Listen in English | Headlines April 23

Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções

READ the VOCABULARY
It is important to read the vocabulary before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.
WATCH the VIDEO
The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.
ANSWER the QUESTIONS
First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.
WATCH and READ the SCRIPT
Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.
DO the ACTIVITIES
There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

LEA el VOCABULARIO
Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.
VER el VIDEO
La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.
RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS
Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.
MIRAR Y LEER
Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.
HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES
Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

어휘 읽기
비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.
비디오 보기
비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.
문제에 답하기
먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.
비디오 보면서 대본 읽기
대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.
액티비티 하기
듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

LER o VOCABULÁRIO
É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.
ASSISTA ao VÍDEO
Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.
RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS
Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.
ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT
Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.
FAÇA as ATIVIDADES
Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario

☐ ☐ ☐ The International Monetary Fund [n] - The IMF (a global organization that helps countries with money and the economy)
☐ ☐ ☐ downgrade [v] - say something is worse or lower than before
☐ ☐ ☐ a forecast [n] - a guess about what will happen in the future
☐ ☐ ☐ a recession [n] - a time when the economy is doing badly
☐ ☐ ☐ significantly [adv] - a lot, in a big or important way
☐ ☐ ☐ open fire [exp] - start shooting with guns
☐ ☐ ☐ a gunman [n] - a person with a gun
☐ ☐ ☐ under bombing [exp] - while being bombed

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

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas

The IMF has predicted strong economic growth.
True
False
More than 20 tourists were killed in Kashmir by gunmen.
True
False
The podcast will explain how the last Pope was chosen.
True
False
The Pope called the only Catholic priest in Gaza one time during a bombing.
True
False

Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión

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

The International Monetary Fund [ reduces ] global economic growth [ predictions ].
[ downgrades ] [ forecasts ]
The risk of a recession in the US has [ greatly ] increased.
[ significantly ]
More than 20 people have been killed after gunmen [ started shooting ] on tourists.
[ opened fire ]

Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (articles)

Directions: Choose the correct article for each noun or noun phrase. Nothing (Ø) is possible.

(The) International Monetary Fund downgrades (Ø) global economic growth forecasts and warns that (the) risk of (a) recession in (the) US has significantly increased.
In Kashmir, more than 20 people have been killed after (Ø) gunmen opened fire on (Ø) tourists.
Also in this podcast, how (the) next Pope is chosen.
And (the) priest from (the) only Catholic Church in (the) Gaza Strip remembers (the) late Pope Francis.
(The) Pope called for more than one year and (a) half every day with (a) small message, or sometimes under (Ø) bombing, to give (Ø) hope.

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (4.23.2025) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Wednesday, the 23rd of April, these are on main stories.

The International Monetary Fund downgrades global economic growth forecasts and warns that the risk of a recession in the US has significantly increased.

In Kashmir, more than 20 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on tourists.

Also in this podcast, how the next Pope is chosen.

And the priest from the only Catholic Church in the Gaza Strip remembers the late Pope Francis.

The Pope called for more than one year and a half every day with a small message, or sometimes under the bombing, to give hope.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (4.23.2025) for the full stories.

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