Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ accuse [v] - say someone did something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ blatant [adj] - very obvious
• ☐ ☐ ☐ piracy [n] - stealing at sea (like a pirate)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ troops [n] - soldiers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ seize [v] - take by force
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an oil tanker [n] - a large ship that carries oil [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an opposition leader [n] - the main leader against the ruling government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ appear publicly [exp] - be seen in public
• ☐ ☐ ☐ underlying [adj] - hidden but important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an intention [n] - a plan, a purpose
• ☐ ☐ ☐ monitor [v] - watch closely
• ☐ ☐ ☐ restrict [v] - limit, control
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be aligned with [exp] - agree with, support
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an ideology [n] - a system of beliefs
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an administration [n] - a government in power
• ☐ ☐ ☐ significant [adj] - very important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ transform [v] - change completely
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Neanderthals [n] - an early human species [image]

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

1. US troops seized an oil tanker near the coast of Venezuela.
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2. The US has accused Venezuela of theft and piracy.
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3. Venezuela's opposition leader is refusing to appear in public.
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4. María Corina Machado received the Nobel Peace Prize less than a year ago.
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5. The US is considering requiring tourists to show ten years of social media history to enter.
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6. British researchers made a discovery related to early humans and their ability to travel.
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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. Venezuela has accused the United States of [ obvious ] theft and [ sea robbery ].

   [ blatant ] [ piracy ]

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2. US troops [ captured, confiscated ] an oil tanker off the country's coast.

   [ seized ]

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3. There is an [ fundamental ] intention to [ watch, track ] and restrict travelers to the US.

   [ underlying ] [ monitor ]

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4. They want to restrict travelers who [ do not support ] [ the principles ] of the current [ government ].

   [ are not aligned with ] [ the ideology ] [ administration ]

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5. And researchers in Britain make a [ major ] discovery.

   [ significant ]

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6. This is huge because it [ changes ] what we think about early [ a type of hominid ].

   [ transforms ] [ Neanderthals ]

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Venezuela has a c c _ _ _ _ the United States of blatant t h _ _ _ and piracy after US t r o _ _ _ seized an oil tanker off the country's c o _ _ _ .

M e a _ _ _ _ _ _ , Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has appeared p u b _ _ _ _ _ for the first time in 11 months after r e c _ _ _ _ _ _ the Nobel Peace Prize.

Also in this podcast, t o u _ _ _ _ _ could be asked to p r o _ _ _ _ five years’ worth of their social media h i s _ _ _ _ to enter America.

There is an underlying i n t _ _ _ _ _ _ to monitor and restrict travelers to the US thatt h _ _ are not aligned with the ideology of the c u r _ _ _ _ administration.

And researchers in Britain m _ _ _ a significant discovery.

This is h u _ _ because it transforms w _ _ _ we think about early Neanderthals and their abilities to c r _ _ _ _ fire.