Headlines July 18th, 2025

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Published: 7.18.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:08
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (7.18.2025) 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 data breach [n] - when private information is stolen or exposed
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ emerge [v] - become known, come out
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be leaked [v] - be shared secretly and without permission
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ special forces [n] - elite military soldiers with special training
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ spies [n] - people who secretly collect information
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a monsoon [n] - heavy rain
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ flooding [n] - too much water covering land
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a parent company [n] - a company that owns another company
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ settle [v] - end a legal case by agreement
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a lawsuit [n] - a legal complaint in court
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a founder [n] - a person who starts a company
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ executives [n] - top managers in a company
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a general election [n] - a national vote to choose a president or leader
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a sled [n] - a small vehicle used for sliding over snow or ice [image] ESL Vocab - Sled
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a prop [n] - an object used in a movie
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Orson Welles [n] - a famous director (He made Citizen Kane.) [image] ESL Vocab - Welles
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Citizen Kane [n] - a famous 1941 movie by Orson Welles [ Link ]

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. There was a major data breach in the U.K.
    True
    False

  2. The data breach included information about military personnel.
    True
    False

  3. The monsoon flooding in Pakistan happened over the course of a week.
    True
    False

  4. Meta settled a multi-billion dollar privacy lawsuit involving its founder and executives.
    True
    False

  5. The UK is considering lowering its voting age.
    True
    False

  6. The Citizen Kane sled is now the most valuable movie prop ever sold.
    True
    False



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

  1. What may have been Britain's biggest ever data [ loss ] was even worse than first feared.

    [ breach ]



  2. It has now [ come out ] that the personal details of British spies and special forces were [ exposed, revealed ].

    [ emerged ] [ leaked ]



  3. Investors in Facebook's parent company Meta [ agree on, resolve ] an eight-billion-dollar privacy lawsuit.

    [ settle ]



  4. The wooden sled from Orson Welles' Citizen Kane becomes the second most valuable movie [ film item ] ever sold.

    [ prop ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (grammar words)


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.

  • What may (have) been Britain's biggest ever data breach was even worse (than) first feared.
  • It (has) now emerged that the personal details of British spies and special forces (were) leaked.
  • Monsoon flooding in Pakistan kills (at) least 60 people in (the) last 24 hours.
  • Investors (in) Facebook's parent company Meta settle (an) eight-billion-dollar privacy lawsuit (with) its founder and other executives.
  • There are new plans (to) give 16-year-olds (the) vote in UK general elections.
  • It (is) probably (the) most famous prop in the history of cinema.
  • The wooden sled from Orson Welles' Citizen Kane becomes (the) second most valuable movie prop (ever) sold.



triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (7.18.2025) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Alex Rickson, and in the early hours of Friday, the 18th of July, these are our main stories.

What may have been Britain's biggest ever data breach was even worse than first feared. It has now emerged the personal details of British spies and special forces were leaked.

Monsoon flooding in Pakistan kills at least 60 people in the last 24 hours.

Investors in Facebook's parent company Meta settle an eight-billion-dollar privacy lawsuit with its founder and other executives.

Also in this podcast, new plans to give 16-year-olds the vote in UK general elections.

And...

It's probably the most famous prop in the history of cinema.

The wooden sled from Orson Welles' Citizen Kane becomes the second most valuable movie prop ever sold.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (7.18.2025) for the full stories.

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