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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ launch v. - start (an attack or plan)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ massive adj. - very large
• ☐ ☐ ☐ energy infrastructure n. - the power plants, lines and pipes that supply energy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire n. - an agreement to stop fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ overturn v. - officially cancel an earlier legal decision
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a death sentence n. - a court's punishment of death
• ☐ ☐ ☐ blasphemy n. - words or actions that insult God or religion
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be imposed exp. - be officially forced on someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a migrant worker n. - a person who moves to another country for work
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hire (yourself) out phv. - offer your services for pay
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a companion n. - a person who spends time with someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the elderly n. - old people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a shipwreck n. - the remains of a sunken ship
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a vessel n. - a ship or large boat
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sink v. - go down under water

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

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1. President Trump announced an energy ceasefire.
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2. Russia broke the ceasefire.
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3. A court in Saudi Arabia cancelled a death sentence given to a worker from Sri Lanka.
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   False
   
   
4. The worker was sentenced to death for stealing from his employer.
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   False
   
   
5. In China, some people get paid to spend time with the elderly.
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   False
   
   
6. One companion says they treat older people like members of their own family.
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   False
   
   
7. An old ship was found off the coast of Greece.
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   False
   
   
8. The ship was built more than 14,000 years ago.
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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 at 15 hours GMT on Wednesday, the 14th of October, these are our main stories.

Russia launches another massive overnight attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

The Chinese loneliness economy, in which people hire themselves out as companions.

The elderly treat us like their children, and we treat them like our own parents.

We are trying to really understand their needs.

The vessel was built about 4,700 years ago.

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.

Russia launches ano_ _ _ _ massive overnight attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, ign_ _ _ _ _ an energy ceasefire announced by President Trump.

And a Saudi co_ _ _ overturns the death sentence of blasphemy imposed on a Sri Lankan mig_ _ _ _ wor_ _ _ .

The Chinese loneliness eco_ _ _ _ , in which people hire themselves out as companions who can help so_ _ _ problems or just be th_ _ _ to listen.

The elderly treat us like their chi_ _ _ _ _ , and we treat them like our own par_ _ _ _ . We are trying to really understand their ne_ _ _ .

And the world's oldest shipwreck found s_ f_ _ . The vessel was bu_ _ _ about 4,700 years ago and sank off the co_ _ _ of modern-day Turkey.

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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. Russia launches another [ huge ] overnight attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

   [ massive ]

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2. A Saudi court [ cancels ] the death sentence of [ speaking against God ].

   [ overturns ]   [ blasphemy ]

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3. People hire themselves out as [ friends, partners ] who can help solve problems or just be there to listen.

   [ companions ]

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4. The [ old people ] treat us like their children, and we treat them like our own parents.

   [ elderly ]

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5. The [ ship ] was built about 4,700 years ago and [ went under ] off the coast of modern-day Turkey.

   [ vessel ]   [ sank ]

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