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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ be struck exp. - be hit or attacked
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Houthi n. - a rebel group that controls much of Yemen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ escalate v. - make bigger or more serious
• ☐ ☐ ☐ strikes n. - military attacks
• ☐ ☐ ☐ declare v. - announce officially
• ☐ ☐ ☐ partial adj. - not complete; only some
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire n. - an agreement to stop fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ coastal adj. - near the sea
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dump rain exp. - drop a lot of rain quickly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ as high as exp. - up to; reaching a top level of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ batter v. - hit hard again and again
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a coast n. - the land next to the sea

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

1. This is not the first attack on the airport in Riyadh this week.
   True
   False
   
   
2. The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are increasing.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Russia stopped attacking Ukraine after Donald Trump announced a ceasefire.
   True
   False
   
   
4. A hurricane is hitting Mexico's Atlantic coast.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Towns near the sea are expected to get a lot of rain.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The winds are expected to reach 20 kilometers an hour.
   True
   False
   
   

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

Інструкції: Виберіть найбільш природне слово (лише одне слово) для кожного пропуску.

• The Riyahd Airport has (been) struck for (the) third time (in) four days as Yemen's Houthi rebels continue (to) escalate their attacks on Saudi Arabia.
• Russia continues strikes (on) Ukraine despite Donald Trump declaring (a) partial ceasefire.
• It does (of) course bring some serious effects to those coastal communities, dumping large amounts of rain. The winds (have) been suggested they could (be) as high (as) 220 kilometers an hour.
• Hurricane Simon batters Mexico's Pacific coast.

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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 Riyadh Airport has been [ hit ] for the third time in four days as Yemen's Houthi rebels continue to [ increase ] their attacks on Saudi Arabia.

   [ struck ]   [ escalate ]

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2. Russia continues [ attacks ] on Ukraine despite Donald Trump [ announcing ] a [ not full ] [ truce ].

   [ strikes ]   [ declaring ]   [ partial ]   [ ceasefire ]

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3. It does of course bring some serious effects to those [ seaside ] communities, [ dropping ] large amounts of rain.

   [ coastal ]   [ dumping ]

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4. The winds could be [ up to ] 220 kilometers an hour.

   [ as high as ]

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5. Hurricane Simon [ hits hard ] Mexico's Pacific [ shoreline ].

   [ batters ]   [ coast ]

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