• ☐ ☐ ☐ an earthquake [n] - shaking of the ground
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mountainous [adj] - full of mountains
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a united front [exp] - people showing agreement together
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a summit [n] - a meeting of leaders
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a push [n] - strong effort to move forward
• ☐ ☐ ☐ so-called [adj] - called this, but maybe not true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fought off [phv] - defended against, stopped   [past of: fight off]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an assault [n] - a violent attack
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reveal [v] - show
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the British monarchy [n] - the king/queen and royal family of Britain
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take (s/t) off [phv] - remove something (like shoes or clothes)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ whack [v] - hit hard
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the nuts [n] - a man’s testicles (balls)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a heel [n] - the back part of a shoe

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

1. Hundreds of people were killed in an earthquake in Afghanistan.
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2. Leaders of China, India, and Russia can't agree on a vision for the future.
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3. The summit of world leaders took place in the Indian city of Tianjin.
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4. The Israeli army has started to withdraw from Gaza City.
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   False
   
   
5. It has been reported that the US has a plan for the day after the war in Gaza.
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6. Queen Camilla recently fought off an attempted assault.
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7. Camilla defended herself using a shoe.
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Directions: What expressions from the audio/video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. The leaders of China, India, and Russia have been presenting [ a shared position ].

   [ a united front ]

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2. They were at [ the conference ] of world leaders.

   [ the summit ]

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3. What more do we know about the US plan on the [ supposed, alleged ] next day after the war?

   [ so-called ]

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4. Details of how Queen Camilla [ defended against ] an attempted assault.

   [ fought off ]

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5. I took my shoe off, and I [ hit ] him in [ the balls ] with a heel.

   [ whacked ] [ the nuts ]

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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 Taliban in Afghanistan say hundreds of people (have) been killed in (an) earthquake in the country's mountainous eastern region.
• The leaders of China, India, and Russia have (been) presenting a united front at the summit of world leaders in (the) northern Chinese city of Tianjin.
• The Israeli army continues its push (into) Gaza City.
• What more (do) we know about the US plan (on) the so-called next day after the war?
• And details of (how) Queen Camilla fought off an attempted assault when she (was) a teenager are revealed in a new book about (the) British monarchy.
• Camilla said, "I did what (my) mother taught me. I (took) my shoe off, and I whacked him in the nuts (with) a heel."