Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ an envoy [n] - a government representative sent to another country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a son-in-law [n] - your daughter’s husband
• ☐ ☐ ☐ amended [adj] - changed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gauge [v] - measure, judge
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the mood [n] - the feeling of a group of people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ full scale [adj] - complete, 100%
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an invasion [n] - an attack to enter another country by force
• ☐ ☐ ☐ severe [adj] - very strong, very serious
• ☐ ☐ ☐ flooding [n] - too much water, too much rain
• ☐ ☐ ☐ (hold) a mass [exp] - (perform) a religious ceremony in the Catholic Church
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make an appeal [exp] - ask strongly for help or action
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mindset [n] - a way of thinking
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a conch [n] - a large spiral sea shell [image]

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

1. President Trump’s son is meeting President Putin in Moscow.
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2. They are discussing a plan to end the war in Ukraine.
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   False
   
   
3. The podcast team is interviewing people in Ukraine about the war.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Flooding in Indonesia has led to over 700 deaths.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Pope Leo held a mass on his first day of his trip to Lebanon.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Pope Leo want people in the Middle East to reject violence and revenge.
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   False
   
   
7. Experts in Spain are questioning whether conches are actually musical instruments.
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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

1. The US [ representative ] Steve Whittakoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are in Moscow meeting President Putin.

   [ envoy ]

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2. We are in Ukraine to [ measure ] the mood of people there following Russia's [ total ] invasion in 2022.

   [ gauge ] [ full scale ]

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3. More than 700 people have died in [ extreme ] flooding in Indonesia.

   [ severe ]

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4. Pope Leo holds [ a religious ceremony ] in Beirut and makes this [ request, plea ] to the region.

   [ a mass ] [ appeal ]

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5. The Middle East needs new approaches in order to reject [ the attitude ] of revenge and violence.

   [ the mindset ]

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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.

• (The) US envoy Steve Whittakoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are in Moscow meeting President Putin for talks (on) an amended peace plan (to) end the war in Ukraine.
• We are in Ukraine (to) gauge (the) mood of people there following Russia's full scale invasion in 2022.
• Also, more (than) 700 people (have) died in severe flooding in Indonesia.
• Plus, on (the) final day of his trip to Lebanon, Pope Leo (holds) a mass in Beirut and (makes) this appeal to the region.
• The Middle East needs new approaches in (order) to reject the mindset of revenge and violence.
• And, (why) conches found in Spain may (be) some of (the) world's oldest musical instruments.