Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

Headlines November 12, 2026

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Published: 12 Nov 2026
Level 3 (B1)   |   Time: 0:58
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (2026.11.12) for the full stories.


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Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції


  1. READ the VOCABULARY

    It is important to read the vocabulary before you listen to the audio. This will improve your ability to understand the audio. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. LISTEN to the AUDIO

    The first time you listen, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then listen again and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. LISTEN and READ the SCRIPT

    Listen again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de escuchar el audio. Esto mejorará tu capacidad para entender el audio. También te ayudará a comprender cómo se usa naturalmente el nuevo vocabulario.

  2. ESCUCHA el AUDIO

    La primera vez que escuches, solo intenta entender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego escucha otra vez e intenta responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. ESCUCHA y LEE el GUIÓN

    Escucha nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. LEIA o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de ouvir o áudio. Isso vai melhorar sua capacidade de entender o áudio. Também ajudará você a compreender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. OUÇA o ÁUDIO

    Na primeira vez que você ouvir, apenas tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Depois, ouça novamente e tente responder às perguntas que você não conseguiu.

  4. OUÇA e LEIA o ROTEIRO

    Ouça novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo vai ajudá-lo a perceber cada palavra individual e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Há várias atividades diferentes que se concentram em vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    오디오를 듣기 전에 어휘를 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 오디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

  2. 오디오 듣기

    처음 들을 때는 전체 상황을 이해하려고만 하세요.

  3. 질문에 답하기

    먼저 기억을 바탕으로 모든 질문에 답해 보세요. 그런 다음 다시 듣고 놓친 질문에 답해 보세요.

  4. 대본 보면서 듣기

    대본을 읽으면서 다시 들어 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 개별 단어를 더 잘 들을 수 있고, 듣기 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    어휘, 문법, 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 여러 가지 활동이 있습니다.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК

    Важливо прочитати словник перед прослуховуванням аудіо. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти аудіо. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПРОСЛУХАЙТЕ АУДІО

    Коли слухаєте вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім прослухайте ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПРОСЛУХАЙТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Прослухайте ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ resign v. - leave a job officially
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an affair n. - a secret romantic relationship
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an envoy n. - a person sent to speak for their government abroad
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ collapse v. - fall down suddenly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be caught up in exp. - be involved in something, often by accident
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ penetrate v. - go into or through something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a roof n. - the top cover of a building
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a ward n. - a hospital room with beds for patients

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



Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. The head of Nvidia has left his job.
    True
    False

  2. Nvidia is the biggest company in the world.
    True
    False

  3. The Nvidia boss had affairs with three different women.
    True
    False

  4. US officials went to Moscow to talk with President Putin.
    True
    False

  5. People were killed when a building fell down in New York.
    True
    False

  6. Israel attacked a hospital in southern Gaza.
    True
    False

  7. The missile struck after midnight.
    True
    False

  8. The doctors were sleeping when the missile hit.
    True
    False

Score:



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (TOEFL 2026)


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.



Jensen Huang resigned as bo_ _ of the world's se_ _ _ _ biggest company, Nvidia, after rep_ _ _ _ of two affairs.

US envoys meet President Putin in Moscow. Will he al_ _ _ Europeans to join the Russia-Ukraine pe_ _ _ ta_ _ _ ?

And eight peo_ _ _ have died after a building collapsed in New York.

Israel strikes the main hos_ _ _ _ _ in southern Gaza. We hear from a do_ _ _ _ caught up in the attack.

The missile had pene_ _ _ _ _ _ through the roof, through the rec_ _ _ _ _ ward, into the surgical office wh_ _ _ the doctors were ge_ _ _ _ _ re_ _ _ for the midnight emergency stuff.


Score:



Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики


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. Jensen Huang [ left his job ] as boss of the world's second biggest company, Nvidia, after reports of two [ secret relationships ].

    [ resigned ]   [ affairs ]



  2. US [ official representatives ] meet President Putin in Moscow.

    [ envoys ]



  3. And eight people have died after a building [ fell down ] in New York.

    [ collapsed ]



  4. We hear from a doctor [ involved in ] the attack.

    [ caught up in ]



Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (2026.11.12) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 15 hours GMT on Thursday, the 12th of November.

Jensen Huang resigned as boss of the world's second biggest company, Nvidia, after reports of two affairs.

US envoys meet President Putin in Moscow. Will he allow Europeans to join the Russia-Ukraine peace talks?

And eight people have died after a building collapsed in New York.

Also in this podcast, Israel strikes the main hospital in southern Gaza. We hear from a doctor caught up in the attack.

The missile had penetrated through the roof, through the recovery ward, into the surgical office where the doctors were getting ready for the midnight emergency stuff.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (2026.11.12) for the full stories.

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