• ☐ ☐ ☐ footage [n] - video clips
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hostages [n] - people taken prisoner and used to negotiate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ abduct [v] - steal or capture a person
• ☐ ☐ ☐ captives [n] - people who have been taken or captured
• ☐ ☐ ☐ former [adj] - previous, past
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a negotiator [n] - a person who negotiates (discusses to find a solution)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ polls [n] - the places where people vote
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the choice on offer [exp] - the options that were offered
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the US first lady [n] - the wife of the US president
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a chapeaux [n] - a hat (French)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ goes under the hammer [exp] - is sold at auction

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

1. Israel has rescued some hostages from al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Israel has released video of hostages being taken to al-Shifa hospital.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Hamas has agreed to release some of its hostages.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Argentina will soon be starting its election.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Many voters in Argentina do not like any of the candidates.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The wife of US President Biden has passed away.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Napolean's hat was recently sold at auction.
   True
   False
   
   

• You're listen listened listening (listening) to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
• Israel releases released releasing (releases) footage that it says shows showed showing (shows) hostages abduct abducted abducting (abducted) by Hamas being takes taken taking (taken) into al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
• A deal to release released releasing (release) some of the captives could be get gotten getting (getting) closer.
• The polls are close closed closing (closed) in the presidential election in Argentina.
• And the former US first lady, Rosalind Carter, has die dying died (died) at the age of 96.