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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ permanent adj. - lasting forever
• ☐ ☐ ☐ security n. - protection from danger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sign into law exp. - approve a bill so it officially takes effect
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a bill n. - a written proposal for a new law
• ☐ ☐ ☐ oppose v. - disagree with something and try to stop it
• ☐ ☐ ☐ trade sanctions n. - official economic penalties put on a country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a kill switch n. - a button or control that immediately stops a machine or system
• ☐ ☐ ☐ conventional adj. - usual; traditional
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a board game n. - a tabletop game played with pieces or cards
• ☐ ☐ ☐ complex adj. - made up of many connected parts and hard to understand

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

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1. A new agreement gives the United States control over security in Greenland.
   True
   False
   
   
2. As part of the deal, Denmark has agreed to pay the United States for protecting Greenland.
   True
   False
   
   
3. The bill signed by Trump gives him greater power to act against countries buying Russian energy.
   True
   False
   
   
4. California's governor opposes stronger safety measures for AI.
   True
   False
   
   
5. California has already passed a law forcing AI companies to include a shutoff switch.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The man suggests that the board game is not fun.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Nobody has yet finished playing the board game.
   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 Saturday, September 19th, these are our main stories.

President Trump says he has reached an agreement with Greenland and Denmark.

Mr. Trump also signed into law a bill that gives him more powers to oppose trade sanctions on countries that buy energy from Russia.

And the governor of California wants more safety rules around AI, perhaps even a kill switch.

If anyone finds that fun, I'm not sure they understand games in the conventional definition.

A board game that's being played in England that's so complex no one has ever finished it.

Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

President Trump says he has rea_ _ _ _ an agr_ _ _ _ _ _ with Greenland and Denmark that he says gives the U.S. permanent con_ _ _ _ ov_ _ security in Greenland.

Mr. Trump also sig_ _ _ into law a bill that gives him more pow_ _ _ to oppose tr_ _ _ sanctions on countries that buy ene_ _ _ from Russia to get Moscow to stop its war on Ukraine.

And the gove_ _ _ _ of California, Gavin Newsom, wants more safety rules ar_ _ _ _ AI, perhaps e_ _ _ a kill switch.

If anyone finds that fun, I'm not sure they und_ _ _ _ _ _ _ games in the conventional defi_ _ _ _ _ _ .

A board game that's be_ _ _ played in England that's so complex no one has e_ _ _ fin_ _ _ _ _ it.

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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 agreement gives the U.S. [ lasting ] control over [ safety ] in Greenland.

   [ permanent ]   [ security ]

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2. Mr. Trump also [ made legal ] [ a law proposal ] that gives him more power to oppose [ economic penalties ] on countries that buy energy from Russia.

   [ signed into law ]   [ a bill ]   [ trade sanctions ]

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3. The governor of California wants more safety rules around AI, perhaps even a [ off switch ].

   [ a kill switch ]

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4. If anyone finds that fun, I'm not sure they understand games in the [ usual ] definition.

   [ conventional ]

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5. It's so [ complicated ] that no one has ever finished it.

   [ complex ]

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