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 general election n. - a vote across a whole country to choose its government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ too close to call exp. - so equal that it is impossible to say who will win
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a referendum n. - a public vote on one issue; a test of opinion about a leader
• ☐ ☐ ☐ defiance n. - open refusal to obey a rule or authority
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a court order n. - an official instruction from a judge that must be obeyed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ acknowledge v. - admit that something is true or important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ amid prep. - during; in the middle of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a role n. - a person's part or position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the slave trade n. - the buying and selling of people as property
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take a knee exp. - go down on one knee
• ☐ ☐ ☐ protest v. - publicly show strong disagreement
• ☐ ☐ ☐ potentially adv. - possibly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cost me my career exp. - make me lose my job or profession
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an outcome n. - the final result of something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ absolutely adv. - completely; definitely

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    adv. - adverb,    prep. - preposition,    exp. - expression

1. Many people saw Israel's election as a vote on Benjamin Netanyahu.
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2. Netanyahu has already won Israel's election.
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3. Flavio Bolsonaro left Brazil with permission from a court.
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   False
   
   
4. Flavio Bolsonaro lost the election in Brazil.
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   False
   
   
5. King Charles has begun a visit to the Caribbean.
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   False
   
   
6. King Charles is under pressure to apologise for Britain's role in the slave trade.
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7. Colin Kaepernick knew his protest might end his career.
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   False
   
   
8. Colin Kaepernick says he regrets his protest.
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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.

• This is (the) Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and (in) the early hours of Wednesday, (the) 28th of October, these (are) our main stories.
• Israel's general election is (too) close (to) call after a campaign viewed as a referendum (on) Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Flavio Bolsonaro has arrived in (the) U.S. after losing the election in Brazil and leaving the country (in) defiance of a court order.
• Also in (this) podcast, King Charles begins a Caribbean tour (by) acknowledging the great suffering of the past, amid pressure (to) apologise (for) Britain's role in the slave trade.
• And we hear from Colin Kaepernick, the NFL star (who) took the knee (to) protest racism.
• I knew the protest could potentially cost me (my) career. If I (had) it all over to do (again) knowing the outcome, I (would) absolutely do it again.

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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. Israel's general election is [ too even to predict ].

   [ too close to call ]

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2. Flavio Bolsonaro has arrived in the U.S. after losing the election in Brazil and leaving the country in [ open refusal ] of a court order.

   [ defiance ]

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3. King Charles begins a Caribbean tour by [ admitting ] the great suffering of the past, [ during ] pressure to apologise for Britain's [ part ] in the slave trade.

   [ acknowledging ]   [ amid ]   [ role ]

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4. I knew the protest could [ possibly ] [ end ] my profession.

   [ potentially ]   [ cost me ]

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5. If I had it all over to do again knowing the [ result ], I would [ definitely ] do it again.

   [ outcome ]   [ absolutely ]

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