Headlines October 12th, 2025

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Published: 10.12.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:05
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (10.12.2025) for the full stories.


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triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY

    It is important to read the vocabulary before you listen to the audio. This will improve your ability to understand the audio. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. LISTEN to the AUDIO

    The first time you listen, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then listen again and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. LISTEN and READ the SCRIPT

    Listen again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de escuchar el audio. Esto mejorará tu capacidad para entender el audio. También te ayudará a comprender cómo se usa naturalmente el nuevo vocabulario.

  2. ESCUCHA el AUDIO

    La primera vez que escuches, solo intenta entender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego escucha otra vez e intenta responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. ESCUCHA y LEE el GUIÓN

    Escucha nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. LEIA o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de ouvir o áudio. Isso vai melhorar sua capacidade de entender o áudio. Também ajudará você a compreender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. OUÇA o ÁUDIO

    Na primeira vez que você ouvir, apenas tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Depois, ouça novamente e tente responder às perguntas que você não conseguiu.

  4. OUÇA e LEIA o ROTEIRO

    Ouça novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo vai ajudá-lo a perceber cada palavra individual e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Há várias atividades diferentes que se concentram em vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    오디오를 듣기 전에 어휘를 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 오디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

  2. 오디오 듣기

    처음 들을 때는 전체 상황을 이해하려고만 하세요.

  3. 질문에 답하기

    먼저 기억을 바탕으로 모든 질문에 답해 보세요. 그런 다음 다시 듣고 놓친 질문에 답해 보세요.

  4. 대본 보면서 듣기

    대본을 읽으면서 다시 들어 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 개별 단어를 더 잘 들을 수 있고, 듣기 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    어휘, 문법, 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 여러 가지 활동이 있습니다.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fierce [adj] - very strong or violent
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the Taliban [n] - a militant group in Afghanistan
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ squish [v] - press and crush something soft
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ flush [v] - send water down the toilet, empty the toilet
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a Buick [n] - a large American car
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an icon [n] - a very famous and admired person

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Pakistan’s army and India's army have been battling each other.
    True
    False

  2. Hamas is refusing to release Israeli hostages.
    True
    False

  3. The EU is introducing new import restrictions on fruit.
    True
    False

  4. The woman says she has been afraid of spiders since she was thirty.
    True
    False

  5. The man says the spider is the size of a car.
    True
    False

  6. Diane Keaton, a Hollywood actress, has died at the age of 79.
    True
    False



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


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. [ Violent ] border fighting is reported between Pakistan's army and Taliban forces from Afghanistan.

    [ Fierce ]



  2. Don't [ crush, press ] it, and after it's dead, [ clear, send ] it down the toilet, okay?

    [ squish ] [ flush ]



  3. Hollywood [ legend ] Diane Keaton dies at the age of 79.

    [ icon ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (TOEFL 2026)


Directions: Fill in the missing letters.


Fierce border fighting is reported b e t _ _ _ _ Pakistan's army and Taliban f o r _ _ _ from Afghanistan.

Hamas says it will b e _ _ _ releasing Israeli hostages on Monday as part of the Gaza peace p r o _ _ _ _.

And the EU i n t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ new travel restrictions.

Don't squish it, and after it's d e _ _ , flush it d o _ _ the toilet, okay? And flush it a c o _ _ _ _ of times.

Darling, I've been killing spiders s i _ _ _ I was thirty.

What are you doing? What are you doing?

Honey, there's a spider in your bathroom the s i _ _ of a Buick.

Hollywood icon Diane Keaton d i _ _ at the age of 79. We look b _ _ _ at her life and c a _ _ _ _ .




triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (10.12.2025) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Julia McFarlane, and at 5:00 GMT on Sunday, the 12th of October, these are our main stories.

Fierce border fighting is reported between Pakistan's army and Taliban forces from Afghanistan.

Hamas says it will begin releasing Israeli hostages on Monday as part of the Gaza peace process.

And the EU introduces new travel restrictions.

Also in this podcast...

Don't squish it, and after it's dead, flush it down the toilet, okay? And flush it a couple of times.

Darling, I've been killing spiders since I was thirty.

What are you doing? What are you doing?

Honey, there's a spider in your bathroom the size of a Buick.

Oh, okay.


Hollywood icon Diane Keaton dies at the age of 79. We look back at her life and career.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (10.12.2025) for the full stories.

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