Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ issue [v] - give or send out officially
• ☐ ☐ ☐ amid [exp] - in the middle of; while something else is happening
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stalled [adj] - stopped or stuck
• ☐ ☐ ☐ anything left [exp] - anything still remaining
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tighten security [exp] - make security stronger and stricter
• ☐ ☐ ☐ potential [adj] - possible; that could happen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Ebola [n] - a severe infectious disease that causes internal bleeding and is often fatal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an outbreak [n] - a sudden start or spread of a disease in an area
• ☐ ☐ ☐ The Kremlin [n] - Russia's government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the authorities [n] - the people in charge; the people with power
• ☐ ☐ ☐ weaponize [v] - turn something into a tool used to harm or control others
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the death penalty [n] - killing of a person as a punishment for a crime
• ☐ ☐ ☐ political repression [exp] - the use of power to silence or stop political opposition
• ☐ ☐ ☐ instill fear [exp] - make people afraid
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stifle [v] - prevent from developing; suppress
• ☐ ☐ ☐ crush [v] - defeat completely; destroy by force
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dissent [n] - disagreement with official policy; opposition to authority
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Amnesty International [n] - a global organization that fights for human rights
• ☐ ☐ ☐ carry out [phv] - do or perform a task
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an execution [n] - killing of a person as a punishment

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

---

1. Trump has given Iran two more days to finish peace talks.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Trump said the peace talks with Iran were progressing well.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Rwanda is increasing security in its capital city.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Rwanda's security measures are related to fears about a possible civil war.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Ukraine carried out its largest drone attack on Russia.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Iran's government is killing its own citizens in order to stop political dissent.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Amnesty International says Iran is executing more people now than at any time since the 1980s.
   True
   False
   
   

Score:

---

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.

Clip 1

And in the early hours of Monday, the 18th of May, these are our main stories.

Show Hide

Clip 2

President Trump has again issued a warning to Iran amid stalled peace negotiations.

Show Hide

Clip 3

Rwanda is tightening security on its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Show Hide

Clip 4

The Kremlin responds to Ukraine's biggest drone attack yet on Russia.

Show Hide

Clip 5

And essentially crush and stifle any dissent that there might be.

Show Hide

Clip 6

Amnesty International says Iran is carrying out more executions than at any time since the 1980s.

Show Hide

Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

President Trump has a g _ _ _ issued a warning to Iran amid stalled p e _ _ _ n e g o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , saying u n _ _ _ _ they move fast, t h _ _ _ won't be anything l e _ _ of them.

Rwanda is t i g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ security on its b o r _ _ _ with the Democratic Republic of Congo amid fears o _ _ _ the potential s p r _ _ _ of an Ebola outbreak.

The Kremlin responds to Ukraine's b i g _ _ _ _ drone attack y _ _ on Russia.

The authorities weaponized the d e a _ _ p e n _ _ _ _ as a tool of political repression to instill f _ _ _ among the population and e s s e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ crush and stifle any dissent that there m i _ _ _ be.

Amnesty International says Iran is carrying out m _ _ _ executions t _ _ _ at any time s _ _ _ _ the 1980s.

Score:

---

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 has again [ sent out ] a warning to Iran amid [ stopped, not progressing ] peace negotiations...

   [ issued ] [ stalled ]

   Show Hide
   
   
2. ...saying unless they move fast, there [ will be nothing remaining ] of them.

   [ won't be anything left ]

   Show Hide
   
   
3. Rwanda is [ making security stricter ] on its border.

   [ tightening security ]

   Show Hide
   
   
4. The authorities [ used as a weapon ] the death penalty as a tool of political repression to [ cause ] fear among the population...

   [ weaponized ] [ instill ]

   Show Hide
   
   
5. ...and essentially [ destroy ] and [ suppress ] any [ opposition ] that there might be.

   [ crush ] [ stifle ] [ dissent ]

   Show Hide