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 listen to the audio. This will improve your ability to understand the audio. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. LISTEN to the AUDIO

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

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then listen again and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. LISTEN and READ the SCRIPT

    Listen 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 vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de escuchar el audio. Esto mejorará tu capacidad para entender el audio. También te ayudará a comprender cómo se usa naturalmente el nuevo vocabulario.

  2. ESCUCHA el AUDIO

    La primera vez que escuches, solo intenta entender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego escucha otra vez e intenta responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. ESCUCHA y LEE el GUIÓN

    Escucha 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 el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. LEIA o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de ouvir o áudio. Isso vai melhorar sua capacidade de entender o áudio. Também ajudará você a compreender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. OUÇA o ÁUDIO

    Na primeira vez que você ouvir, apenas tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Depois, ouça novamente e tente responder às perguntas que você não conseguiu.

  4. OUÇA e LEIA o ROTEIRO

    Ouça novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo vai ajudá-lo a perceber cada palavra individual e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Há várias atividades diferentes que se concentram em vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    오디오를 듣기 전에 어휘를 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 오디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

  2. 오디오 듣기

    처음 들을 때는 전체 상황을 이해하려고만 하세요.

  3. 질문에 답하기

    먼저 기억을 바탕으로 모든 질문에 답해 보세요. 그런 다음 다시 듣고 놓친 질문에 답해 보세요.

  4. 대본 보면서 듣기

    대본을 읽으면서 다시 들어 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 개별 단어를 더 잘 들을 수 있고, 듣기 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    어휘, 문법, 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 여러 가지 활동이 있습니다.

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?

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. 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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