• ☐ ☐ ☐ confirm [v] - clarify that something is true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ land a spacecraft [exp] - make a spacecraft touch the ground safely and successfully
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a manslaughter charge [n] - an official legal statement of killing someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fatal [adj] - leading to death
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a shooting [n] - an event in which someone is shot with a gun
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a film set [n] - the place where movies are filmed or made
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a draconian measure [exp] - a very strong or strict step or action
• ☐ ☐ ☐ carry out [phv] - do
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a significant risk [exp] - very dangerous
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a drastic action [exp] - strong action
• ☐ ☐ ☐ making their way through [exp] - traveling through

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

1. Japan has successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon.
   True
   False
   
   
2. The Japanese spacecraft is having technical problems with its communication system.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Five other countries have landed a spacecraft on the moon.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The Israeli military has been accused of preventing the delivery of aid to Northern Gaza.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Alec Baldwin was recently involved with a death on a film set.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Alec Baldwin has been charged with a crime related to the death on a film set.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The man believes that there is a significant risk to dolphins near France.
   True
   False
   
   
8. The man states that France should be doing more to protect dolphins in the Bay of Biscay.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Choose one word for each box.

• This is ø a an the this (the) Global News Podcast from ø a an the this (the) BBC World Service.
• I am Robin Brandt, and in ø a an the this (the) early hours of ø a an the this (ø) Saturday ø a an the our (the) 20th of ø a an the our (ø) January, these are ø a an the our (our) main stories.
• Japan has confirmed that it has become ø a an the our (the) fifth country to land ø a an the its (a) spacecraft on ø a an the its (the) moon successfully, although there is now ø a an the its (a) problem with ø a an the its (its) power supply.
• ø A An The This (The) U.N. has accused ø a an the this (the) Israeli military of blocking ø a an the this (an) increasing number of ø a an the this (ø) aid deliveries to Northern Gaza.
• And ø a an the this (the) Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin is facing ø a an the this (a) new manslaughter charge over ø a an the this (a) fatal shooting on ø a an the this (a) film set more than two years ago.
• Also coming up in ø a an the this (this) podcast...
• I am very surprised such ø a an the this (a) draconian measure has been taken.
• We need to check ø a an the this (the) studies that have been carried out on ø a an the our (ø) dolphin populations.
• I am not convinced there is such ø a an the this (a) significant risk to them.
• France is taking ø a an the its (ø) drastic action to try to protect ø a an the this (ø) dolphins, making ø a an the their (their) way through ø a an the this (the) Bay of Biscay off ø a an the its (its) west coast.