Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Houthis [n] - an armed group based in Yemen backed by Iran
• ☐ ☐ ☐ target [v] - aim an attack at a specific person, place, or group
• ☐ ☐ ☐ launch [v] - begin an attack
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a protest [n] - a public event where people show opposition to something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take place [v] - happen, occur
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an administration [n] - a government and the people who run it
• ☐ ☐ ☐ non-essential [adj] - not necessary, not required
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be put on leave [exp] - be told to stop working temporarily
• ☐ ☐ ☐ struggle with [phv] - have difficulty dealing with a problem
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a shortage [n] - not enough
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be linked to [exp] - be connected to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a disruption [n] - something that interrupts or disturbs a normal process
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a conflict [n] - an armed fight between groups
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a transponder [n] - a device that is used to track vehicles or aircraft
• ☐ ☐ ☐ RFID [n] - a small chip that tracks objects (Radio Frequency Identification)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ KitKat [n] - a popular chocolate bar [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ go missing [exp] - disappear, be lost

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

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1. The Houthis have agreed to stop their attacks on Israel.
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2. The war in the Middle East began about a month before this podcast.
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   False
   
   
3. Protests against the government took place across the US.
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   False
   
   
4. Ethiopia has had to fire numerous government employees because of the conflict in the Middle East.
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   False
   
   
5. Nestle has lost dozens of trucks carrying chocolate bars.
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   False
   
   
6. More than 400,000 KitKat bars have disappeared.
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   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 in the early hours of Sunday, the 29th of March, these are our main stories.

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The Houthis in Yemen have warned they'll keep targeting Israel in the coming days.

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Large protests have taken place across the United States against the Trump administration.

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In Ethiopia, some non-essential government workers have been put on leave...

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...as the country struggles with a fuel shortage.

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They can't find the truck. They can't find the supplies. It's quite shocking, actually.

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A truck carrying more than 400,000 KitKat bars has gone missing.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

The Houthis in Yemen have warned they'll k _ _ _ targeting Israel in the c o m _ _ _ days after launching their first attacks s i _ _ _ the war in the Middle East began a month a _ _ .

Large protests have t _ _ _ _ place across the United States a g _ _ _ _ _ the Trump administration.

In Ethiopia, some non-essential government workers have been p _ _ on leave a _ the country struggles with a fuel shortage l i _ _ _ _ to supply disruptions caused b _ the conflict in the Middle East.

There's no transponder, no RFID. They can't f _ _ _ the truck. They can't f _ _ _ the supplies. It's q _ _ _ _ shocking, actually.

Food giant Nestle say a truck carrying more t _ _ _ 400,000 KitKat bars has g _ _ _ missing.

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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. Large [ demonstrations, rallies ] have taken place across the United States.

   [ protests ]

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2. In Ethiopia, some [ unnecessary ] government workers have been [ laid off temporary, furloughed ].

   [ non-essential ] [ put on leave ]

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3. The country is struggling with a [ gas ] [ deficit, shortfall ] linked to supply [ interruptions ].

   [ fuel ] [ shortage ] [ disruptions ]

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4. Food [ large company ] Nestle say a truck carrying more than 400,000 KitKat bars has [ disappeared ].

   [ giant ] [ gone missing ]

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