Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a death toll [n] - the number of people who have died
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a response [n] - action taken to deal with a situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ authorities [n] - people or organizations with official power
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Ebola [n] - a deadly infectious disease that causes severe bleeding
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an outbreak [n] - a sudden spread of a disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ worsen [v] - become worse
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an infection [n] - an illness caused by bacteria or a virus entering the body
• ☐ ☐ ☐ leader-in-waiting [exp] - a person who holds a title but has not yet taken office
• ☐ ☐ ☐ set out [phv] - explain or describe plans clearly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ run (a country) [v] - govern; be in control of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be left [exp] - remain; still be in a place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ infrastructure [n] - the basic systems a society needs to function, such as roads, water, and power
• ☐ ☐ ☐ suffer [v] - be badly affected; experience damage or harm
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a crisis [n] - a serious and dangerous situation that needs urgent attention

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

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1. Authorities in Venezuelan have been praised for their quick response to the earthquake.
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2. There has been an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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   False
   
   
3. The Ebola outbreak caused more than 10 deaths in one day.
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4. Andy Burnham has taken over control of the British government.
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   False
   
   
5. There is a population crisis in eastern Germany.
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6. Experts are worried that the crisis will lead to unemployment.
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   False
   
   

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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 at 15 hours GMT on Monday, the 29th of June, these are our main stories.

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The Venezuelan earthquake death toll climbs as anger grows over the slow response by the authorities.

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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo worsens.

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Britain's Prime Minister-in-waiting, Andy Burnham, sets out his plans for running the UK.

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The main fear is that we will see towns and villages which are half empty.

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If only half the population is left in a village, the infrastructure suffers.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

The Venezuelan earthquake death toll cl_ _ _ _ as anger grows over the slow re_ _ _ _ _ _ by the auth_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

The Ebola out_ _ _ _ _ in the Democratic Republic of Congo wor_ _ _ _ with 47 new inf_ _ _ _ _ _ _ and 12 deaths on Saturday al_ _ _ .

Britain's Prime Minister-in-waiting, Andy Burnham, se_ _ out his plans for run_ _ _ _ the UK.

The main fe_ _ is that we will s_ _ towns and villages wh_ _ _ are half empty. If only half the pop_ _ _ _ _ _ _ is left in a village, the infrastructure suf_ _ _ _ .

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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. The Venezuelan earthquake [ number of deaths ] climbs as anger grows over the slow response by the authorities.

   [ death toll ]

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2. Britain's Prime Minister [ heir apparent ], Andy Burnham, [ describes ] his plans for running the UK.

   [ in-waiting ] [ sets out ]

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3. If only half the population is [ still there ] in a village, the [ roads, water, electricity ] suffers.

   [ left ] [ infrastructure ]

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