• ☐ ☐ ☐ ministers [n] - government leaders
• ☐ ☐ ☐ talks [n] - formal meetings, negotiations
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Russian-occupied [adj] - controlled by Russia
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be seized [v] - be taken by force
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a civil defense agency [n] - a group that protects people in emergencies
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Hamas-run [adj] - controlled by Hamas
• ☐ ☐ ☐ transformational [adj] - causing big change
• ☐ ☐ ☐ astronomy [n] - the study of stars and space
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the longest-standing [exp] - existing for the most time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a telescope [n] - a tool to see far-away things in space
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ancestors [n] - family members from long ago
• ☐ ☐ ☐ outwit [v] - beat someone by being smart
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Neanderthals [n] - early humans who lived long ago
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sunscreen [n] - cream that protects your skin from the sun

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

1. US and European ministers recently held their first talks since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
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2. Russia has destroyed thousands of homes in Mariupol.
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3. Hamas has reported that at least 37 people have killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza.
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4. Scientists have found definite proof of life on another planet.
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5. Neanderthals may have used natural sunscreen.
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Directions: What expressions from the audio have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. Thousands of homes have been [ taken, confiscated ] illegally.

   [ seized ]

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2. It's a [ revolutionary ] moment in [ space science ].

   [ transformational ] [ astronomy ]

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3. This is one of the [ longest-lasting ] questions in the history of science.

   [ longest-standing ]

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4. How our [ predecessors ] managed to [ beat through cleverness ] Neanderthals by using sunscreen.

   [ ancestors ] [ outwit ]

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Directions: Choose the correct form of each word.

• US and European ministers meet to discuss discussing (to discuss) to end ending (ending) the war in Ukraine in their higher-level highest-level (highest-level) talks in weeks.
• A BBC investigate investigation ( investigation) finds that in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, thousands of homes have been seized seizing (seized) illegal illegally (illegally) .
• Gaza's Hamas-run civil defend defense (defense) agency says the later latest (latest) Israeli air strikes have killed at least 37 people.
• It's a transformation transformational (transformational ) moment in astronomy and in science because this is one of the longest-standing questions in the history of science. Are we alone?
• A telescope telescopic (telescope) picks up the stronger strongest (strongest) signs yet that there may be life on other another (another) planet.
• And how our ancestors managed to outwit outwitting (to outwit) Neanderthals by to use using (using) sunscreen.