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 gang n. - a group of criminals who work together
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be found guilty exp. - be officially judged in court to have committed a crime
• ☐ ☐ ☐ race v. - hurry to do something quickly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be trapped exp. - be stuck somewhere with no way out
• ☐ ☐ ☐ underground exp. - below the ground
• ☐ ☐ ☐ retire v. - stop working or competing permanently
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an invention n. - a newly created device or method
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a penguin n. - a flightless black-and-white seabird
• ☐ ☐ ☐ conservation n. - protection of nature and wildlife
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tension n. - unease or conflict between people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a reputation n. - the opinion other people have of someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a museum n. - a building where valuable objects are shown to the public
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pull out phv. - withdraw; not participate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an exhibition n. - a public display of art or objects
• ☐ ☐ ☐ over exp. - because of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ racist adj. - showing prejudice against people of another race
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a remark n. - a brief comment

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

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1. A man has been convicted of murdering rapper Tupac Shakur.
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   False
   
   
2. Rescue workers in Nepal are searching for people underground after an earthquake.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from soccer.
   True
   False
   
   
4. A new invention is helping efforts to protect penguins.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Fashion designer John Galliano withdrew from a New York exhibition due to past racist comments.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The woman says he withdrew in order to protect his family.
   True
   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 in the early hours of the 1st of September, these are our main stories.

A former gang leader has been found guilty of killing the rapper Tupac Shakur.

Five days after floods in Nepal, rescue teams race to find hundreds trapped underground.

And Argentina's Lionel Messi hangs up his boots and retires from international football.

Also in this podcast, a new invention in penguin conservation.

You know, he was protecting both his own reputation and that of the museum.

Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

A former gang le_ _ _ _ has been found gui_ _ _ of killing the rapper Tupac Shakur.

Five days af_ _ _ floods in Nepal, res_ _ _ te_ _ _ race to find hundreds tra_ _ _ _ underground.

And Argentina's Lionel Messi hangs up his boots and retires from inte_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ football.

Also in this podcast, a new inv_ _ _ _ _ _ in penguin conservation.

By ma_ _ _ _ this his ch_ _ _ _ , by saying, "I don't want to ha_ _ the museum, to ha_ _ the city, to add to the tension." You know, he was protecting b_ _ _ his own reputation and t _ _ _ of the museum.

Fashion designer John Galliano pulls out of a ma_ _ _ New York exhi_ _ _ _ _ _ over past ra_ _ _ _ remarks.

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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. A former [ criminal group ] leader has been [ convicted ] of killing the rapper Tupac Shakur.

   [ gang ]   [ found guilty ]

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2. Rescue teams [ hurry ] to find hundreds trapped [ below ground ].

   [ race ]   [ underground ]

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3. Also in this podcast, a new invention in penguin [ protection ].

   [ conservation ]

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4. He was protecting both his own [ good name ] and that of the museum.

   [ reputation ]

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5. Fashion designer John Galliano [ withdraws ] of a major New York exhibition [ due to ] past racist [ statements ] .

   [ pulls out ]   [ over ]   [ remarks ]

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