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• ☐ ☐ ☐ commemorate [v] - mark an important event with a ceremony
• ☐ ☐ ☐ D-Day [n] - June 6, 1944; the Allied military invasion of Nazi-occupied France in World War II
• ☐ ☐ ☐ landings [n] - the arrival of soldiers on a beach during a military attack
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a migrant [n] - someone who moves to another country to live or work
• ☐ ☐ ☐ on its shores [exp] - arriving at its coast; entering the country by sea
• ☐ ☐ ☐ accuse [v] - say that someone has done something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ discrimination [n] - unfair treatment of someone based on their race, religion, or nationality
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a delegation [n] - a group of people sent to represent their country or organization
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be denied [exp] - not be allowed something; be refused
• ☐ ☐ ☐ elect [v] - choose a leader by voting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an accusation [n] - a claim that someone has done something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a wave [n] - a sudden large increase in something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be crowned [exp] - be named the winner or champion
• ☐ ☐ ☐ humble [adj] - simple and ordinary; not special or impressive
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a potato masher [n] - a kitchen tool used to crush potatoes
• ☐ ☐ ☐ give (s/t) a run for their money [exp] - compete strongly against someone expected to win easily

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

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1. The D-Day commemoration event took place in Normandy.
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2. Pete Hegseth criticized Europe for not spending enough on its military.
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3. Iran says the US treated its World Cup delegation unfairly.
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4. Peru is about to choose its ninth president in ten years.
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5. In South Africa, migrants have been making accusations against the government.
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6. A teenaged player won the women's French Open tennis title.
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7. Irish winemakers used a potato masher to crush grapes.
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8. French and Italians winemakers are investing in Irish wine companies.
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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 in the early hours of Sunday, the 7th of June, these are our main stories.

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At an event commemorating the D-Day landings in Normandy, Pete Hegseath criticizes Europe.

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Several members of its World Cup delegation are denied visas.

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And Peruvians prepare to elect their ninth president in ten years.

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A teenager is crowned the women's French Open-Tennis Champion.

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We found that using the humble potato masher turned out to be an excellent way of crushing grapes.

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Could Irish wine give the French and Italians a run for their money?

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

At an event comme_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the D-Day lan_ _ _ _ _ in Normandy, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseath criticizes Europe for not doing en_ _ _ _ to stop the arr_ _ _ _ of migrants on its sho_ _ _ .

Iran accuses the US of discrimination after sev_ _ _ _ mem_ _ _ _ of its World Cup delegation are de_ _ _ _ vi_ _ _ .

Peruvians prepare to elect th_ _ _ ninth pres_ _ _ _ _ in ten years.

More accusations in South Africa, foll_ _ _ _ _ a wave of att_ _ _ _ on migrants.

A tee_ _ _ _ _ is crowned the women's French Open-Tennis Champion.

I brought my ski_ _ _ definitely to the crushers. We found that using the humble potato masher tur_ _ _ out to be an excellent way of crushing grapes.

Could Irish wine g_ _ _ the French and Italians a run for their mo_ _ _ ?

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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. Iran [ charges ] the US of discrimination after several members of its World Cup [ representative group ] are [ refused ] visas.

   [ accuses ] [ delegation ] [ denied ]

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2. Peruvians prepare to [ choose by voting ] their ninth president in ten years.

   [ elect ]

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3. More [ claims of wrongdoing ] in South Africa, following a [ sudden surge ] of attacks on migrants.

   [ accusations ] [ wave ]

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4. A teenager is [ named champion ] the women's French Open Tennis Champion.

   [ crowned ]

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5. We found that using the [ simple, ordinary ] potato masher turned out to be an excellent way of [ pressing hard ] grapes.

   [ humble ] [ crushing ]

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6. Could Irish wine give the French and Italians [ a strong competition ]?

   [ a run for their money ]

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