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Published: 7.22.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:15
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (7.22.2025) for the full stories.


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triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY

    It is important to read the vocabulary before you listen to the audio. This will improve your ability to understand the audio. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. LISTEN to the AUDIO

    The first time you listen, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then listen again and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. LISTEN and READ the SCRIPT

    Listen again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de escuchar el audio. Esto mejorará tu capacidad para entender el audio. También te ayudará a comprender cómo se usa naturalmente el nuevo vocabulario.

  2. ESCUCHA el AUDIO

    La primera vez que escuches, solo intenta entender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego escucha otra vez e intenta responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. ESCUCHA y LEE el GUIÓN

    Escucha nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. LEIA o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de ouvir o áudio. Isso vai melhorar sua capacidade de entender o áudio. Também ajudará você a compreender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. OUÇA o ÁUDIO

    Na primeira vez que você ouvir, apenas tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Depois, ouça novamente e tente responder às perguntas que você não conseguiu.

  4. OUÇA e LEIA o ROTEIRO

    Ouça novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo vai ajudá-lo a perceber cada palavra individual e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Há várias atividades diferentes que se concentram em vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    오디오를 듣기 전에 어휘를 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 오디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

  2. 오디오 듣기

    처음 들을 때는 전체 상황을 이해하려고만 하세요.

  3. 질문에 답하기

    먼저 기억을 바탕으로 모든 질문에 답해 보세요. 그런 다음 다시 듣고 놓친 질문에 답해 보세요.

  4. 대본 보면서 듣기

    대본을 읽으면서 다시 들어 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 개별 단어를 더 잘 들을 수 있고, 듣기 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    어휘, 문법, 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 여러 가지 활동이 있습니다.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ heightened [adj] - increased, more intense
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ issue [v] - officially announce something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a joint statement [n] - an official announcement made together by multiple groups
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ condemn [v] - strongly criticize something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ drip feeding [exp] - giving something slowly and in small amounts
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ late [adj] - recently dead
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a sex-offender [n] - a person who has committed a sexual crime
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ mourn [v] - feel or show sadness for someone who has died
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a school compound [n] - an area with school buildings
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ in good faith [exp] - with honest and sincere intentions
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ decades [n] - many years (10s of years)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ compensate [v] - give money to pay for damage or loss

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Nearly 30 countries have released a joint statement criticizing Israel’s actions in Gaza.
    True
    False

  2. One of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims has requested more information from the Trump administration.
    True
    False

  3. An airforce training plane in Bangladesh crashed into a shopping mall.
    True
    False

  4. A British woman is refusing to return a stolen painting to an Italian museum.
    True
    False

  5. The British woman wants financial compensation for the painting.
    True
    False



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


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.


  1. Israel is facing [ increased ] international criticism over its actions in Gaza.

    [ heightened ]



  2. Nearly 30 countries have issued a joint statement [ criticizing ] Israel.

    [ condemning ]



  3. Bangladesh is [ grieving ] at least 20 people.

    [ mourning ]



  4. A British woman agrees to return a painting her husband bought [ with integrity, honestly ].

    [ in good faith ]



  5. She doesn't have to [ pay ] the people of Balluno for having their painting for half a century.

    [ compensate ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (verb forms)


Directions: Choose the correct verb form.

  • Israel is (facing) (heightened) international criticism over its actions in Gaza.
  • Nearly 30 countries have (issued) a joint statement (condemning) what they called the drip feeding of aid to Palestinians.
  • One of Jeffrey Epstein's victims has (called) on the Trump administration (to release) more information on the late sex-offender.
  • Bangladesh is (mourning) at least 20 people, many of them children, who died when an airforce training plane crashed into a school compound.
  • A British woman agrees (to return) a painting her husband bought in good faith to the Italian museum from where it was (stolen) decades ago.
  • She gets nothing for (giving) it back.
  • She doesn't have to compensate the people of Balluno for (having) their painting for half a century.



triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (7.22.2025) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Tuesday, the 22nd of July, these are our main stories.

Israel is facing heightened international criticism over its actions in Gaza. Nearly 30 countries have issued a joint statement condemning what they called the drip feeding of aid to Palestinians.

One of Jeffrey Epstein's victims has called on the Trump administration to release more information on the late sex-offender.

Bangladesh is mourning at least 20 people, many of them children, who died when an airforce training plane crashed into a school compound.

Also on this podcast, a British woman agrees to return a painting her husband bought in good faith to the Italian museum from where it was stolen decades ago.

She gets nothing for giving it back, but...

She doesn't have to compensate the people of Balluno for having their painting for half a century. She is a good person. Not everyone will do this.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (7.22.2025) for the full stories.

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