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• ☐ ☐ ☐ tensions [n] - hostile feelings
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cool [v] - decrease; become less intense
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Middle East [n] - the region including countries such as Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ignore [v] - pay no attention to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ at all [exp] - in any way (used to emphasize a question or negative)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tech giant [n] - a very large and powerful technology company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ latest [adj] - most recent
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reveal [v] - make known; announce publicly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shares [n] - units of ownership in a company that people can buy and sell
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a stock listing [n] - official registration of a company's shares for public trading on a stock exchange
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a civil war [n] - a war between groups within the same country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ psychological [adj] - relating to the mind and emotions
• ☐ ☐ ☐ scars [n] - lasting signs of past damage — physical or emotional
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ref [n] - a referee; the official in a sports match
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be denied entry [exp] - not be allowed to enter
• ☐ ☐ ☐ valid [adj] - officially acceptable; legally recognized
• ☐ ☐ ☐ paperwork [n] - official documents
• ☐ ☐ ☐ marine [adj] - relating to the sea
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an invasion [n] - a large-scale unwanted entry into a place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ off the coast [exp] - in the sea near the land
• ☐ ☐ ☐ breed [v] - reproduce; produce offspring; have babies
• ☐ ☐ ☐ prolifically [adv] - in very large amounts
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in numbers [exp] - in large quantities; in large groups

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

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1. Israel is continuing to bomb Iran.
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2. A BBC journalist asked the US president directly whether Israel had defied his instructions.
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3. OpenAI plans to offer its shares to the public for the first time.
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4. Sudanese children are returning to school after four years of conflict.
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5. A football referee was turned away from the US because his travel documents had expired.
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6. Scientists say the octopus population off the coast of Britain is disappearing rapidly.
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Instruções: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

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And in the early hours of Tuesday, the 9th of June, these are our main stories.

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Open AI has become the latest tech giant to reveal plans to sell shares to the public.

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And in Sudan, despite four years of civil war, children have been returning to school.

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A leading football ref has been denied entry to the US for the World Cup despite having valid paperwork.

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All the evidence is telling that this is this is the biggest one ever.

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Also what's very significant now is that they are breeding quite prolifically.

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Why octopuses are showing up in numbers off England's coasts.

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Tensions seem to have cooled in the Mi_ _ _ _ Ea_ _ with Israel pausing its strikes on Iran for now. But did Israel ig_ _ _ _ an or_ _ _ from Donald Trump by striking at all. A question our North America editor has p_ _ dir_ _ _ _ _ to the president.

Open AI has become the latest te_ _ gi_ _ _ to reveal plans to sell shares to the public through a st_ _ _ lis_ _ _ _ in the US.

And in Sudan, des_ _ _ _ four years of ci_ _ _ war, chi_ _ _ _ _ have been returning to school but with de_ _ psychological scars.

A leading football ref has been den_ _ _ en_ _ _ to the US for the World Cup despite having valid paperwork.

And a marine inv_ _ _ _ _ off the co_ _ _ _ of Britain.

All the evidence is telling that this is this is the biggest one ever. And also what's very sign_ _ _ _ _ _ _ now is that they are bre_ _ _ _ _ quite prolifically.

Why octopuses are sho_ _ _ _ up in numbers off England's coasts.

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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. [ Hostility ] seem to have [ lessened ] in the Middle East.

   [ Tensions ] [ cooled ]

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2. Open AI has become the [ most recent ] tech giant to reveal plans to sell [ units of ownership ] to the public.

   [ latest ] [ shares ]

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3. Children have been returning to school but with deep [ mental; emotional ] [ lasting damage ].

   [ psychological ] [ scars ]

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4. A leading football [ referee ] has been denied [ entrance ] to the US...

   [ ref ] [ entry ]

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5. ...despite having [ officially accepted ] [ official documents ].

   [ valid ] [ paperwork ]

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6. And a [ sea ] invasion off the coasts of Britain.

   [ marine ]

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7. What's very significant now is that they are [ reproducing ] quite [ in very large amounts ].

   [ breeding ] [ prolifically ]

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8. Why octopuses are showing up [ in large groups ] off England's coasts.

   [ in numbers ]

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