• ☐ ☐ ☐ a push [n] - a strong effort
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - a stop in fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a phase [n] - a stage or part
• ☐ ☐ ☐ step up [phv] - increase
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an offensive [n] - a military attack
• ☐ ☐ ☐ esthetically [adv] - in a beautiful way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nothing special [exp] - not very good or interesting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ particularly [adv] - especially, very
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be bothered [v] - feel upset
• ☐ ☐ ☐ theft [n] - stealing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bronze [n] - a dark yellow metal, made of copper and tin
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a figure [n] - a shape of a person or object, often in art

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

1. Donald Trump plans to speak with Vladimir Putin to try to help end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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2. Israel has ended its offensive in Gaza.
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3. Over 20 people have died due to storms and tornadoes in Kentucky and Missouri.
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4. A statue of Melania Trump was stolen from a park in Washington D.C.
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5. The statue of Melania Trump was widely admired for its artistic beauty.
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Directions: What expressions from the audio have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. President Trump says he'll be speaking to Vladimir Putin on Monday in a new [ effort ] to end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine.

   [ push ]

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2. Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have entered a new phase as Israel [ increases ] its offensive in Gaza.

   [ steps up ]

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3. People accepted it with quite mixed feeling because it was [ related to beauty ] nothing too special.

   [ esthetically ]

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4. All that remains of the giant bronze [ statue ] are the feet.

   [ figure ]

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

• President Trump says he'll (be) speaking to Vladimir Putin on Monday in a new push (to) end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine.
• Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have entered a new phase as Israel steps (up) its offensive in Gaza.
• Storms and tornadoes in the US states of Kentucky and Missouri have left more (than) 20 people dead.
• People accepted it with quite mixed feeling because it was esthetically (nothing) too special.
• But it's (been) there and I don't see [anybody] (being) particularly bothered by it.
• Nor that anyone would gain a particular value (by) taking it.
• The theft (of) a statue of US first lady Melania Trump from her hometown (in) Slovenia.
• All (that) remains of the giant bronze figure are (the) feet.