• ☐ ☐ ☐ paramilitary [adj] - like an army but not official
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the RSF [n] - Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group
• ☐ ☐ ☐ acknowledge [v] - admit something is true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ abuses [n] - cruel or violent actions
• ☐ ☐ ☐ de-escalate [v] - make a conflict less serious
• ☐ ☐ ☐ arrests [n] - when the police catch someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ audacious [adj] - very bold, brave, or daring
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a jewel [n] - a precious stone (diamond, ruby, etc.) [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a heist [n] - a planned robbery
• ☐ ☐ ☐ devastation [n] - great damage or destruction
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hurricane [n] - a very strong storm over the ocean with heavy wind and rain [image]

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

1. The leader of Sudan’s RSF denies that his forces were involved in any abuses.
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   False
   
   
2. President Trump met President Xi in Beijing.
   True
   False
   
   
3. President Trump made positive comments about his meeting with President Xi.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The US-China trade war seems to be getting less serious.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Still no one has been arrested in connection with a jewel theft at the Louvre.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Hurricane Melissa caused serious damage to parts of Jamaica.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The podcast mentions that schools and factories were destroyed in Jamaica.
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   False
   
   

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.

1. He promises an investigation after [ admitting ] abuses by his forces in el-Fasher.

   [ acknowledging ]

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2. The US-China trade war appears to be [ calming, reducing ].

   [ de-escalating ]

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3. There have been new arrests in France over the [ daring, fearless ] jewel [ robbery ] at the Louvre in Paris.

   [ audacious ] [ heist ]

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4. The south-eastern and south-western end of the island has had serious [ destruction ].

   [ devastation ]

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

The leader of Sudan's paramilitary RSF p r o m _ _ _ _ an investigation a f _ _ _ acknowledging abuses by his f o r _ _ _ in el-Fasher.

The US-China trade war a p p _ _ _ _ to be de-escalating after w h _ _ President Trump said was an a m a _ _ _ _ meeting with President Xi in South Korea.

And new arrests in France o v _ _ the audacious jewel h e _ _ _ at the Louvre in Paris.

Hospitals destroyed, libraries, a police s t a _ _ _ _ , courthouses. So the south-east, south-western end of the i s _ _ _ _ has had s e r _ _ _ _ devastation.

Jamaica c o u _ _ _ the cost of Hurricane Melissa.