Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ mounting [adj] - growing; increasing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ resign [v] - quit a job or position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ respond [v] - react to something; reply
• ☐ ☐ ☐ aggression [n] - hostile or violent behavior
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - an agreement to stop fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ on life support [exp] - barely surviving; almost dead
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be triggered by [exp] - be caused by
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a conflict [n] - a war or serious violent struggle
• ☐ ☐ ☐ one kilo [n] - one kilogram
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be arrested [exp] - be taken into police custody
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be raped [exp] - be forced into sex against one's will
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be harrassed [exp] - be repeatedly bothered or threatened
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be humiliated [exp] - be made to feel ashamed and degraded
• ☐ ☐ ☐ starve [v] - suffer or die from lack of food
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be battered [exp] - suffer heavy damage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a civil war [n] - a war between groups inside the same country

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

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1. Keir Starmer has said that he will resign as Prime Minister of Britain.
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2. Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is not going well.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Scientists are worried about the safety of whales near South Africa.
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   False
   
   
4. The danger to whales is being caused by increased ship traffic near the Middle East.
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   False
   
   
5. During the civil war, buying food in Khartoum was dangerous.
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   False
   
   
6. People in Khartoum said it was better to go hungry than to go outside.
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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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We're recording this in the early hours of Tuesday, the 12th of May.

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The British Prime Minister is under mounting pressure to resign.

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Iran says it's ready to respond to any aggression.

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And scientists say whales are in danger because of an increase in ships off South Africa.

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So, people would rather starve than go out.

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How life is slowly returning to Sudan's capital after the city was battered in the civil war.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

The British Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, is u _ _ _ _ mounting pressure to resign.

Iran says it's r e _ _ _ to r e s _ _ _ _ to any aggression a f _ _ _ President Trump said the ceasefire was on l _ _ _ support.

And scientists say whales are in d _ _ _ _ _ because of an i n c _ _ _ _ _ in ships off South Africa, t r i _ _ _ _ _ _ by c o n f _ _ _ _ _ in the Middle East.

It would be dangerous to go to the m a r _ _ _ . So, people would r a _ _ _ _ starve than go o _ _ .

H _ _ life is slowly r e t _ _ _ _ _ _ to Sudan's capital, Khartoum, after the city was battered in the civil war.

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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. The British Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, is under [ growing ] pressure to [ step down, quit ].

   [ mounting ] [ resign ]

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2. Iran says it's ready to respond to any [ hostile behavior ].

   [ aggression ]

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3. President Trump said the ceasefire was [ barely surviving, close to failing ].

   [ on life support ]

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4. Scientists say whales are in danger because of an increase in ships off South Africa, [ caused by ] conflicts in the Middle East.

   [ triggered by ]

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5. People would rather [ go without food ] than go out.

   [ starve ]

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6. How life is slowly returning to Sudan's capital, Khartoum, after the city was [ badly damaged ] in the civil war.

   [ battered ]

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