Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ urge [v] - strongly encourage someone to do something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a warship [n] - a military ship used in war
• ☐ ☐ ☐ secure [v] - to take control of and protect a place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Strait of Hormuz [n] - a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman; one of the world's most important routes for oil shipments
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a shipping lane [n] - an established route used by ships at sea
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wipe out [phv] - completely destroy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Hezbollah [n] - a Lebanese militant group and political party supported by Iran
• ☐ ☐ ☐ seek [v] - ask for, look for (past: sought)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ asylum [n] - the right to stay in a foreign country for protection
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an outage [n] - a period when a service (such as power or Internet) stops working
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an impact [n] - an effect

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

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1. Donald Trump has warned China not to send any military ships to the Strait of Hormuz.
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2. Iran has completely closed the Strait of Hormuz to all ships.
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3. Israel says it has destroyed more than 100 Hezbollah locations in Beirut.
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4. Some Iranian female footballers in Australia have chosen to return home.
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5. Internet disruption in Russia has affected taxi, delivery, and banking services.
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6. These Internet disruptions were mainly outside the major cities.
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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 in the early hours of Sunday, the 15th of March, these are our main stories.

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Donald Trump urges China, Britain, and others to send warships.

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And more of the female Iranian footballers who sought asylum in Australia decide to go home.

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Many people can't use the most basic services.

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In some cases, bank terminals and ATMs were also affected by these outages.

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The Internet stops working in some major Russian cities.

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We ask why and what impact it's having.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Donald Trump urges China, Britain, and o t _ _ _ _ to send warships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping l _ _ _ which Iran has largely blocked.

Israel c o n _ _ _ _ _ _ to battle Lebanon and c l _ _ _ _ it has wiped out over 100 Hezbollah command centers in Beirut.

And more of the female Iranian footballers w _ _ sought asylum in Australia have d e c _ _ _ _ to go home.

Many people can't use the m o _ _ basic services like taxi or delivery or banking apps. And in s _ _ _ cases, bank terminals and ATMs were also affected by t h _ _ _ outages.

The Internet stops working in some m a _ _ _ Russian cities. We ask why and w _ _ _ impact it's having.

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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. Donald Trump [ pushes ] China, Britain, and others to send warships to help [ take control of ] the Strait of Hormuz.

   [ urges ] [ secure ]

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2. Israel claims it has [ destroyed ] over 100 Hezbollah command centers.

   [ wiped out ]

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3. And more of the female Iranian footballers who [ asked for ] [ protection, refuge ] in Australia decide to go home.

   [ sought ] [ asylum ]

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4. Bank terminals and ATMs were also affected by these [ disruptions ].

   [ outages ]

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5. We ask why and what [ effect ] it's having.

   [ impact ]

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