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 curfew exp. - a rule that people must stay indoors, usually at night
• ☐ ☐ ☐ disorder exp. - violent or illegal behaviour by a crowd
• ☐ ☐ ☐ unrest exp. - a situation in which many people take violent action
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a protest exp. - an event where people publicly show that they disagree with something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a rocket exp. - a tube-shaped vehicle that travels into space
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be bound for exp. - be moving to a destination
• ☐ ☐ ☐ blast off exp. - leave the ground and fly into space
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Apu exp. - an Indian character in the TV show The Simpsons [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get rid of exp. - throw away; remove; discard
• ☐ ☐ ☐ consequences exp. - bad results
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a decade exp. - ten years
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be away exp. - be absent from a place, such as your home or job
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a race row exp. - a public argument about a racial issue

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

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1. In several cities in France, people are not allowed to go out at certain times.
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2. People in Albania have been protesting for about a week.
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   False
   
   
3. A new rocket is headed toward the moon.
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   False
   
   
4. The rocket was sent into space from Japan.
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   False
   
   
5. Apu has been absent from The Simpsons for around two years.
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   False
   
   
6. When Apu comes back, he will have a new voice.
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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 Tuesday, the 20th of October, these are our main stories.

Curfews have been in place in several French cities to prevent more disorder.

In Albania, protests are into their seventh day.

a rocket bound for one of Mars' two moons has successfully blasted off from Japan.

You thought you could just get rid of me!

Ah, what did we do again?

Apu returns to the Simpsons TV show with a new voice

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.

Curfews have been in pl_ _ _ in several French cities to pre_ _ _ _ more diso_ _ _ _ after days of vio_ _ _ _ unr_ _ _ .

And it's spreading acr_ _ _ Europe. In Albania, protests are into th_ _ _ seventh day.

A rocket bound for one of Mars' two moons has succ_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ blasted off from Japan.

That's right! You thought you could just g_ _ r_ _ of me! That I'd disappear! That there wouldn't be consequences for the hor_ _ _ _ _ thing you did!

Ah, what did we do ag_ _ _ ?

Well, after alm_ _ _ a decade aw_ _ , Apu returns to the Simpsons TV sh_ _ with a new voice after a race row.

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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. [ Stay-at-home orders ] have been [ in effect ] in several French cities to prevent more disorder after days of violent unrest.

   [ Curfews ]   [ in place ]

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2. A rocket [ heading for ] one of Mars' two moons has successfully [ taken off ] from Japan.

   [ bound for ]   [ blasted off ]

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3. You thought you could just [ eliminate ] me!

   [ get rid of ]

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4. That there wouldn't be [ bad results ] for the horrible thing you did!

   [ consequences ]

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5. After almost [ 10 years ] away, Apu returns to the Simpsons TV show with a new voice after [ a controversy about racism ].

   [ a decade ]   [ a race row ]

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