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 pioneer n. - a person who is the first to do or develop something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ liberation n. - freedom from unfair control or treatment
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a movement n. - a group of people organized to promote a shared idea or cause
• ☐ ☐ ☐ influence n. - the power to change how someone thinks or acts
• ☐ ☐ ☐ super-sized adj. - very big
• ☐ ☐ ☐ El Niño n. - a weather pattern that warms parts of the Pacific Ocean
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a smuggler n. - a person who illegally moves people or goods across a border
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a dinghy n. - a small, often inflatable, boat [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a migrant n. - a person who moves to live in another country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tennis number one exp. - the top-ranked player in tennis
• ☐ ☐ ☐ push back phv. - respond with disagreement or frustration
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the U.S. Open n. - the major tennis tournament in the United States

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

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1. Gloria Steinem was a leading figure in the movement for women's rights in the United States.
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2. Gloria Steinem died at the age of 92.
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3. The UN says this year's El Niño could be the strongest in the past 17 years.
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4. The UN expects this year's El Niño to end around the end of this year.
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5. The BBC found that smugglers are using inflatable boats to bring migrants from the UK to France.
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6. Tennis's top-ranked player criticized reporters for asking her trivial questions.
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7. Aryna Sabalenka said she plans to skip her next tournament after the incident.
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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 14 hours GMT on Thursday, the 3rd of September, these are our main stories.

Gloria Steinem, a pioneer of the women's liberation movement in the U.S., has died at the age of 92.

We look back at her life and her influence on generations of women.

The UN warns of a super-sized El Niño, which is expected to continue until at least next February.

The BBC investigates how people-smugglers are using mega-dinghies to bring migrants to the UK from France.

Why would you even say that? Why would you even think about that? Like, what kind of question is that?

Why tennis number one pushed back at reporters at the U.S. Open.

Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Gloria Steinem, a pioneer of the women's liberation movement in the U.S., has died at the age of 92. We lo_ _ ba_ _ at her life and her influence on gene_ _ _ _ _ _ _ of women.

The UN wa_ _ _ of a super-sized El Niño, potentially the str_ _ _ _ _ _ for more t _ _ _ 70 years, wh_ _ _ is expected to continue un_ _ _ at le_ _ _ ne_ _ February.

The BBC inve_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ how people-smugglers are using mega-dinghies to br_ _ _ migrants to the UK from France.

You guys are like a joke. Parties, fun, like, why w_ _ _ _ you e_ _ _ say that? Why w_ _ _ _ you e_ _ _ think about that? Like, w_ _ _ k_ _ _ of question is that?

Why tennis nu_ _ _ _ one, Aryna Sabalenka, pushed back at rep_ _ _ _ _ _ at the U.S. Open.

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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. Gloria Steinem, a [ early leader ] of the women's [ freedom ] [ campaign ] in the U.S., has died.

   [ pioneer ]   [ liberation ]   [ movement ]

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2. We look back at her [ effect ] on generations of women.

   [ influence ]

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3. The UN warns the [ extra-large ] El Niño is expected to continue until at least next February.

   [ super-sized ]

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4. The BBC investigates how people-[ illegal traders ] are using mega-[ small boats ] to bring migrants to the UK from France.

   [ smugglers ]   [ dinghies ]

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5. Tennis number one Aryna Sabalenka [ reacted strongly ] at reporters at the U.S. Open.

   [ pushed back ]

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