Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ seize [v] - take something by force
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an oil tanker [n] - a large ship used to carry oil
• ☐ ☐ ☐ commemorations [n] - events or actions to remember important events
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be underway [exp] - have started and be in progress
• ☐ ☐ ☐ terror [n] - extreme fear, often caused by violence
• ☐ ☐ ☐ propose [v] - suggest an idea or plan
• ☐ ☐ ☐ negotiations [n] - formal discussions to reach an agreement
• ☐ ☐ ☐ officials [n] - representatives of a government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an engineer [n] - a person who designs or builds machines
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a wheelchair [n] - a chair with wheels used by someone who cannot walk
• ☐ ☐ ☐ blast into space [exp] - go into outer space

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

1. The United States says it has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
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2. It is the second time this week they have seized a tanker.
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3. Commemorations are taking place in Australia one month after the terror attack at Bondi Beach.
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4. President Zelensky says the US has proposed new face-to-face talks between Ukraine and Russia.
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5. The proposed negotiations would be held between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia.
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6. An engineer from Germany has become the first wheelchair user to travel into space.
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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 United States says it has [ taken ] an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

   [ seized ]

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2. [ Remembrance ceremonies ] are taking place across Australia one week on from the terror attack at Bondi Beach.

   [ Commemorations ]

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3. An engineer from Germany becomes the first wheelchair user to [ launch ] into space.

   [ blast ]

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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.

• For (the) second time this month, the United States says (it) has seized an oil tanker (off) the coast of Venezuela.
• Commemorations are taking (place) across Australia one week on (from) the terror attack at Bondi Beach.
• Ukraine's President Zelensky says (the) US has proposed fresh face- (to)-face negotiations between officials from his country (and) Russia.
• An engineer from Germany becomes (the) first wheelchair user to blast (into) space.
• That was so cool. I could feel (every) stage of going up.
• You showed (the) world that it (is) possible.
• I know! I think you should never give (up) on your dreams, right?