Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ Prime Minister-in-waiting [n] - the person expected to become the next Prime Minister
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lay out [phv] - explain in a clear, organized way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a vision [n] - an idea of how something should be in the future
• ☐ ☐ ☐ succession [n] - the passing of a position to the next person
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a crisis [n] - a time of serious difficulty or danger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ imperial [adj] - relating to an emperor or empire
• ☐ ☐ ☐ launch [v] - introduce something new
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hydrogen-powered [adj] - running on hydrogen instead of gasoline
• ☐ ☐ ☐ greenhouse gases [n] - gases that trap heat and warm the planet
• ☐ ☐ ☐ conventional [adj] - ordinary; normal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a by-product [n] - something (usually harmful) produced while making something else
• ☐ ☐ ☐ water vapor [n] - water in the form of gas
• ☐ ☐ ☐ combustion [n] - the process of burning
• ☐ ☐ ☐ carbon emissions [n] - carbon gases released into the air

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

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1. Britain is expecting a new Prime Minister.
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2. China's President Xi shared his plans for the future of AI.
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3. Japan is trying to solve a problem in its royal family.
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4. India has launched its first solar-powered train.
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5. India built the train to reduce greenhouse gases.
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6. The new train burns fossil fuels more cleanly than older trains.
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7. The only direct by-products of the train are water vapor and heat.
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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 at 15 hours GMT on Friday, the 17th of July, these are our main stories.

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Britain hears from its new Prime Minister-in-waiting.

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China's President Xi lays out his vision for the future of AI.

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Japan tries to fix the succession crisis in its imperial royal family.

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India launches its first hydrogen-powered train.

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Unlike conventional trains that burn fuel, the only direct by-product(s) are water vapor and heat.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Britain he_ _ _ from its new Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham.

China's President Xi lays out his vision for the fut_ _ _ of AI.

Japan tries to fix the succ_ _ _ _ _ _ cri_ _ _ in its imperial ro_ _ _ family.

India launches its fi_ _ _ hydrogen-powered train as part of its efforts to red_ _ _ gree_ _ _ _ _ _ gases.

Unl_ _ _ conventional trains that bu_ _ fu_ _ , the only direct by-products are wa_ _ _ va_ _ _ and heat. There's no combustion, no smoke, no car_ _ _ emissions.

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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 hears from its new [ next expected leader ] Andy Burnham.

   [ Prime Minister-in-waiting ]

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2. China's President Xi [ explains ] his [ plan for the future ] for the future of AI.

   [ lays out ] [ vision ]

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3. India [ introduces ] its first hydrogen-powered train as part of its efforts to reduce greenhouse gases.

   [ launches ]

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4. Unlike [ ordinary ] trains that burn fuel, the only direct [ things also produced ] are water vapor and heat.

   [ conventional ] [ by-products ]

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5. There's no [ burning, explosion ], no smoke, no carbon [ exhaust, fumes ].

   [ combustion ] [ emissions ]

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