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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a run-off n. - a second vote between the top two candidates
• ☐ ☐ ☐ right-wing adj. - politically conservative
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a challenger n. - someone competing against the current leader
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be alleged exp. - be claimed, without proof
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a terror plot n. - a secret plan for a terrorist attack
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Glastonbury n. - a famous music festival in England
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sell out phv. - be completely sold
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bizarre adj. - very strange
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tactics n. - methods used to achieve a goal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ jump the line exp. - go ahead of people who are waiting

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

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1. Brazil's election will need a second round of voting.
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2. Flavio Bolsonaro won more than half of the votes.
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3. Bolsonaro came first in the first round.
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4. The US moved its bomber planes out of an air base in England.
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5. The air base was recently attacked by terrorists.
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6. Glastonbury tickets took several hours to sell out.
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7. Some fans used strange methods to try to get ahead of others in the line.
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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 Monday, the 5th of October, these are our main stories.

Brazil's election goes to a run-off.

The right-wing challenger wins the first round but fails to get more than 50% of the vote.

The US removes its bomber planes from an English air base, which was recently alleged to be the target of a terror plot.

We hear about the bizarre tactics some music fans used to try to jump the line.

Sending good energy. You know you want to move. You're the sexiest green line I've ever seen.

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.

Brazil's election goes to a run-off af_ _ _ the right-wing chal_ _ _ _ _ _ , Flavio Bolsonaro, wins the first ro_ _ _ , beating President Lula, but fa_ _ _ to get more than 50% of the vo_ _ .

The US removes its bom_ _ _ pla_ _ _ from an English air base, which was rec_ _ _ _ _ alleged to be the tar_ _ _ of a terror plot.

As tic_ _ _ _ for Glastonbury sell out in less than an hour, we hear about the bizarre tactics some mu_ _ _ fa_ _ used to try to jump the line.

Sending good ene_ _ _ . You know you want to move. You're the sexiest green line I've ev_ _ seen.

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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. Brazil's election goes to a [ second vote ].

   [ run-off ]

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2. The US removes its bomber planes from an English air base, which was recently [ claimed ] to be the target of a terror [ scheme, plan ].

   [ alleged ]   [ plot ]

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3. Tickets for Glastonbury [ are all sold ] in less than an hour.

   [ sell out ]

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4. We hear about the [ very strange ] [ methods ] some music fans used to try to [ cut ahead ].

   [ bizarre ]   [ tactics ]   [ jump the line ]

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