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• ☐ ☐ ☐ record-breaking [adj] - surpassing all previous records
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a heatwave [n] - a period of unusually hot weather
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fossil fuels [n] - energy sources like coal, oil, and gas
• ☐ ☐ ☐ climate [n] - the long-term weather conditions of a region
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a crisis [n] - a serious and dangerous situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Taliban [n] - the Islamic fundamentalist group that rules Afghanistan
• ☐ ☐ ☐ migration [n] - movement of people from one country to another
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the bloc [n] - a group of countries acting together, especially the EU
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a delegation [n] - a group of people sent to represent others in talks or meetings
• ☐ ☐ ☐ seize power [phv] - take control of a government by force
• ☐ ☐ ☐ devastating [adj] - causing very great damage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cyberattack [n] - a criminal attempt to damage or disrupt a computer system
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dire [adj] - extremely bad
• ☐ ☐ ☐ chronic [adj] - lasting a long time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ inflammation [n] - painful swelling in the body caused by infection or injury
• ☐ ☐ ☐ genes [n] - parts of DNA that control inherited characteristics
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a factor [n] - something that contributes to a result
• ☐ ☐ ☐ age [v] - grow older; show the effects of getting older

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

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1. A heatwave is currently affecting parts of Western Europe.
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2. The head of the United Nations has blamed war and conflict for the the climate situation.
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3. This is the first time the European Union has hosted a Taliban delegation.
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4. The Taliban delegation traveled to Belgium to discuss trade.
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5. Romanian health officials used modern technology to deal with the hospital cyberattack.
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6. The program suggests that lifestyle choices can affect how a person's genes work.
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7. The podcast says people today are aging more slowly than previous generations.
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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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At 15 hours GMT on Tuesday, the 23rd of June, these are our main stories.

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A record-breaking heatwave continues in Western Europe.

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The head of the United Nations has warned that fossil fuels are driving a climate crisis.

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Afghan Taliban officials have held talks about migration with the European Union.

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How Romanian health officials went back in time to deal with a devastating hospital cyberattack.

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And these can then affect the way our genes express themselves later on in life.

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We look at the factors that are making current generations age faster and faster.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

As a record-breaking heatwave cont_ _ _ _ _ in Western Europe, the he_ _ of the United Nations has warned that fos_ _ _ fu_ _ _ are driving a cli_ _ _ _ crisis.

Afghan Taliban officials have he_ _ ta_ _ _ about migration with the European Union in Belgium, the first time the bloc has hosted su_ _ a delegation si_ _ _ the group se_ _ _ _ power in Afghanistan five years ago.

How Romanian health officials we_ _ ba_ _ in time to de_ _ with a devastating hospital cyberattack.

Dire exercise, smo_ _ _ _ , sleep, str_ _ _ , being overweight, chr_ _ _ _ inflammation. And these can then affect the way our genes exp_ _ _ _ the_ _ _ _ _ _ _ later on in li_ _ .

We look at the factors that are making cur_ _ _ _ gene_ _ _ _ _ _ _ age faster and faster.

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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. Fossil fuels are driving a climate [ serious situation ].

   [ crisis ]

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2. Afghan Taliban officials held talks about [ movement of people ] with the European Union.

   [ migration ]

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3. It was the first time the bloc had hosted such a [ group of representatives ].

   [ delegation ]

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4. The Taliban [ took control by force ] in Afghanistan six years ago.

   [ seized power ]

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5. Romanian health officials dealt with a [ very serious ] hospital cyberattack.

   [ devastating ]

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6. These can affect the way our [ DNA units ] express themselves later on in life.

   [ genes ]

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7. We look at the [ contributing causes ] that are making current generations [ get older ] faster and faster.

   [ factors ] [ age ]

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