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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ The Nobel Peace Prize n. - a famous international award for work toward peace
• ☐ ☐ ☐ at the forefront exp. - in the leading position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ defend v. - protect
• ☐ ☐ ☐ human rights n. - basic freedoms every person should have
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Houthi n. - a rebel group that controls much of Yemen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ condemnation n. - strong public criticism
• ☐ ☐ ☐ The Pentagon n. - the headquarters of the US military
• ☐ ☐ ☐ live stream v. - broadcast live over the internet
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an execution n. - the killing of someone as a punishment
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be underway exp. - have started and be in progress
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an ICE agent n. - a US immigration officer
• ☐ ☐ ☐ flee v. - run away from danger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hang on phv. - keep going in a difficult situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bombardment n. - a continuous attack with bombs or missiles
• ☐ ☐ ☐ intensify v. - become stronger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ loom v. - appear close and threatening

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

1. The Nobel Peace Prize went to a judge from South Africa.
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2. The prize winner is best known for her work protecting the environment.
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3. The attack at Riyadh airport was attributed to the Houthis.
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4. People are criticizing a US military plan to show an execution online.
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5. Police in New York have finished their investigation into an ICE shooting.
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6. One person chose to live in a small village because there was nothing there for Russia to attack.
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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.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awa_ _ _ _ to Navi Pillay, a South African judge who has been at the forefront of glo_ _ _ eff_ _ _ _ to defend human rights.

Saudi off_ _ _ _ _ _ say three peo_ _ _ have been killed at Riyadh airport in the lat_ _ _ Houthi attacks.

We look at the condemnation of a Pentagon pl_ _ to li_ _ str_ _ _ an execution.

And an inve_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is underway in New York into why ICE age_ _ _ shot a man who was in a car with his young child.

I decided that the better opt_ _ _ will be a lit_ _ _ vil_ _ _ _ without any factories, any storages, and any rai_ _ _ _ sta_ _ _ _ _ . Everything th_ _ can be Russia's target.

We speak to the people for_ _ _ to flee Kiev after hanging on for four years as Russia's bombardment intensifies and win_ _ _ looms.

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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. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to a South African judge who has been at the [ front, lead ] of global efforts to [ protect ] [ basic freedoms ].

   [ forefront ]   [ defend ]   [ human rights ]

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2. We look at the [ strong criticism ] of a Pentagon plan to live stream an [ punishment by death ].

   [ condemnation ]   [ execution ]

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3. An investigation is [ in progress ] in New York into why ICE agents shot a man who was in a car with his young child.

   [ underway ]

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4. We speak to the people forced to [ run away from ] Kiev after [ not giving up ] for four years.

   [ flee ]   [ hanging on ]

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5. Russia's bombardment [ gets worse ] and winter [ draws near ].

   [ intensifies ]   [ looms ]

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