• ☐ ☐ ☐ a confidence vote [n] - a vote to show support or no support for a leader
• ☐ ☐ ☐ parliament [n] - a part of the government in countries like Britain, Canada, Japan
• ☐ ☐ ☐ resign [v] - quit, leave a job
• ☐ ☐ ☐ intensify [v] - become stronger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an assault [n] - an attack
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the US Congress [n] - a part of the government in the United States
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Democrats [n] - the left-wing political party in the US
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sexually suggestive [adj] - having a sexual meaning
• ☐ ☐ ☐ purportedly [adv] - said to be true, but not proven
• ☐ ☐ ☐ late [adj] - no longer alive, dead
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sex offender [n] - someone guilty of a sexual crime
• ☐ ☐ ☐ deny [v] - say something is not true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mural [n] - a large picture painted on a wall
• ☐ ☐ ☐ surface [v] - appear, come into view
• ☐ ☐ ☐ depict [v] - show (in a picture or movie)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a wig [n] - fake hair worn on the head
• ☐ ☐ ☐ blood-splattered [adj] - marked with spots of blood
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a placard [n] - a big sign carried during a protest

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

1. The Israeli prime minister lost a confidence vote in parliament.
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   False
   
   
2. François Bayrou will have to resign.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Benjamin Netanyahu is allowing residents of Gaza City to move to the West Bank.
   True
   False
   
   
4. US Democrats published a letter that was sent from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Donald Trump denies he was the author of the letter.
   True
   False
   
   
6. A new mural by Banksy in London was quickly covered up.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The mural depicts the war in Ukraine.
   True
   False
   
   

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

1. He will now be forced to [ quit his job ].

   [ resign ]

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2. The Israeli military has [ increased ] its assault.

   [ intensified ]

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3. Mr. Trump [ claims its not true ] being the author.

   [ denies ]

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4. A [ large wall painting ] by the street artist Banksy [ appears ] in London.

   [ mural ] [ surfaces ]

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5. It [ shows ] a judge in a wig and black robe hitting a protester.

   [ depicts ]

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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 French prime minister François Bayrou (has) lost a confidence vote in parliament and will now (be) forced to resign.
• Benjamin Netanyahu has told residents of Gaza City (to) leave immediately as (the) Israeli military intensifies its assault.
• Democrats in (the) US Congress have published (an) image of a sexually suggestive letter purportedly sent (by) Donald Trump to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
• Mr. Trump denies (being) the author.
• A mural (by) the street artist Banksy surfaces in London before it (is) quickly covered up.
• It depicts (a) judge in a wig and black robe hitting a protester, (who) is lying on (the) ground holding a blood-splattered placard.