Headlines June 12th, 2025

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Published: 6.12.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 0:53
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (6.12.2025) 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 watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

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

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video 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 test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video 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 la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ mass arrests [n] - many people arrested by police at the same time
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a curfew [n] - a rule that people must stay inside (at home) after a certain time
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ protests [n] - public actions showing disagreement with the government
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ spark [v] - cause
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ immigration raids [n] - sudden police actions to find people who are in a country illegally
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a non-functioning bomb [n] - a bomb that does not work
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hold responsible for [exp] - blame
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a megalomaniac [n/adj] - a person who thinks they are very powerful or important
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ narcissistic [adj] - only caring about yourself and thinking you are better than others
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ go too far [exp] - say or do something extreme or inappropriate

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. The protest is L.A. were caused by immigration raids.
    True
    False

  2. L.A. has started enforcing a curfew.
    True
    False

  3. Several Palestinians died while trying to access aid in Gaza.
    True
    False

  4. A bomb exploded at the home of the man linked to the school shooting in Austria.
    True
    False

  5. Elon Musk has promised to stop tweeting about President Trump.
    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?

  1. Mass arrests and [ a stay-at-home order ] in L.A. after days of protests [ caused ] by immigration raids.

    [ a curfew ] [ sparked ]



  2. Austrian police find a [ not working ] bomb at the home of the man [ accused of ] Tuesday's school shooting.

    [ non-functioning ] [ held responsible for ]



  3. You have two [ egomaniac ] billionaires with [ self-centered, vain ] tendencies.

    [ megalomaniac ] [ narcissistic ]



  4. Elon Musk says some of his social media posts about President Trump [ were too extreme ].

    [ went too far ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (prepositions)


Directions: Choose the correct preposition. Nothing (Ø) is possible.

  • I'm Andrew Peach, and (at) 13 hours GMT (on) Wednesday, the 11th (of) June, these are our main stories.
  • There were mass arrests and a curfew (in) L.A. after days (of) protests sparked (by) immigration raids.
  • Dozens more (Ø) Palestinians are killed trying to get (to/Ø) aid (in) Gaza.
  • And Austrian police find (Ø) a non-functioning bomb (at) the home (of) the man held responsible (for) Tuesday's school shooting.
  • You have two megalomaniac billionaires (with) narcissistic tendencies.
  • And they don't tend to get along well (with) other megalomaniac billionaires (with) narcissistic tendencies.
  • Elon Musk says some (of) his social media posts (about) President Trump went too far.



triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (6.12.2025) for the full stories.

This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Andrew Peach, and at 13 hours GMT on Wednesday, the 11th of June, these are our main stories.

Mass arrests and a curfew in L.A. after days of protests sparked by immigration raids.

Dozens more Palestinians are killed or trying to get to aid in Gaza.

And Austrian police find a non-functioning bomb at the home of the man held responsible for Tuesday's school shooting.

Also in this podcast...

You have two megalomaniac billionaires with narcissistic tendencies. And they don't tend to get along well with other megalomaniac billionaires with narcissistic tendencies.

Elon Musk says some of his social media posts about President Trump went too far.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (6.12.2025) for the full stories.

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