Headlines January 16th, 2025

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Published: 1.16.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:04
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global New Podcast (1.16.2025) 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


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - a temporary stop to fighting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a hostage [n] - a person held captive
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ release [n] - give freedom
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ relief [n] - a feeling of comfort after worry
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a pick [n] - a choice or selection
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the Secretary of State [n] - a government official in charge of foreign affairs
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an agenda [n] - a plan or list of goals
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a confirmation hearing [n] - a meeting to approve a person for a job
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ corridors [n] - hallways
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hospital wards [n] - rooms for patients in a hospital
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ withdrawal [n] - leaving or removing
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ foreign aid [n] - help given by one country to another, usually money
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ struggle [v] - have difficulty
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ cope [v] - deal with a difficult situation

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.
    True
    False

  2. Marco Rubio will likely be the next Secretary of State in the US.
    True
    False

  3. Marco Rubio wants to move away from Trump's "America First" agenda.
    True
    False

  4. Afghan hospitals are refusing to accept new patients.
    True
    False

  5. Afghan hospitals have seen a dramatic increase in foreign aid.
    True
    False



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (prepositions)


Directions: Decide if each noun should be singular or plural.

  • Israel and Hamas have agreed (to) a ceasefire and hostage release deal (in) Gaza, raising hopes there could soon be an end (to) more than a year (of) war.
  • The news was met with celebrations (in) Gaza and relief (around) the world.
  • (In) other news, Donald Trump's pick (for) Secretary (of) State, Marco Rubio, has stressed the "America First" agenda (at) his confirmation hearing (in) Washington.
  • The corridors, the hospital wards, they are all full o (of) people (in) pain.
  • Everyone complains that they do not really receive the kind (of) treatment that they used to receive before.
  • After withdrawal (of) foreign aid, many Afghan hospitals are struggling to cope.



triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (1.16.2025) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Paul Moss, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 16th of January, these are our main stories.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, raising hopes there could soon be an end to more than a year of war. The news was met with celebrations in Gaza and relief around the world.

In other news, Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has stressed the "America First" agenda at his confirmation hearing in Washington.

Also in this podcast...

The corridors, the hospital wards, they are all full of people in pain. Everyone complains that they do not really receive the kind of treatment that they used to receive before.

After withdrawal of foreign aid, many Afghan hospitals are struggling to cope.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (1.16.2025) for the full stories.

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