Headlines October 21st, 2025

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Published: 10.21.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:10
Accent: British

Headlines from today's news. Visit the Global News Podcast (10.21.2025) 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


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a glitch [n] - a small problem or error, especially in a computer
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ take (s/t) offline [exp] - stop a website, service, or machine
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be resolved [v] - be fixed, be solved
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ defective [adj] - not working properly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ funicular [adj/n] - related to a cable railway on a steep slope [image] ESL Vocab - Funicular
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be demolished [v] - be torn down, be destroyed
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a ballroom [n] - a large room used for dances or formal events
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pioneering [adj] - being the first to try or develop something new
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an opioid [n] - a drug that reduces pain
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ addicts [n] - people who cannot stop using a harmful substance or doing something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get clean [exp] - stop using drugs, recover from addiction

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Amazon said a hacker took thousands of apps and websites offline.
    True
    False

  2. Amazon said that the problem will soon be fixed.
    True
    False

  3. The cause of the Lisbon crash was reported to be a defective cable.
    True
    False

  4. Part of the White House is being demolished to build a new ballroom.
    True
    False

  5. The man says that he looks forward to Hamas governing in Gaza again.
    True
    False

  6. A project is helping people get over gambling addictions in Las Vegas.
    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. Amazon says [ a malfunction, a technical issue ] took thousands of apps and websites offline.

    [ a glitch ]



  2. An interim report blames a [ faulty, flawed ] cable for the funicular crash.

    [ defective ]



  3. Part of the White House is being [ destroyed ] to [ create space ] for President Trump's new ballroom.

    [ demolished ] [ make way ]



  4. A pioneering project is helping opioid addicts in Las Vegas [ quit drugs ].

    [ get clean ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (grammar words)


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.

  • Amazon says a glitch that (took) thousands of apps and websites offline on Monday has (been) resolved.
  • An interim report blames (a) defective cable for the funicular crash (that) killed 16 people in Lisbon.
  • Part of the White House is (being) demolished to make way (for) President Trump's new ballroom.
  • What future (does) Hamas have in Gaza?
  • I want (the) end of Hamas. I don't want them + (to) remain in Gaza. I don't want (them) in government. And I don't want (them) in security.
  • And we hear (about) the pioneering project that (is) helping opioid addicts in Las Vegas (get) clean.



triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (10.21.2025) for the full stories.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and in the early hours of October the 21st, these are our main stories.

Amazon says a glitch that took thousands of apps and websites offline on Monday has been resolved.

An interim report blames a defective cable for the funicular crash that killed 16 people in Lisbon.

Part of the White House is being demolished to make way for President Trump's new ballroom.

Also in this podcast, what future does Hamas have in Gaza?

I want the end of Hamas. I don't want them to remain in Gaza. I don't want them in government. And I don't want them in security.

And we hear about the pioneering project that's helping opioid addicts in Las Vegas get clean.

Visit the BBC Global News Podcast or this specific episode (10.21.2025) for the full stories.

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