• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - a temporary end to fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in theory [exp] - hypothetically, possible in imagination but not in reality
• ☐ ☐ ☐ raise questions [exp] - cause doubt
• ☐ ☐ ☐ promising [adj] - hopeful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ paving the way [exp] - making something possible
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reject [v] - refuse, decline, dismiss
• ☐ ☐ ☐ measles [n] - a contagious viral disease with fever and a red rash
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an outbreak [n] - a sudden increase of a disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ amid [exp] - during
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a preteen [n] - a child between about 9 and 12 years old
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a first crush [exp] - the first person you fall in love with
• ☐ ☐ ☐ go missing [exp] - disappear

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

1. President Putin says that he fully supports the American plan for a ceasefire.
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2. President Trump described Putin’s statement as promising but incomplete.
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3. Ukraine believes that President Putin will accept the ceasefire proposal.
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4. There has been a measles outbreak in Texas.
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5. There have also been rising cases of measles in Central America.
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   False
   
   
6. The woman lost a lot money that she saved on the Internet.
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Directions: What expressions from the audio have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. But he [ wonders ] about how it would work.

   [ raises lots of questions ]

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2. Ukraine says the Russian leader is [ making it possible ] to reject the proposal.

   [ paving the way ]

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3. Also in this podcast, we report on the measles [ sudden increase ] in Texas.

   [ outbreak ]

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4. What happens when bits of the Internet [ disappear ].

   [ go missing ]

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Directions: Choose the most natural word or phrase.

• President Putin says tells (says) he supports the American plan for a ceasefire in Ukraine in theory hypothesis (theory) , but raises lots of questions about how it would work function (work) .
• President Trump said told (said) it was a promising sentence statement (statement) , but not complete.
• Ukraine says tells (says) the Russian leader is paving the way to reject the proposal application (proposal) .
• We report on the measles outbreak in Texas, amid warning about rising cases examples (cases) in Europe and Central Asia.
• They sent an email round saying telling (saying) that 20 was about to close.
• What happens when bits of the Internet go get (go) missing?