• ☐ ☐ ☐ be buried [v] - be placed in the ground after death
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a funeral [n] - a ceremony for someone who has died
• ☐ ☐ ☐ criticize [v] - say what you think is wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ latest [adj] - most recent
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a port [n] - a place where boats/ships load and unload goods
• ☐ ☐ ☐ intense [adj] - very strong or extreme
• ☐ ☐ ☐ negligence [n] - failure to take proper care, leading to problems
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a storage facility [n] - a place where things are kept safely
• ☐ ☐ ☐ inflammable [adj] - easily set on fire

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

1. Pope Francis was buried at his favorite church in Buenos Aires.
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   False
   
   
2. Hundreds of thousands of people attended his funeral.
   True
   False
   
   
3. President Trump praised Russia for its actions in Ukraine.
   True
   False
   
   
4. President Trump suggested that President Putin doesn't want to end the war.
   True
   False
   
   
5. A major fire at one of Iran’s largest ports has been extinguished.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The explosion happened at a storage facility with inflammable materials.
   True
   False
   
   

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

1. Pope Francis has been [ laid to rest ] at his favorite church in Rome.

   [ buried ]

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2. His [ memorial service ] was attended by hundreds of thousands of people.

   [ funeral ]

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3. A huge fire at one of Iran's largest [ docks, harbors ] is becoming more intense.

   [ ports ]

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4. Iranians were saying, at first, that this was a result of [ carelessness ].

   [ negligence ]

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5. They said that the explosion happened at a storage facility storing [ able to catch on fire easily ] materials.

   [ inflammable ]

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Directions: Choose the correct verb form.

• Pope Francis has been bury buried buring (buried) at his favorite church in Rome after a funeral attend attended attending (attended) by hundreds of thousands of people.
• President Trump has criticize criticized criticizing (criticized) the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine, suggest suggested suggesting (suggesting) that perhaps Vladimir Putin doesn't want wanted wanting (want) the war to stop.
• Iranian media say a huge fire at one of Iran's largest ports is become becoming (becoming) more intense and could spread spreading (spread) .
• Iranians were say said saying (saying), at first, that this is a result of negligence.
• But later, they said that the explosion happened at a storage facility store stored storing (storing) inflammable materials.