Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ hardware [n] - physical equipment and machinery
• ☐ ☐ ☐ long-term [adj] - continuing for a long time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ so-called [adj] - given a name that may not be accurate or deserved
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - an agreement to stop fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ (not) work [v] - (not) be effective; (not) succeed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the latest [n] - the most recent news or information
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a nephew [n] - the son of one's brother or sister
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a drug lord [n] - a powerful leader of an illegal drug organization
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be arrested [v] - be taken by police
• ☐ ☐ ☐ have a grip on (s/t) [exp] - have control of (something); have power over (something)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cartel [n] - a criminal organization that deals in illegal drugs
• ☐ ☐ ☐ all manner of [exp] - all kinds of; every type of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ resources [n] - things available to use, such as land, money, or raw materials
• ☐ ☐ ☐ agriculture [n] - farming; growing crops and raising animals
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a fence [n] - a barrier built around an area
• ☐ ☐ ☐ breakaway [adj] - having separated from a larger group or country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a province [n] - a region or area that is part of a larger country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ambitions [n] - strong desires to achieve something

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

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1. The US is ordering equipment to build a permanent base on the moon.
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   False
   
   
2. The ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel has stopped the fighting.
   True
   False
   
   
3. The US launched air strikes against Iran.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The nephew of El Chapo was taken into police custody.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The speaker says that Alberta doesn't need anything from anyone.
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   False
   
   
6. Alberta has built a fence around the province.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The podcast suggests that Alberta could become a US state.
   True
   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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And in the early hours of the 27th of May, these are our main stories.

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Clip 2

The US starts ordering hardware to build a long-term base for humans on the moon.

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We hear why the so-called ceasefire isn't working.

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The latest on a possible peace deal between Iran and the US.

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How much of a grip to the cartels still have on Mexico?

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Clip 6

We have all manner of natural resources. We have clean water. We have agriculture.

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We can put a fence around Alberta, and we don't need anybody else for anything.

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Clip 8

Could a breakaway province in Canada help Donald Trump's 51st state ambitions?

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

The US starts ordering hardware to build a long-term base for hu_ _ _ _ on the mo_ _ .

As fighting bet _ _ _ _ Hezbollah and Israel continues, we he_ _ why the so-called ceasefire isn't working.

The latest on a pos _ _ _ _ _ peace deal between Iran and the US, 24 hours af___ Washington launched air str_ _ _ _ against the country.

And as the nep_ _ _ of the drug lord El Chapo is arrested, how mu_ _ of a grip do the cartels still have on Mexico?

We're producers, we have everything here. We have all manner of nat_ _ _ _ reso _ _ _ _ _ . We have clean water. We have agri_ _ _ _ _ _ _ . We can put a fe_ _ _ around Alberta. We don't need anybody else for anything.

Could a breakaway pro_ _ _ _ _ in Canada help Donald Trump's 51st state ambitions?

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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 US starts ordering [ equipment, machinery ] to build a [ extended time ] base for humans on the moon.

   [ hardware ] [ long-term ]

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2. We hear why the [ named but questionable ] [ agreement to stop fighting ] isn't working.

   [ so-called ] [ ceasefire ]

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3. Here is [ the most recent news ] on a possible peace deal between Iran and the US.

   [ the latest ]

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4. How much of a [ control, power ] do the [ criminal drug organizations ] still have on Mexico?

   [ grip ] [ cartels ]

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5. Could a [ separated ] province in Canada help Donald Trump's 51st state [ goals, desires ]?

   [ breakaway ] [ ambitions ]

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