Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ resign [v] - quit a job or position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a director [n] - a person who leads an organization
• ☐ ☐ ☐ National Intelligence [n] - the government agencies that collect secret information for national security
• ☐ ☐ ☐ struggle with [phv] - find it hard to deal with or accept
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wrap up [phv] - finish
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tumultuous [adj] - full of confusion, change, or conflict
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an Ebola case [n] - one instance of a person infected with Ebola
• ☐ ☐ ☐ conflict-hit [adj] - affected by war
• ☐ ☐ ☐ legacy [n] - the lasting impact of a person's work or life
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a founder [n] - a person who starts an organization or movement
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the slow food movement [n] - a global movement promoting traditional, local food over fast food
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a legend [n] - a very famous and admired person
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the immediate family [n] - the closest relatives: parents, children, and siblings

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

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1. Tulsi Gabbard resigned as Director of National Intelligence.
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2. Gabbard did not like Trump's decisions to enter into foreign wars.
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3. The Democratic Republic of Congo reported that Ebola cases remain isolated to their western provinces.
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4. Carlo Petrini was the founder of the slow food movement.
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5. Billie Jean King graduated from college in her 80s.
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6. Billie Jean King was the first person in her immediate family to finish university.
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7. She was especially happy because her parents were able to watch her graduate.
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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 23rd of May, these are our main stories.

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Donald Trump's director of National Intelligence resigns for personal reasons.

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Our North America editor wraps up another tumultuous week for the US president.

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Ebola cases have now been reported across several conflict-hit eastern provinces.

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We look at the legacy of the founder of the global slow food movement.

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And the tennis legend Billie Jean King finally graduates at the age of 82.

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I just wish my parents could have been there because I'm the first in our immediate family to finish a college or university.

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Donald Trump's director of National Intelligence resigns for p e r _ _ _ _ _ r e a _ _ _ _ , but Tulsi Gabbard also struggled with the president's d e c _ _ _ _ _ to enter into f o r _ _ _ _ wars.

Our North America e d i _ _ _ wraps up another tumultuous w e _ _ for the US president.

And the Democratic Republic of Congo says Ebola cases have n _ _ been reported a c r _ _ _ s e v _ _ _ _ conflict-hit eastern p r o v _ _ _ _ _ .

We l _ _ _ at the legacy of Carlo Petrini, the founder of the global slow food m o v _ _ _ _ _ .

And the tennis legend Billie Jean King finally g r a _ _ _ _ _ _ at the a _ _ of 82.

It's just so great. I j _ _ _ wish my parents c o _ _ _ h a _ _ b e _ _ there because I'm the first in our immediate family to f i n _ _ _ a college or university. So I'm happy I finally did it.

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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. Donald Trump's director of National Intelligence [ quit her job ] for personal reasons.

   [ resigns ]

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2. Tulsi Gabbard also [ had difficulty with ] the president's decision to enter into foreign wars.

   [ struggled with ]

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3. Our North America editor [ finishes, summarizes ] another [ chaotic, unsettled ] week for the US president.

   [ wraps up ] [ tumultuous ]

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4. We look at the [ lasting impact ] of Carlo Petrini, the [ person who started ] of the global slow food movement.

   [ legacy ] [ founder ]

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5. I'm the first in our [ closest relatives ] to finish a college or university.

   [ immediate family ]

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