Learn English with an ESL Lesson from BBC News

• ☐ ☐ ☐ The Kremlin [n] - Russia’s government building, the Russian government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ urge [v] - strongly ask someone to do something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ favor [v] - support, prefer
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - a temporary stop in fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ come into effect [exp] - begin to happen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dozens [n] - many (groups of 12)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pupils [n] - students
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be abducted [v] - be taken away by force
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mass kidnapping [n] - many people taken at the same time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ features [n] - details of something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a roar [n] - a loud, deep animal sound (a lion sound)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ full-throated [adj] - loud and powerful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ intermediary [adj] - in the middle, not extreme
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a grunt [n] - a short, low animal sound
• ☐ ☐ ☐ differentiate [v] - see the difference between things

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

1. The US is urging Ukraine to accept Russia's new peace plan.
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2. The UN says that 70 children have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire began.
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3. Pupils and staff have been abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria.
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4. There have been three mass kidnappings in Nigeria in a week.
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5. Scientists are using AI to help distinguish between different types of lions.
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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

1. The Kremlin [ pushes ] Ukraine to agree quickly to a US peace plan.

   [ urges ]

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2. It appears to [ prefer, back ] many of Russia's demands.

   [ favor ]

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3. The ceasefire there [ started ] last month.

   [ came into effect ]

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4. I think these are [ middle, medium ] roars. I think these are [ low short sounds ].

   [ intermediary ] [ grunts ]

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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.

• The Kremlin urges Ukraine (to) agree quickly to a US peace plan (that) appears to favor many (of) Russia's demands.
• The US says nearly 70 children have (been) killed in Gaza since the ceasefire there came (into) effect last month.
• Officials in Nigeria say dozens of pupils and staff have (been) abducted from a Catholic school, (the) third mass kidnapping in (a) week.
• (What) we been able to do (is) use very specific features of these roars and get an AI model (to) say I think these (are) full-throated roars, I think these (are) intermediary roars, I think these (are) grunts.
• How artificial intelligence (is) helping scientists differentiate (between) different lion roars.