Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ pause [v] - temporarily stop
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get through [phv] - travel through
• ☐ ☐ ☐ great progress [exp] - significant advancement toward a goal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ condemn [v] - strongly criticize
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the latest [exp] - the most recent
• ☐ ☐ ☐ leave (s/o) dead [exp] - cause (someone)'s death
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cruise ship [n] - a large ship that carries passengers on pleasure trips
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the hantavirus [n] - a dangerous virus spread by rodents, causing serious illness
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an outbreak [n] - a sudden spread of a disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take action against [exp] - do something to stop or oppose
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ban [v] - officially prohibit; make something illegal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ manipulation [n] - unfair or dishonest control of something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ surveillance pricing [n] - setting prices based on a customer's personal data
• ☐ ☐ ☐ controversial [adj] - causing strong disagreement or debate

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

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1. Trump says he made good progress toward a deal with Iran.
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2. More than 20 people died in Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine.
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3. Spain allowed a cruise ship with a virus outbreak to travel to the Canary Islands.
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4. The WHO asked Spain to stop the cruise ship from traveling to the Canary Islands.
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5. Grocery stores are changing prices based on people's personal data.
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6. Maine is the first US state to ban price manipulation in grocery stores.
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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 Wednesday, the 6th of May, these are our main stories.

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President Trump is pausing efforts to help ships get through the Strait of Hormuz.

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President Zelensky has condemned the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine.

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Spain says it will let a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus travel to the Canary Islands.

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A US state takes action against the practice of charging people for products based on their personal data.

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Today, Maryland becomes the first state in the country to ban price manipulation.

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We'll explain how surveillance pricing works and why it's controversial.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

President Trump is pausing e f _ _ _ _ _ to help ships get t h _ _ _ _ _ the Strait of Hormuz and made w _ _ _ he called great progress towards a peace agreement with Iran.

President Zelensky has condemned the latest Russian a t _ _ _ _ _ on Ukraine, w h _ _ _ left more t _ _ _ 20 people dead.

Spain says that it will let a c r _ _ _ _ ship hit b _ an outbreak of hantavirus t r a _ _ _ to the Canary Islands, following a r e _ _ _ _ _ from the World Health Organization.

A US state takes action against the p r a _ _ _ _ _ of charging p e o _ _ _ for products b a _ _ _ on t h _ _ _ personal data.

Today, Maryland becomes the f i _ _ _ state in the country to ban p r _ _ _ manipulation in supermarkets and g r _ _ _ _ _ stores all a c _ _ _ _ the state of Maryland.

We'll explain h _ _ surveillance pricing w o _ _ _ and w _ _ it's controversial.

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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. President Trump is [ temporarily stopping ] efforts to help ships [ travel ] through the Strait of Hormuz.

   [ pausing ] [ get ]

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2. He made what he called [ significant advancement ] towards a peace agreement with Iran.

   [ great progress ]

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3. President Zelensky has [ strongly criticized ] [ the most recent ] Russian attacks on Ukraine.

   [ condemned ] [ the latest ]

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4. Spain will let a cruise ship hit by an [ sudden spread ] of the hantavirus travel to the Canary Islands.

   [ outbreak ]

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5. A US state [ does something to oppose ] the practice of charging people for products based on their personal data.

   [ takes action against ]

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6. Maryland becomes the first state to [ prohibit ] price [ unfair control ] in supermarkets and grocery stores.

   [ ban ] [ manipulation ]

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7. We'll explain how [ personal data pricing ] works and why it's [ causing debate ].

   [ surveillance pricing ] [ controversial ]

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