• ☐ ☐ ☐ vow [v] - promise strongly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ play rough [exp] - act in a hard or aggressive way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tariffs [n] - taxes on goods from other countries
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fact check [v] - check if something is true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ confirm [v] - say something is true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ occupied [adj] - taken or controlled by someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hold (s/t) at bay [exp] - stop danger from coming
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tragedy [n] - a very sad event

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

1. China says it will cooperate with the U.S. on tariffs.
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2. The podcast says is will fact check some of President Trump’s trade claims.
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3. Iran has refused to hold talks with U.S. officials about its nuclear program.
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   False
   
   
4. There are more than 3 000 000 Ukrainians living in Russian occupied territories.
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   False
   
   
5. There is a new report on the Titanic.
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   False
   
   
6. Engineers tried to keep the lights and the power working as the ship sank.
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   False
   
   

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

1. China [ promises ] to [ act aggressively toward ] the U.S. on tariffs.

   [ vows ] [ play rough with ]

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2. Iran has [ verified ] it will hold talks about its nuclear program with US officials.

   [ confirmed ]

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3. They [ stopped the spread of the chaos ].

   [ held the chaos at bay ]

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4. A new look at an old [ disaster, catastrophe ].

   [ tragedy ]

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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.

• China vows (to) play rough with (the) U.S. on tariffs.
• And we fact check some (of) President Trump's claims (on) trade.
• Iran has confirmed it will (hold) talks about its nuclear program with US officials, but (what) could that mean?
• And (the) BBC gets rare access into the lives of the more (than) 3 million Ukrainians living in Russian occupied territory.
• Those engineers were working (to) keep the lights and the power working to the end. They (held) the chaos at bay.
• A new look (at) an old tragedy as a team finds (out) more about (what) happened to the Titanic.