Ø a the (a) record breaking heat wave in Ø a the (the) U.S.
• Also in this podcast, Ø a the (Ø) Spain beats Ø a the (Ø) France in their World Cup semi-final.

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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. President Trump [ cancels ] the threat of 20% [ fees ] on ships using the Strait of Hormuz.

   [ scraps ] [ tolls ]

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2. And a record breaking [ period of extreme heat ] in the U.S.

   [ heat wave ]

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3. Spain beats France in their World Cup [ round before the final ].

   [ semi-final ]

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