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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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ ground (a flight) v. - stop (a plane) from taking off
• ☐ ☐ ☐ overloaded adj. - given more work than it can handle
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an overhaul n. - a big change to improve something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ outdated adj. - too old to be useful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a commerce secretary n. - a government official in charge of trade and business
• ☐ ☐ ☐ come under criticism exp. - start to be blamed and disapproved of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ban v. - forbid by law
• ☐ ☐ ☐ suspected adj. - believed to be guilty, but not proven
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an outage n. - a time when power or a service stops working
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bring (s/t) to a standstill exp. - make (something) stop completely
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Mass n. - the main Catholic church service
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Pope n. - the leader of the Catholic Church
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a bishop n. - a senior priest in charge of churches in an area
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Eurovision n. - a yearly TV song contest between countries
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make an impression exp. - be noticed and remembered
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a contestant n. - a person who takes part in a competition
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gear up for phv. - get ready for

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

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1. This is the first time in 25 years that all US flights were stopped.
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2. The US Transport Secretary says the flight system needs new technology.
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3. The US sold Nvidia chips to a company linked to a possible spy.
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4. The Microsoft problem only affected businesses in the US.
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5. Over 1,500,000 people in Peru attended a church service with the Pope.
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6. This is the Pope's first time in Peru.
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7. Eurovision Asia is being held in Thailand.
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   False
   
   
8. There are 10 contestants competing in the competition this year.
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   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: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

And in the early hours of Saturday, the 14th of November, these are our main stories.

U.S. airspace reopens after having to ground all flights for only the third time in 25 years.

The U.S. Transport Secretary blames an overloaded system and calls for a complete overhaul of outdated technology.

The U.S. Commerce Secretary is coming under criticism for his failure to ban exports of advanced Nvidia chips.

And how the Microsoft outage brought businesses around the world to a standstill.

More than 1.5 million people in Peru celebrate Mass with the Pope, who once lived there as a bishop.

Thailand gears up for the first ever Eurovision Asia song contest.

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.

U.S. airspace reopens after hav_ _ _ to ground all fli_ _ _ _ for only the third time in 25 years. The U.S. Transport Sec_ _ _ _ _ _ blames an overloaded sy_ _ _ _ and calls for a complete overhaul of outdated tec_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

The U.S. Commerce Secretary is com_ _ _ under criticism for his fai_ _ _ _ to ban exports of adv_ _ _ _ _ Nvidia ch_ _ _ to a company lin_ _ _ to a suspected Chinese spy.

And how the Microsoft outage bro_ _ _ _ businesses aro_ _ _ the wo_ _ _ to a standstill.

More than 1.5 million people in Peru cel_ _ _ _ _ _ Mass with the Pope, who on_ _ lived there as a bishop.

It'll be a great show bec_ _ _ _ Eurovision always is. So, they've got three minutes in wh_ _ _ to make a big impr_ _ _ _ _ _ . All 11 contestants have been working hard. And I have to say, th_ _ _ are some great songs th_ _ _ .

Thailand gears up for the first e_ _ _ Eurovision Asia song contest.

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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. U.S. airspace reopens after having to [ stop from flying ] all flights.

   [ ground ]

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2. The U.S. Transport Secretary blames an [ overworked ] system.

   [ overloaded ]

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3. The U.S. Transport Secretary calls for a complete [ rebuild ] of [ old-fashioned ] technology.

   [ overhaul ]   [ outdated ]

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4. The U.S. Commerce Secretary is [ being blamed ] for his failure to [ forbid ] exports of advanced Nvidia chips to a company linked to a [ possible ] Chinese spy.

   [ coming under criticism ]   [ ban ]   [ suspected ]

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5. And how the Microsoft [ system failure ] brought businesses around the world to a [ complete stop ].

   [ outage ]   [ standstill ]

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6. Thailand [ gets ready ] for the first ever Eurovision Asia song contest.

   [ gears up ]

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