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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ Houthi adj. - relating to a Yemeni armed rebel movement
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reportedly adv. - according to reports, though not confirmed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ key adj. - very important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a shipping route n. - a path regularly used by cargo ships
• ☐ ☐ ☐ spark fears exp. - cause sudden worry or concern
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a biological weapon n. - a weapon that uses living organisms or toxins to cause harm
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a conventional weapon n. - a weapon that is not nuclear, chemical, or biological
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mark v. - remember or celebrate a significant date or event
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the 9-11 terror attacks n. - the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pensioners n. - people, especially seniors, who receive a regular pension
• ☐ ☐ ☐ defraud v. - cheat someone out of money through deception
• ☐ ☐ ☐ disappear into thin air exp. - vanish suddenly and completely
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be accused of exp. - be officially said to have done something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a scam n. - a dishonest scheme to steal people's money
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be extradited exp. - be sent to another country to face criminal charges

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

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1. Houthi rebels are reportedly have agreed to stop targeting shipping routes.
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2. Anthropic said someone tried to use its AI models to build a nuclear weapon.
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3. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
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4. Special events are being held across the United States for the anniversary.
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5. The scam mentioned in the podcast mainly targeted wealthy young professionals.
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6. The men accused of the romance scam are being sent from South Africa to the United States.
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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 Friday, the 11th of September, these are our main stories.

Anthropics says it has detected attempts to use its AI models to develop biological and conventional weapons.

Events are held across the United States to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks.

They were able to gain trust of these perhaps lonely pensioners and business people.

They were able to defraud them, and they disappeared into thin air.

Six Nigerian nationals accused of defrauding more than 100 women are being extradited from South Africa to the US.

Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Houthi rebels reportedly ta_ _ con_ _ _ _ of a Yemeni island in a key shi_ _ _ _ _ ro_ _ _ , sparking fears about glo_ _ _ oil supplies.

Anthropics says it has det_ _ _ _ _ attempts to use its AI mod_ _ _ to dev_ _ _ _ biological and conventional weapons.

Events are he_ _ across the United States to mark the 25th anni_ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the 9-11 terror att_ _ _ _ We go to New York City.

They were able to ga_ _ trust of these perhaps lon_ _ _ pensioners and business peo_ _ _ . They were able to defraud them, and they disa_ _ _ _ _ _ _ into th_ _ air.

Six Nigerian nati_ _ _ _ _ accused of defrauding more th_ _ 100 women thr_ _ _ _ online romance sc_ _ _ are being extradited from South Africa to the US.

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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. Houthi rebels [ apparently ] take control of a Yemeni island in an [ important ] a shipping route.

   [ reportedly ]   [ key ]

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2. It has [ caused worry ] about global oil supplies.

   [ sparked fears ]

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3. Events are held across the United States to [ recognize ] the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks.

   [ mark ]

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4. They were able to gain the trust of these perhaps lonely [ retirees ] and business people.

   [ pensioners ]

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5. They were able to [ cheat ] them, and they disappeared [ suddenly and completely ].

   [ defraud ]   [ into thin air ]

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6. They are being [ sent ] from South Africa to the US.

   [ extradited ]

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