Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a co-founder [n] - one of the people who started an organization
• ☐ ☐ ☐ aid [n] - help; assistance
• ☐ ☐ ☐ handling [n] - the way someone manages or deals with a situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in the spotlight [exp] - receiving a lot of public attention; being watched carefully
• ☐ ☐ ☐ annual [adj] - happening once every year
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an economic forum [n] - a large meeting where business and government leaders discuss economic issues
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ban [v] - officially forbid; make illegal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ urban [adj] - relating to a city or town
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a bid [n] - an attempt
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a militia [n] - an armed group that is not part of an official army
• ☐ ☐ ☐ coastal [adj] - located near or along a coast
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a wetland [n] - an area of land that is mostly covered by water, such as a marsh or swamp
• ☐ ☐ ☐ massive [adj] - very large
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a development project [n] - a planned construction or business project, often large-scale
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be linked to [exp] - be connected to; be associated with
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mounting [adj] - steadily increasing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ resistance [n] - opposition to something; refusal to accept it

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

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1. An Anthropic co-founder says AI will soon develop without human help.
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2. Putin has been strongly criticized for his handling of the Russian economy at an economic forum in St Petersburg.
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3. Mali is banning motorcycles on all roads outside urban areas.
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4. Mali's motorcycle ban is intended to stop Islamist militia groups.
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5. A large construction project in Albania is connected to Trump's son.
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6. The Albanian project is being built inside a protected coastal wetland.
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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: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

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And on Friday the 5th of June, these are our main stories.

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One of the co-founders of Anthropic has warned that AI systems will soon be able to develop without the aid of humans.

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President Putin's handling of the Russian economy is in the spotlight.

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And Mali is banning the use of motorcycles outside urban areas.

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That will be built inside one of the most important coastal wetlands.

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Why a massive coastal development project is facing mounting resistance from protesters in Albania.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

One of the co-founders of the US arti_ _ _ _ _ _ inte_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ company Anthropic has war_ _ _ that AI systems will soon be able to develop wit_ _ _ _ the aid of humans.

President Putin's han_ _ _ _ _ of the Russian eco_ _ _ _ is in the spotlight at the annual eco_ _ _ _ _ for_ _ in St Petersburg.

And Mawli is banning the u_ _ of motorcycles outside ur_ _ _ ar_ _ _ in a bid to combat Islamist militias.

We are talking about a pro_ _ _ _ that will be built inside one of the most imp_ _ _ _ _ _ coastal wetlands, and it's part of the pro_ _ _ _ _ _ area.

Why a mass_ _ _ coastal development pro_ _ _ _ linked to Jarrod Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, is fa_ _ _ _ mounting resistance from pro_ _ _ _ _ _ _ in Albania.

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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.

1. President Putin's handling of the Russian economy is [ being examined ] at the [ yearly ] economic forum in St Petersburg.

   [ in the spotlight ] [ annual ]

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2. Mali is [ forbidding ] the use of motorcycles outside [ city ] areas in a [ attempt ] to combat Islamist militias.

   [ banning ] [ urban ] [ bid ]

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3. It will be built inside one of the most important [ near the sea ] wetlands.

   [ coastal ]

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4. It is facing [ growing ] [ opposition ] from protesters in Albania.

   [ mounting ] [ resistance ]

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