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Published: 6.25.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:00
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (6.25.2025) 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


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ insist [v] - strongly say something is true
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ wipe out [phv] - completely destroy
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ limited [adj] - small, not much
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ stall [v] - stop progressing or moving forward
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ go backwards [exp] - returning to a worse or earlier condition
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ weight loss drugs [n] - medicine that helps people lose weight
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ backing [v] - supporting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ democrats [n] - people in the left-wing party in the U.S.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a herbivore [n] - an animal that eats only plants
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a limb [n] - an arm or leg of a person or animal

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. President Trump claims the U.S. eliminated Iran’s nuclear threat.
    True
    False

  2. The Pentagon report says Iran’s nuclear threat has been eliminated.
    True
    False

  3. Vaccination rates in children are improving globally.
    True
    False

  4. Weight loss drugs might be changing shopping habits.
    True
    False

  5. A Muslim socialist has become mayor of New York.
    True
    False

  6. Enigmacursor had four legs and was about the size of a dog.
    True
    False

  7. Enigmacursor had long legs and big feet.
    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. President Trump insists the US has [ destroyed completely ] Iran's nuclear threat.

    [ wiped out ]



  2. Global vaccinations rates in children have [ slowed, stopped ] or even gone backwards.

    [ stalled ]



  3. New York democrats look left, [ supporting ] a 33-year-old Muslim socialist as their candidate for mayor.

    [ backing ]



  4. Enigmacursor is a two-legged dinosaur. It's a [ plant-eater ].

    [ herbivore ]



  5. And it has very long [ arms & legs ] and big feet, so it was probably quite a fast runner.

    [ limbs ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (articles)


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

  • President Trump insists (the) US has wiped Iran's nuclear threat despite (a) Pentagon report suggesting (the) damage was limited.
  • Why (Ø) global vaccinations rates in (Ø) children have stalled or even gone backwards.
  • And could (our) weight loss drugs be changing (our) shopping habits?
  • (Ø) New York democrats look left, backing (a) 33-year-old Muslim socialist as (their) candidate for mayor.
  • Enigmacursor is (a) two-legged dinosaur. It's (a) herbivore.
  • And it has (Ø) very long limbs and (Ø) big feet, so it was probably quite (a) fast runner.
  • (The) newly identified dinosaur (the) size of (a) dog.



triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (6.25.2025) for the full stories.

You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 13 hours GMT on Wednesday, the 25th of June.

President Trump insists the US has wiped out Iran's nuclear threat despite a Pentagon report suggesting the damage was limited.

Why global vaccinations rates in children have stalled or even gone backwards.

And could weight loss drugs be changing our shopping habits?

Also in this podcast, New York democrats look left, backing a 33-year-old Muslim socialist as their candidate for mayor.

And...

Enigmacursor is a two-legged dinosaur. It's a herbivore. And it has very long limbs and big feet, so it was probably quite a fast runner.

The newly identified dinosaur the size of a dog.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (6.25.2025) for the full stories.

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