Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a celebration [n] - a party or happy public event
• ☐ ☐ ☐ remain [v] - stay
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be unaccounted for [exp] - be missing; not yet found
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dust [n] - tiny dry particles of dirt in the air
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hazard [n] - a danger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a miner [n] - a person who digs for gold, coal, etc.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dig [v] - make a hole in the ground
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the latest [adj] - the most recent
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a trend [n] - a style that is popular now
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fingernail fashion [n] - popular styles of nail art
• ☐ ☐ ☐ class [n] - a person's social and economic level in society
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the politics of race [exp] - public debate about how racial groups are treated
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a marathon [n] - a running race of about 42 kilometers (26 miles)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the North Pole [n] - the point at the very top of the Earth (in the Arctic)

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

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1. Spain became world champions for the third time.
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   False
   
   
2. Spain defeated Argentina to win the World Cup.
   True
   False
   
   
3. A boat sank near Guyana, and some people are still missing.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Miners in West Africa are digging for diamonds.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The mining work is dangerous to the miners' health.
   True
   False
   
   
6. A new nail style has started discussions about money and social class.
   True
   False
   
   
7. A marathon was recently held in Antacrtica.
   True
   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 Monday, the 20th of July, these are our main stories.

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There have been celebrations across Spain after the men's football team became world champions for a second time.

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I'm afraid but what can I do? I can't do anything.

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We hear from West Africa about the terrible health hazards faced by miners digging for gold.

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Why the latest trend in fingernail fashion has raised questions about money, class, and the politics of race.

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And the marathon that's just been held at the North Pole.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

There have b_ _ _ celebrations across Spain after the men's football team bec_ _ _ world cha_ _ _ _ _ _ for a second time, bea_ _ _ _ Argentina in the fi_ _ _ .

More t_ _ _ 60 people remain unaccounted for after a fe_ _ _ sank off Guyana.

I'm af_ _ _ _ but what can I do? I can't do anything. I just go thr_ _ _ _ the dust.

We hear from West Africa about the ter_ _ _ _ _ health hazards fa_ _ _ by miners dig_ _ _ _ for gold.

Why the latest trend in fingernail fashion has ra_ _ _ _ que_ _ _ _ _ _ about money, cl_ _ _ , and the pol_ _ _ _ _ of race.

And the marathon that's just been h_ _ _ at the North P_ _ _ .

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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. There have been [ happy public events ] across Spain.

   [ celebrations ]

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2. More than 60 people [ continue to be ] [ missing ] after a ferry sank off Guyana.

   [ remain ] [ unaccounted for ]

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3. I can't do anything. I just go through the [ fine dry dirt ].

   [ dust ]

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4. We hear from West Africa about the terrible health [ dangers ] faced by [ underground workers ] digging for gold.

   [ hazards ] [ miners ]

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5. Why the [ newest ] [ popular style ] in fingernail fashion has raised questions.

   [ latest ] [ trend ]

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