• ☐ ☐ ☐ aid cuts [n] - reductions in money given by governments to help other countries
• ☐ ☐ ☐ maternal deaths [n] - deaths of women related to childbirth and pregnancy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ push back [phv] - resist, fight back
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tariffs [n] - taxes on goods coming from other countries
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sovereignty [n] - a country’s independence, a country's right to govern itself
• ☐ ☐ ☐ non-negotiable [adj] - cannot be changed or discussed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Emmy Awards [n] - big prizes given to TV shows in the U.S. each year
• ☐ ☐ ☐ absorb [v] - take in, soak up
• ☐ ☐ ☐ degrees Celsius [n] - a way to measure temperature
• ☐ ☐ ☐ global [adj] - related to the whole world
• ☐ ☐ ☐ potentially [adj] - possibly, could happen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ devastating [adj] - causing great damage or harm
• ☐ ☐ ☐ consequences [n] - results, negative effects

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

1. U.S. aid cuts have affected deaths of women related to pregnancy in Afghanistan.
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2. Brazil’s President Lula has agreed to Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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3. Lula said that the tariffs are necessary to protect democracy in his country.
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   False
   
   
4. The podcast will announce which movies won awards at the Emmy Awards.
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   False
   
   
5. The oceans absorb heat and keep the land cooler.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The deepest parts of the ocean are now being affected by climate change.
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   False
   
   

Directions: What expressions from the audio/video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. What impact the Trump administration's aid cuts have had on [ childbirth-related deaths ].

   [ maternal deaths ]

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2. Brazil's President Lula [ fights back ] against Donald Trump's tariffs.

   [ pushes back ]

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3. His country's democracy and [ independence, self-rule ] are non-negotiable.

   [ sovereignty ]

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4. If the ocean did not [ take in ] so much heat from 1970 to the present...

   [ absorb ]

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5. It will have potentially [ terrible ] consequences for us.

   [ devastating ]

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

• The BBC goes to Afghanistan to look at (what) impact the Trump administration's aid cuts have had (on) maternal deaths.
• Brazil's President Lula pushes back (against) Donald Trump's tariffs, saying his country's democracy and sovereignty (are) non-negotiable.
• We'll tell you (which) TV shows won big (at) this year's Emmy Awards.
• If the ocean (did) not absorb (so) much heat from 1970 to the present, the land (would) be about 35 degrees Celsius warmer than it (is) now.
• This shows (how) important the ocean is for the global climate (in) general.
• Scientists warn that even (the) deepest seas are (being) affected by climate change (with) potentially devastating consequences for us.