Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ surge [v/n] - rise suddenly and sharply
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a price to pay [exp] - a cost or sacrifice accepted to achieve something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a supreme leader [n] - the highest political or religious authority in a country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ despair [n/v] - a complete loss of hope
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a path [n] - a direction or course of action
• ☐ ☐ ☐ last [v] - to continue or survive for a period of time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a national anthem [n] - the official song that represents a country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ seek asylum [exp] - formally request protection in another country

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

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1. Oil prices went up suddenly after news about the war.
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   False
   
   
2. President Trump said the war was worth the cost.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Iran's new supreme leader is the son of the previous one.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Some Iranians feel hopeful about the new leadership.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The Iranian women's football team is currently in Australia.
   True
   False
   
   
6. They were booed while singing their national anthem.
   True
   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.

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And at 1600 hours GMT on Monday, the 9th of March, these are our main stories.

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Clip 2

Oil prices surge as the U.S.–Israel war with Iran continues.

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The new supreme leader of Iran is the son of the last one.

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This means that nothing is going to change.

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Anyhow, I don't think the situation can continue.

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What will happen to the Iranian women's football team after they refused to sing their national anthem?

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They're in Australia now, but will they return home?

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Oil prices surge as the U.S.–Israel war with Iran c o n _ _ _ _ _ _ . President Trump says it's a very small p r _ _ _ to pay for w _ _ _ he calls world peace, but how l _ _ _ will this continue?

The new supreme leader of Iran is the son of the last o _ _ , leading s o _ _ Iranians to despair about the future.

This means that n o t _ _ _ _ is going to change. It's t _ _ same path, perhaps e _ _ _ worse. Anyhow, I don't think the situation c _ _ continue. I don't think that he will last.

What will h a _ _ _ _ to the Iranian women's football team a f _ _ _ they refused to sing their n a t _ _ _ _ _ anthem?

They're in Australia now, but will they return h o _ _ ? If they did seek asylum, and we do not know w h e _ _ _ _ they do want to, what would that mean for their families b a _ _ home?

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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. Oil prices [ increase sharply ] as the U.S.–Israel war with Iran continues.

   [ surge ]

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2. It is leading some Iranians to [ feel hopeless ] about the future.

   [ despair ]

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3. I don't think that he will [ continue ].

   [ last ]

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4. What will happen to the Iranian women's football team after they refuse to sing their national [ song ].

   [ anthem ]

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5. If they did [ apply for, request ] [ protection, sanctuary ], what would that mean for their families back home?

   [ seek ] [ asylum ]

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