Headlines February 17th, 2025

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Published: 2.17.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:06
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global New Podcast (2.17.2025) for the full stories.


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triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY

    It is important to read the vocabulary before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be set to [exp] - be expected to happen soon
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ make (s/t) a reality [exp] - make (something) happen
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ calls [n] - requests, demands
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - stopping a war temporarily
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ M23 rebels [n] - an armed group in Congo
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ seize [v] - capture, take control by force
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a year on [exp] - one year later
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Arctic [adj] - near the North Pole
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ defiant [adj] - strongly resisting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ stay out of trouble [exp] - avoid problems, not break the law
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ drunk driving [n] - driving a car after drinking alcohol
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ deport [v] - force someone to leave a country
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ undocumented migrants [n] - immigrants without legal papers

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. US officials have insisted that the European Union participate in talks about Ukraine.
    True
    False

  2. A meeting among European leaders is expected to take place in Paris.
    True
    False

  3. The Israeli Prime Minister supports President Trump’s plan for the future of Gaza.
    True
    False

  4. Rwanda has claimed that the Democratic Republic of Congo is ignoring their ceasefire agreement.
    True
    False

  5. Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison a year ago.
    True
    False

  6. Navalny’s widow believes Putin is trying to erase her husband's name from public memory.
    True
    False

  7. The farmer believes that migrant workers will only be deported if they break the law.
    True
    False



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (prepositions)


Directions: Choose the correct preposition. Nothing (Ø) is possible.

  • US officials are preparing (for) talks (with) Russia (over) Ukraine, while the Europeans are set to hold a meeting (of) their own (in) Paris.
  • The Israeli Prime Minister says he's working to make President Trump's plan (for) the future (of) Gaza (Ø) a reality.
  • And the Democratic Republic (of) Congo says Rwanda is ignoring calls (for) a ceasefire after M23 rebels seized the city (of) Bukavu.
  • A year on (from) the death (of) Alexei Navalny (in) an Arctic prison, a defiant message (from) his widow.
  • Even now, a year (after) his death, Putin is trying to erase Alexei's name (from) our memory, to hide the truth (about) his murder, but he will not succeed.
  • I tell (Ø) the employees all the time, as long as you stay out (of) trouble, you're not going to have any trouble.
  • As long as they don't get caught drunk driving or stealing or anything (like) that.
  • What do American farmers think (about) plans to deport undocumented migrants?


triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (2.17.2025) for the full stories.

You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm a Oliver Conway. This edition is published in the early hours of Monday, the 17th of February.

US officials are preparing for talks with Russia over Ukraine, while the Europeans are set to hold a meeting of their own in Paris.

The Israeli Prime Minister says he's working to make President Trump's plan for the future of Gaza a reality.

And the Democratic Republic of Congo says Rwanda is ignoring calls for a ceasefire after M23 rebels seized the city of Bukavu.

Also in the podcast, a year on from the death of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison, a defiant message from his widow.

Even now, a year after his death, Putin is trying to erase Alexei's name from our memory, to hide the truth about his murder, but he will not succeed.

And...

I tell the employees all the time, as long as you stay out of trouble, you're not going to have any trouble. As long as they don't get drunk driving or stealing or anything like that.

What do American farmers think about plans to deport undocumented migrants?

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (2.17.2025) for the full stories.

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