Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ pave the way [exp] - make something possible in the future
• ☐ ☐ ☐ radical [adj] - big, extreme
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reshape [v] - change
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the media industry [n] - TV, movies, news, and other entertainment
• ☐ ☐ ☐ uninterrupted [adj] - continuous, no break
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fuel [n] - oil, gas, etc.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a parliament [n] - the government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in favor of [exp] - supporting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reinstate [v] - start again, bring back
• ☐ ☐ ☐ voluntary [adj] - not required, something you choose to do
• ☐ ☐ ☐ compulsory [adj] - required, something you must do
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sign up [phv] - register, join
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mining [n] - removing minerals or metals from the earth
• ☐ ☐ ☐ economic reforms [n] - changes to improve a country’s economy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ national debt [n] - money a country owes to others
• ☐ ☐ ☐ soar [v] - increase quickly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ oblige [v] - force, push, require
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a draw [n] - a random selection
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take place [exp] - happen

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

1. Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Brothers’ streaming and studio business.
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2. Russia has threatened to stop selling fuel to India.
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3. The US is pressuring India to stop buying oil from Russia.
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   False
   
   
4. Germany has voted to end compulsory military service.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Deep sea mining has been shown to have no major impact on ocean life.
   True
   False
   
   
6. France has started making major economic reforms.
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   False
   
   
7. The French speaker believes that the market will force France to make wiser economic decisions.
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   False
   
   
8. The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will be held in Paris.
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   False
   
   

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. It potentially [ makes possible ] a [ extreme ] reshaping of the US media industry.

   [ paves the way for ] [ radical ]

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2. President Putin says Russia is ready to provide [ continuous ] fuel supplies to India.

   [ uninterrupted ]

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3. The German Parliament has voted in favor of [ bringing back ] military service.

   [ reinstating ]

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4. It will be [ optional ] but could eventually become [ required ] if too few people [ register ].

   [ voluntary ] [ compulsory ] [ sign up ]

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5. Economic reforms have been canceled and the national debt is [ rising quickly ].

   [ soaring ]

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6. The market at one moment will [ force ] them to take decisions.

   [ oblige ]

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7. We preview [ the selection ] for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup, which [ happens ] today in Washington.

   [ the draw ] [ takes place ]

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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.

• Netflix has agreed (to) buy Warner Brothers' streaming and studio business, potentially paving (the) way for a radical reshaping of the US media industry.
• President Putin says Russia (is) ready to provide uninterrupted fuel supplies to India, (which) is facing heavy US pressure (to) stop buying oil (from) Moscow.
• The German Parliament has voted (in) favor (of) reinstating military service.
• It will (be) voluntary but could eventually become compulsory if (too) few people sign up.
• (The) largest study of the impact of deep sea mining (has) found that it causes significant damage (to) animal life on the ocean floor.
• And (with) economic reforms canceled and national debt soaring, we hear (from) experts on the uncertain political future of France.
• Economically speaking, they (are) stupid, but the market at one moment will oblige them (to) take decisions.
• We preview the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup, (which) takes place today in Washington.