Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ surge [v] - rise suddenly and sharply
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a facility [n] - a building designed for a specific purpose (a hospital, school, or factory)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ escalate [v] - become more serious or intense
• ☐ ☐ ☐ on track [exp] - progressing as planned
• ☐ ☐ ☐ criticise [v] - say that something or someone is wrong or bad
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an ally [n] - a person or country that supports another for a common purpose
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a regime [v] - a government in power, especially one that is authoritarian
• ☐ ☐ ☐ execute [v] - kill someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take part [exp] - participate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a state visit [exp] - an official visit by a foreign leader
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a decade [n] - a period of ten years
• ☐ ☐ ☐ virtually [adv] - almost completely
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fabric [n] - the basic structure or nature of something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a banquet [n] - a large formal meal, usually for a special occasion

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

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1. Energy prices went up after attacks on gas facilities Qatar and Iran.
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2. The US Defense Secretary says the war is going well for the US.
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3. Pete Heggseth praised the media for their coverage of the war.
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4. Some Iranians are being put to death for joining protests.
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5. President Tinubu is the first Nigerian leader to visit the UK in about 40 years.
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6. The speaker criticised President Tinubu for visiting at this time.
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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 16 hours GMT, these are our main stories.

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Energy prices have surged after strikes on key gas facilities in Qatar and Iran.

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The Middle East War continues to escalate.

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The US Defense Secretary insists that the US is on track in the war.

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President Tinubu becomes the first Nigerian leader to make a state visit to the UK in nearly four decades.

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It's a long time coming, but I think that the king chose the right time.

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But what was on the menu at the state banquet?

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Energy prices have surged a _ _ _ _ strikes on key gas facilities in Qatar and Iran as the Middle East War c o n _ _ _ _ _ _ to escalate.

The US Defense Secretary Pete Heggseth insists that the US is o _ track in the war as he criticises allies and p a _ _ _ of the media.

We hear h _ _ in the m i _ _ _ _ of the conflict, the Iranian regime is still executing people who t _ _ _ part in protests earlier this year.

President Tinubu becomes the first Nigerian leader to m _ _ _ a state visit to the UK in n e _ _ _ _ four decades.

It's a long time c o _ _ _ _ , but I think that the king chose the right time. Virtually e _ _ _ _ fabric of our national l i _ _ is all linked to the United Kingdom.

But w _ _ _ was on the menu at the state banquet?

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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. Energy prices have [ risen sharply ] after strikes on key gas [ buildings ] in Qatar and Iran.

   [ surged ] [ facilities ]

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2. The Middle East War continues to [ intensify ].

   [ escalate ]

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3. The US Defense Secretary Pete Heggseth insists that the US is [ on schedule ] in the war.

   [ on track ]

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4. [ Nearly, Almost ] every [ aspect ] of our national life is all linked to the United Kingdom.

   [ Virtually ] [ fabric ]

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5. But what was on the menu at the state [ feast, formal dinner ]?

   [ banquet ]

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