• ☐ ☐ ☐ urge [v] - strongly ask
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lasting [adj] - continuing for a long time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be sentenced [v] - be officially given a punishment in court
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a conviction [n] - a decision that someone is guilty of a crime
• ☐ ☐ ☐ prostitution [n] - selling sex for money
• ☐ ☐ ☐ charges [n] - official accusations of a crime
• ☐ ☐ ☐ race [v] - move or act quickly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lab-grown [adj] - made or developed in a laboratory
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be powered by [v] - get energy from
• ☐ ☐ ☐ substrate [n] - a material on which something is built
• ☐ ☐ ☐ biological tissue [n] - parts of a living body, like skin or muscle
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a surfer [n] - a person who rides waves on a board
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a drone [n] - a small flying machine without a pilot
• ☐ ☐ ☐ spot [v] - see, notice
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a fin [n] - the thin part of fish or shark that helps it swim

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

1. President Trump has encouraged Israel to continue bombing Gaza.
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2. Donald Trump said he believes Hamas does not want peace.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Sean Combs has been sentenced to four months in prison.
   True
   False
   
   
4. His conviction was related to drug trafficking.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Scientists are trying to create living computers using biological tissue.
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   False
   
   
6. The man expressed concern about the dangers associated with these new computers.
   True
   False
   
   
7. A surfer in Australia said he feels safer with a drone watching the beach.
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   False
   
   

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

1. President Trump has [ pushed ] Israel to immediately stop bombing Gaza.

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2. He believes Hamas is ready for a [ continuing ] peace.

   [ lasting ]

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3. Scientists [ move quickly ] to make living computers powered by lab-grown mini-brains.

   [ race ]

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4. It happens to be [ living ] tissue.

   [ biological ]

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5. It's not just someone watching from the water's edge and maybe [ seeing ] a fin.

   [ spotting ]

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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.

• President Trump has urged Israel (to) immediately stop bombing Gaza, saying he believes Hamas (is) ready for a lasting peace.
• The American rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs has (been) sentenced to just over 4 years in jail following his conviction (on) prostitution-related charges.
• Scientists race (to) make living computers powered (by) lab-grown mini-brains.
• We shouldn't (be) scared of them. You know, they're just computers made (out) of a different substrate, of a different material. It happens to (be) biological tissue.
• And after another deadly shark attack in Australia, we (look) at solutions.
• I personally, (as) a surfer, feel safer with (a) drone.
• It's not just someone watching (from) the water's edge and maybe spotting (a) fin.