Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [exp] - an agreement to stop fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ come into effect [exp] - officially start; start happening
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be under pressure to... [exp] - face strong demands or expectations to...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ renewed [exp] - happening again after a pause
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Labour Party [exp] - Britain's main left-wing political party
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be battered [exp] - suffer heavy losses; take serious damage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a historic defeat [exp] - an unusually large loss that will be remembered
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a UFO [exp] - an unidentified flying object; something in the sky that cannot be explained, usually related to aliens
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Pentagon [exp] - the US military's headquarters
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get a day off [exp] - not have to work or go to school on a day
• ☐ ☐ ☐ host [exp] - organize and hold a major event
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shatter a dream [exp] - completely destroy a hope or goal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dedication [exp] - strong commitment and hard work toward something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wonder [exp] - amazement, admiration
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a royal message [exp] - an official message from a king or queen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a naturalist [exp] - a scientist who studies animals and plants in their natural environment

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

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1. The Ukraine-Russia ceasefire is set to last three days.
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2. Russia is refusing to return any prisoners of war.
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   False
   
   
3. Keir Starmer's party did poorly in elections in both England and Wales.
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   False
   
   
4. The Pentagon released UFO files that had never been made public before.
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   False
   
   
5. Mexico is hosting the Summer Olympics this year.
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   False
   
   
6. Mexican children have been promised 45 extra days off school this summer.
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   False
   
   
7. David Attenborough received a royal birthday message when he turned 100.
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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 Saturday, the 9th of May, these are our main stories.

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A three-day ceasefire has come into effect between Ukraine and Russia.

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They've also each agreed to exchange a thousand prisoners of war.

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His governing Labour Party suffered a historic defeat in Wales.

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And the Pentagon has begun releasing never before seen files on UFOs.

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Mexico's school children are told they're getting an extra 40 days off this summer.

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But is the president about to shatter that dream?

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A royal message for the naturalist David Attenborough on his 100th birthday.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

A three-day ceasefire has come into effect b e t _ _ _ _ Ukraine a _ _ Russia. They've also e a _ _ agreed to e x _ _ _ _ _ _ a thousand prisoners of war.

Britain's Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, is u n _ _ _ renewed p r _ _ _ _ _ _ after his governing Labour Party was battered in English local elections and suffered a h i s _ _ _ _ _ defeat in Wales.

And the Pentagon has b e _ _ _ releasing what it says are never before s _ _ _ files on UFOs.

Mexico's s c _ _ _ _ c h i _ _ _ _ _ are told they're getting an e x _ _ _ 40 days off this summer as their country h o _ _ _ the World Cup. But is the president a b _ _ _ to shatter that dream?

Thank you for your w i s _ _ _ , your k i n _ _ _ _ _ , your dedication, and for r e m _ _ _ _ _ _ us always of the wonder of the w o _ _ _ we call h o _ _ .

A royal m e s _ _ _ _ for the naturalist David Attenborough o _ his 100th birthday.

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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. A three-day ceasefire has [ started, become active ] between Ukraine and Russia.

   [ come into effect ]

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2. His governing Labour Party was [ badly beaten ] in English local elections and suffered a [ extraordinary loss ] in Wales.

   [ battered ] [ historic defeat ]

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3. Mexico's school children are told they're getting an extra 40 days [ free, not in school ] this summer.

   [ off ]

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4. But is the president about to [ destroy ] that dream?

   [ shatter ]

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5. Thank you for your wisdom, your kindness, your [ commitment, hard work ], and for reminding us always of the [ amazement, awe ] of the world we call home.

   [ dedication ] [ wonder ]

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