Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ acknowledge v. - admit that something is true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ largely to blame exp. - mostly responsible for a problem
• ☐ ☐ ☐ midterm elections n. - US elections held two years into a presidential term
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an activist n. - a person who works for political or social change
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pro-democracy adj. - supporting democratic government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be sentenced v. - be given a punishment by a judge
• ☐ ☐ ☐ traumas n. - painful experiences
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be hushed up phv. - be kept secret
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be swept under the carpet exp. - be hidden or ignored
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be brought to light exp. - be revealed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reconciliation n. - a return to friendly relations after a conflict
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Communist era n. - the time when Communist governments ruled Eastern Europe
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be released v. - be made public; be set free

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

1. President Trump said the oil and gas prices were the main reason Republicans lost the elections.
   True
   False
   
   
2. JD Vance said the war in Iran should be ended immediately.
   True
   False
   
   
3. A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was given a prison sentence.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The Hong Kong activist was sentenced to a year in prison.
   True
   False
   
   
5. One speaker says painful events from the past should be talked about openly.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The secret police files released in Hungary date from the time when Communists ran the country.
   True
   False
   
   

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Instrucciones: Completa las letras que faltan.

Instruções: Complete as letras que faltam.

지시 사항: 빠진 글자를 채우세요.

Інструкції: Заповніть пропущені літери.

President Trump has acknowledged the US war in Iran was lar_ _ _ _ to blame for the Republicans def_ _ _ in the US midterm ele_ _ _ _ _ _ .

His vice president, JD Vance, has questioned wh_ _ _ _ _ it had been wo_ _ _ the c_ _ _ .

A pro-democracy act_ _ _ _ _ in Hong Kong has been sentenced to 10 ye_ _ _ in prison for breaking China's national sec_ _ _ _ _ law.

These traumas should not be hushed up or swept under the carpet. Ra_ _ _ _ , they must be brought to light and disc_ _ _ _ _ so that a shared pro_ _ _ _ of hea_ _ _ _ and reconciliation can begin.

Tens of thousands of sec_ _ _ pol_ _ _ files from the Communist era have been rele_ _ _ _ in Hungary.

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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.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?

1. President Trump has [ admitted ] the US war in Iran was mostly [ responsible ] for the Republicans' defeat in the US midterm elections.

   [ acknowledged ]   [ to blame ]

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2. A pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong has been [ given a punishment ] to 10 years in prison.

   [ sentenced ]

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3. These traumas should not be [ kept secret ] or [ ignored on purpose ].

   [ hushed up ]   [ swept under the carpet ]

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4. They must be [ revealed ] and discussed so that a shared process of healing and [ making peace ] can begin.

   [ brought to light ]   [ reconciliation ]

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