Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ latest [adj] - most recent
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a model [n] - a version; a system
• ☐ ☐ ☐ innovative [adj] - new and creative
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an approach [n] - a way; a method
• ☐ ☐ ☐ solve [v] - find the answer to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reveal [v] - show; make known publicly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ambitions [n] - strong desires to achieve something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ firmly [adv] - strongly and definitely
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in the sights of [exp] - targeted by; watched closely by
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reportedly [adv] - as people say, but not confirmed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ civilian [adj] - for ordinary people, not the military
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reassure [v] - make someone feel less worried

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

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1. The company that makes ChatGPT was surprised by the way its new AI behaved.
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2. OpenAI says its new model refused to finish the task it was given.
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3. A US government official spoke publicly about the price of the war with Iran.
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4. Pete Hegseth said the military already has all the money it needs.
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5. The US says its nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia is for weapons.
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6. Chimpanzees touch each other only after a stressful event has ended.
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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 Wednesday, the 22nd of July, these are our main stories.

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Open AI admits that its latest artificial intelligence model used an innovative approach to solve a task.

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The US Defense Secretary reveals how much the war with Iran is costing and how much more the military needs.

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Meanwhile, Iran's nuclear ambitions are now firmly back in the sights of the US...

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...even as it reportedly does what it insists is a civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia.

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Why chimpanzees use touch to reassure each other before stressful events.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Open AI, the ma_ _ _ of chat GPT, admits that its latest arti_ _ _ _ _ _ inte_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ model used an innovative, and for some a shocking, approach to so_ _ _ a ta_ _ .

The US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reveals how mu_ _ the war with Iran is cos_ _ _ _ and how mu_ _ mo_ _ the mil_ _ _ _ _ needs.

Meanwhile, Iran's nuc_ _ _ _ ambitions are now firmly back in the sig_ _ _ of the US, even as it reportedly does wh_ _ it insists is a civilian nuclear de_ _ with Saudi Arabia.

Why chimpanzees use to_ _ _ to reassure each ot_ _ _ before stressful events.

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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. Open AI admits that its [ most recent ] artificial intelligence model used an [ new, creative ], and for some, a shocking [ method, way ] to solve a task.

   [ latest ] [ innovative ] [ approach ]

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2. Iran's nuclear [ big goals ] are now [ strongly ] back in the sights of the US.

   [ ambitions ] [ firmly ]

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3. The US [ it is being reported ] does what it insists is a [ non-military ] nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia.

   [ reportedly ] [ civilian ]

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4. Chimpanzees use touch to [ comfort ] each other before stressful events.

   [ reassure ]

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