Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ head to [v] - go to; travel toward
• ☐ ☐ ☐ contradictory [adj] - expressing opposite or inconsistent ideas
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a claim [n] - saying something is true, often without proof
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an eyewitness [n] - a person who personally saw an event happen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ elect [v] - choose someone for a position by voting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a contest [n] - a competition or struggle
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ongoing [adj] - continuing; not yet finished
• ☐ ☐ ☐ brutal [adj] - extremely violent, cruel, or harsh
• ☐ ☐ ☐ is like [exp] - says (informal)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get away with it [phv] - avoid punishment for doing something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ annual [adj] - happening once every year
• ☐ ☐ ☐ CrimeCon [n] - a yearly convention focused on true crime stories
• ☐ ☐ ☐ spike [v] - increase suddenly

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

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1. J.D. Vance is traveling to Sweden for talks between the United States and Iran.
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2. There is some disagreement about what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz.
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3. The program includes reports from people who witnessed recent Israeli air strikes in Gaza.
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4. The podcast says the relationship with the US is an important issue in the Colombian presidential election.
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5. The woman says that she wants to kill her husband.
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6. CrimeCon is an annual event focused on popular crime movies and tv shows.
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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.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

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And in the early hours of Sunday, the 21st of June, these are our main stories.

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J.D. Vance heads to Switzerland for US-Iran peace talks.

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But what's with the contradictory claims about the Strait of Hormuz?

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Colombians are preparing to elect a new president.

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My husband's like, "You're going to kill me one day, and you're going to get away with it." And I'm like, "You're so silly."

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I think it's really important for fans to understand these are real human beings.

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We go inside the annual CrimeCon event to find out why true crime content is spiking in popularity.

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

Інструкції: Виберіть найбільш природне слово (лише одне слово) для кожного пропуску.

• J.D. Vance heads (to) Switzerland for US-Iran peace talks. But what is (with) the contradictory claims about the Strait of Hormuz?
• After more deadly Israeli air strikes on Gaza, we (hear) from eyewitnesses on (the) ground.
• And Colombians (are) preparing (to) elect a new president, the contest defined (by) the country's ongoing and brutal conflict.
• My husband (is) like, "You're going to kill me (one) day, and you're going to get away (with) it." And I'm like, "You're so silly."
• I think it's really important for fans to understand (that) (these) are real human (beings) with real lives, real parents.
• We go inside (the) annual CrimeCon event to find out (why) true crime content is spiking in popularity and the problems (that) come with that.

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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.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?

1. J.D. Vance [ goes to ] Switzerland for US-Iran peace talks.

   [ heads to ]

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2. We hear from [ people who actually saw it ] on the ground.

   [ eyewitnesses ]

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3. The contest is defined by the country's [ continuing ] and brutal conflict.

   [ ongoing ]

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4. My husband [ says ], "You're going to kill me one day, and you're going to [ avoid punishment ]."

   [ is like ] [ get away with it ]

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5. We find out why true crime content is [ increasing ] in popularity.

   [ spiking ]

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