• ☐ ☐ ☐ mark [v] - notice, remember, celebrate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mediators [n] - people who help others reach an agreement
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an agenda [n] - a plan of things to discuss or do
• ☐ ☐ ☐ indirect negotiations [exp] - talks between two groups through a mediator, not direct, not face to face
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Gen Z [n] - people born in the mid-1990s to early 2010s
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take to the streets [exp] - protest publicly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in a row [exp] - happening one after another, without interruption
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dismantle [v] - take apart, destroy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ smuggle [v] - move things secretly and illegally across borders
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a night off [exp] - a one-night break
• ☐ ☐ ☐ woes [n] - problems, troubles
• ☐ ☐ ☐ headline (a concert) [v] - be the main performer (at a concert)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a comeback [n] - success after a period of decline
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a humpback [n] - a type of whale [image]

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

1. Hamas attacked Israel two years ago.
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   False
   
   
2. Hamas and Israel will soon begin direct negotiations.
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3. Protests in Morocco began 20 days ago.
   True
   False
   
   
4. British police have stopped a large drug smuggling operation.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The president of Argentina performed at a rock concert.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Humpback whales are returning to the East Coast of Australia.
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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. Israel is [ commemorating, honoring ] the second anniversary of the Hamas attack that started the war in Gaza.

   [ marking ]

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2. Angry Gen Z [ protests ] of Morocco for the 11th day [ consecutively ].

   [ takes to the streets ] [ in a row ]

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3. British police say they've [ taken apart ] a huge international smuggling operation.

   [ dismantled ]

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4. A night off from economic [ problems ] for Argentina's president, Milei, as he [ is the main performer at ] a rock concert.

   [ woes ] [ headlines ]

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Directions: Fill in the missing letters.

Israel is marking the  s e c _ _ _ anniversary of the Hamas attack  t _ _ _ started the war in Gaza as mediators are reported to have  r e a _ _ _ _ an understanding with Hamas and Israel on an agenda for  i n d i _ _ _ _ negotiations.

Angry Gen Z  t a _ _ _ to the streets of Morocco for the 11th day in a  r _ _ .

British police say they've dismantled a  h u _ _ international smuggling  o p e _ _ _ _ _ _ in stolen mobile phones.

A night off  f r _ _ economic woes for Argentina's president, Milei, as he headlines a rock  c o _ _ _ _ _ .

And alive and whale. The remarkable comeback of humpbacks off Australia's east  c _ _ _ _ .