Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ US Republicans [n] - members of the right-wing/conservative party in the United States
• ☐ ☐ ☐ concern [n] - worry, anxiety
• ☐ ☐ ☐ withdraw [v] - pull out, remove from a place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ troops [n] - soldiers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ controversy [n] - public disagreement or debate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a march [n] - an organized walk to protest or show support for something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be banned [v] - be officially prohibited, not allowed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a stabbing [n] - an attack with a knife
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Al Qaeda [n] - an international Islamist terrorist group
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a glimmer of hope [exp] - a small sign that things may improve
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be hit by [phv] - be badly damaged by
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Taliban [n] - an Islamist group that currently governs Afghanistan
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tournament [n] - a sports competition with multiple rounds

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

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1. Both US Republicans and German politicians are worried about Trump's announcement.
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2. Trump said he would remove 15,000 soldiers from Germany.
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3. Pro-Palestinian marches in the UK have already been stopped.
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4. Two Jewish men were stabbed in London.
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5. An Al Qaeda-linked group is behind unrest in Mali.
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6. The Taliban is trying to encourage female Afghan football players to join international tournaments.
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7. The woman says there is hope that Afghan girls may be able to join an international football tournament.
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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 3rd of May, these are our main stories.

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President Trump says he will withdraw more than 5,000 American troops from Germany.

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And controversy in the UK as some pro-Palestinian marches could be banned.

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And a glimmer of hope for female Afghan footballers.

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It means we can still hope we can play in an international tournament.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Senior US Republicans and German politicians e x _ _ _ _ _ concern after President Trump says he will withdraw more t _ _ _ 5,000 American troops from Germany.

And controversy in the UK as some pro-Palestinian marches c o _ _ _ be banned f o l _ _ _ _ _ _ the stabbing of two Jewish m _ _ in London.

The growing influence of the Al Qaeda-linked group b e h _ _ _ the c u _ _ _ _ _ unrest in Mali.

And a glimmer of hope for f e _ _ _ _ Afghan footballers, w h _ _ _ dreams of sporting c a r _ _ _ _ have been hit b _ the Taliban.

It was r e _ _ _ _ big n e _ _ for us, not only for Afghanistan, for a _ _ the girls. It m e _ _ _ we can s t _ _ _ hope we can play in an i n t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tournament.

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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. Politicians express [ worry ] after President Trump says he will [ pull back ] more than 5,000 American [ soldiers ] from Germany.

   [ concern ] [ withdraw ] [ troops ]

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2. And [ public debate ] in the UK as some pro-Palestinian marches could be [ prohibited ] following the [ knife attack ] of two Jewish men in London.

   [ controversy ] [ banned ] [ stabbing ]

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3. And a [ small sign ] of hope for female Afghan footballers.

   [ glimmer ]

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4. Their dreams of sporting careers have been [ badly affected by ] the Taliban.

   [ hit by ]

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