• ☐ ☐ ☐ take to the streets [exp] - protest or demonstrate in public
• ☐ ☐ ☐ three days running [exp] - for three consecutive days, three days in a row
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an arrest [n] - taken into police custody
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mayor [n] - the elected leader of a city
• ☐ ☐ ☐ court [n] - a place where legal cases are heard and decided
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be discharged [v] - be officially released from a hospital
• ☐ ☐ ☐ state media [n] - news organizations controlled by the government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a wave of air strikes [exp] - a series of bombings or attacks from aircraft
• ☐ ☐ ☐ urgent [adj] - emergency
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an inquiry [n] - an official investigation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a power outage [n] - a temporary loss of electricity
• ☐ ☐ ☐ deal with [phv] - handle, manage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ consequences [n] - results, effects
• ☐ ☐ ☐ realize my dreams [exp] - achieve my dream
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a heart surgeon [n] - a doctor who does heart surgery
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cling on to [phv] - not give up, hold onto something tightly

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

1. The mayor of Istanbul has been released from prison.
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2. People have been protesting his arrest for four days.
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   False
   
   
3. Pope Francis left hospital on Saturday.
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   False
   
   
4. Israel has launched two waves of air strikes on Lebanon.
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   False
   
   
5. The power outage at Heathrow Airport was caused by an internal failure.
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   False
   
   
6. The Taliban are considering allowing girls to return to university.
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   False
   
   

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

1. In Istanbul, protesters [ protest ] for the fourth day [ in a row ].

   [ take to the streets ] [ running ]

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2. Pope Francis has been [ released ] from hospital on Sunday.

   [ discharged ]

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3. An urgent inquiry is ordered into the [ loss of electricity ] that closed Heathrow.

   [ power outage ]

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4. I still believe that I will [ achieve ] my dreams of becoming a heart surgeon.

   [ realize ]

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5. The girls of Afghanistan still denied education, [ holding ] on to their dreams.

   [ clinging ]

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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.

• In Istanbul, protesters (take) to the streets for the fourth day running, following the arrest of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, (who) has appeared in a Turkish court.
• Pope Francis has (been) discharged (from) hospital on Sunday.
• Lebanese state media say eight people (have) been killed in two waves of Israeli air strikes.
• An urgent inquiry (is) ordered into the power outage (that/which) closed Heathrow.
• I'm proud of (what) the people did to get us out of the situation.
• Don't forget the situation (was) not created at Heathrow Airport. It (was) created outside the airport, and we had (to) deal with the consequences.
• I still believe that one day the Taliban will allow schools and universities (to) reopen, and I will realize my dreams (of) becoming a heart surgeon.
• The girls of Afghanistan still denied education, clinging (on) to their dreams.