Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ carry out [phv] - do
• ☐ ☐ ☐ simultaneous [adj] - happening at the same time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ strikes [n] - attacks
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a supply chain [n] - the system that moves products from where they are made to where they are used
• ☐ ☐ ☐ power generators [n] - machines that produce electricity
• ☐ ☐ ☐ feed [v] - give fuel to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ enormous [adj] - very big
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the petrolchemical industry [n] - the industry that makes chemical products from oil and gas
• ☐ ☐ ☐ divisions [n] - strong disagreements between groups
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Anglican Church [n] - a Christian church that began in England
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an appointment [n] - the act of choosing someone for a position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ The Archbishop of Canterbury [n] - the senior leader of the Anglican Church in England

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

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1. Israel says it will not attack Beirut until its operations in Tehran have finished.
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2. The conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran could affect global oil and gas supplies.
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3. Because of the war, South Korea has the opportunity to expand its chemical production.
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4. South Korea relies on oil and gas to power its generators.
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5. The Anglican Church has appointed the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.
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6. This appointment has created division in Nigeria.
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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.

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And at 1600 GMT on Tuesday, the third of March, these are our main stories.

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Israel says it's carrying out simultaneous strikes.

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With the US-Israeli war with Iran threatening the oil and gas supply chain...

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...it's not only Middle Eastern countries facing an uncertain future.

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South Korea needs oil and gas to run its power generators.

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It's a huge part of (the) South Korean economy.

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And we go to Nigeria to look at deep divisions within the Anglican Church.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Israel says it's carrying o _ _ simultaneous strikes in Tehran and Beirut.

With the US-Israeli war with Iran threatening the oil and gas s u _ _ _ _ chain, it's not o _ _ _ Middle Eastern countries f a _ _ _ _ an uncertain future.

South Korea needs oil and gas to run its power g e n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and also to feed its enormous petrolchemical i n d _ _ _ _ _ . It's a huge p _ _ _ of the South Korean economy.

And we go to Nigeria to look at d e _ _ divisions within the Anglican Church o _ _ _ the appointment of t _ _ first female archbishop of Canterbury.

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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.

1. Israel says it's [ conducting ] [ concurrent ] strikes in Tehran and Beirut.

   [ carrying out ] [ simultaneous ]

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2. South Korea needs oil and gas to [ supply ] its [ massive ] petrolchemical industry.

   [ feed ] [ enormous ]

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3. We go to Nigeria to look at deep [ disagreements, splits ] within the Anglican Church

   [ divisions ]

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