• ☐ ☐ ☐ open fire [exp] - start shooting with guns
• ☐ ☐ ☐ emergency vehicles [n] - cars like ambulances or fire trucks
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cease fire [n] - a stop in fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ declare [v] - say clearly or officially
• ☐ ☐ ☐ accuse [v] - say someone did something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ numerous [adj] - many
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a violation [n] - breaking a rule or law
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a balcony [n] - a small platform outside a building [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ worshippers [n] - people who pray, religious people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ overarching [adj] - very important, big
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an ambition [n] - a strong goal or dream
• ☐ ☐ ☐ immersive [adj] - feel real, very interesting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mend [v] - fix, repair
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an absence [n] - something is not there
• ☐ ☐ ☐ virtual reality [n] - a computer world that feels real

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

1. Israel has denied responsibility for the deaths of rescue workers in Gaza.
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   False
   
   
2. The ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine ended with mutual accusations of violations.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Pope Francis was to weak to make an Easter appearance from the balcony of the Vatican.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The man talks about using technology to get closer to nature.
   True
   False
   
   

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

1. Israel's military has admitted its soldiers made mistakes when they [ started shooting at ] emergency vehicles in Gaza.

   [ opened fire on ]

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2. Both sides have accused each other of [ many ] [ rule breaks ].

   [ numerous ] [ violations ]

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3. Our overarching ambition is to use [ absorbing ] technologies to [ fix ] the broken relationship that we have with nature.

   [ immersive ] [ mend ]

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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.

• Israel's military has admitted its soldiers (made) mistakes when they opened fire (on) emergency vehicles in Gaza last month, killing 15 rescue workers.
• A cease fire declared (by) Russia in its conflict with Ukraine has ended with both sides accusing (each) other of numerous violations.
• Pope Francis has appeared at (the) Vatican Balcony (to) wish happy Easter to thousands (of) worshippers.
• Our overarching ambition is (to) use immersive technologies (to) mend the broken relationship that we have (with) nature.
• Our overarching ambition (is) to bring people closer to it in the absence of (being) able to physically do (so) .