Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ Secretary of State [n] - the top government official responsible for foreign policy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ veteran [adj] - long-serving; with many years of experience
• ☐ ☐ ☐ communist [adj] - related to a political system where the state controls the economy and private ownership is not allowed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ charges [n] - official accusations of a crime
• ☐ ☐ ☐ counter [v] - work against; try to stop or reduce
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a vaccine [n] - a medicine that protects against a specific disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an outbreak [n] - sudden start or spread of a disease in an area
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the latest [n] - the most recent news
• ☐ ☐ ☐ scuba diving [n] - swimming underwater using a tank of air
• ☐ ☐ ☐ remaining [adj] - still there; not yet gone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be recovered [exp] - be found and returned
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the surface [n] - the top of the water

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

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1. The US Secretary of State offered Cuba a new relationship.
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2. The US is expected to charge Raul Castro with crimes.
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   False
   
   
3. The WHO says a vaccine against Ebola is now available.
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4. The Ebola outbreak is in Central Africa.
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5. Rescue teams in the Maldives found two survivors.
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   False
   
   
6. The rescue mission in the Maldives is now complete.
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7. South Korea sent a team to North Korea for a football match.
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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 on the afternoon of the 20th of May, these are our main stories.

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The US Secretary of State has offered Cuba a new relationship with America.

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The World Health Organization says a vaccine may be ready in nine months...

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...to help counter the current Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.

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The latest on the rescue mission in the Maldives after a scuba diving accident.

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So, the search and recovery mission is now complete.

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And a team from North Korea travelled to South Korea for a football match.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

The US Secretary of State has o f f _ _ _ _ Cuba a new relationship with America in comments a h _ _ _ of expected US charges against the v e t _ _ _ _ communist leader, Raul Castro.

The World Health Organization says a vaccine may be r e _ _ _ in nine m o _ _ _ _ to help counter the c u r _ _ _ _ Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.

The latest on the r e _ _ _ _ m i s _ _ _ _ in the Maldives a _ _ _ _ a scuba d i _ _ _ _ accident.

The remaining two bodies have b _ _ _ recovered and brought b _ _ _ to the s u r _ _ _ _ , so that c o m _ _ _ _ _ _ the diving mission. So, the s e _ _ _ _ and r e c _ _ _ _ _ mission is now complete.

And a t _ _ _ from North Korea travelled to South Korea for a football m _ _ _ _ . We'll h _ _ _ from our reporter, w _ _ was there.

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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. He made comments ahead of expected US [ accusation of crimes ] against the [ long-serving ] communist leader.

   [ charges ] [ veteran ]

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2. The World Health Organization says a [ disease-preventing medicine ] may be ready in nine months to help [ fight ] the current Ebola [ sudden spread ] in Central Africa.

   [ vaccine ] [ counter ] [ outbreak ]

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3. The [ most recent news ] on the rescue mission in the Maldives after a scuba diving accident.

   [ latest ]

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