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 chancellor n. - the head of government in some countries, such as Germany
• ☐ ☐ ☐ far-right adj. - having extreme, nationalist and/or conservative political views
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the AfD n. - a far-right political party in Germany (Alternative for Germany)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ decisive adj. - producing a clear, strong result
• ☐ ☐ ☐ state elections n. - votes to choose the government of a region within a country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a funeral n. - a ceremony held after someone's death
• ☐ ☐ ☐ convicted adj. - officially found guilty of a crime
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an envoy n. - a person sent to represent a government in talks with another country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ diplomacy n. - managing relations between countries through negotiation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ keep (s/t) going exp. - continue (something) without stopping
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hinge v. - depend entirely on something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ D-Day n. - the day of the Allied invasion of Normandy (France) in 1944

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

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1. Germany's Chancellor lost an election and will leave office soon.
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   False
   
   
2. The AfD's win was mainly in the eastern part of the country.
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   False
   
   
3. A former Serbian general was honored with a large funeral in Belgrade.
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   False
   
   
4. The Serbian general had been convicted of war crimes.
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   False
   
   
5. President Zelenskyy said diplomatic efforts should continue.
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   False
   
   
6. Zelenskyy said he no longer trusts the US in the peace talks process.
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   False
   
   
7. There is a new movie about the weather during World War Two.
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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 15 hours GMT on Monday, the 7th of September, these are main stories.

The German Chancellor expresses shock after the far-right AfD's decisive victory

Thousands attend the funeral of the convicted Serbian war criminal.

President Zelenskyy says it's important to keep diplomacy going.

Thousands of lives hinge on this.

A film about the weather on D-Day in the Second World War.

Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

The German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, exp_ _ _ _ _ _ sho_ _ after the far-right AfD's decisive vic_ _ _ _ in st_ _ _ elec_ _ _ _ _ in the east of the country.

Thousands att_ _ _ the funeral of the convicted Serbian war crim_ _ _ _ , General Ratko Mladić, in Belgrade.

After ta_ _ _ with President Trump's envoys, President Zelenskyy says it's impo_ _ _ _ _ to ke_ _ diplomacy go_ _ _ .

Thousands of li_ _ _ hinge on this.

A fi_ _ about the weat_ _ _ on D-Day in the Second World War.

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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. The German Friedrich Merz, expresses his shock after the AfD's [ conclusive ] victory in state elections.

   [ decisive ]

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2. Thousands attend the [ burial ceremony ] of the [ found guilty ] Serbian war criminal.

   [ funeral ]   [ convicted ]

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3. After talks with President Trump's [ diplomatic officials ], President Zelenskyy says it's important to keep [ international negotiation ] going.

   [ envoys ]   [ diplomacy ]

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4. Thousands of lives [ depend entirely ] on this.

   [ hinge ]

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