• ☐ ☐ ☐ federal [adj] - relating to the country's government, not the state or provincial governments
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Liberals [n] - Canada's center-left political party, the ruling party of Canada
• ☐ ☐ ☐ overwhelmingly [adv] - by a very large majority
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be sworn in [phv] - officially take on a position by making a formal oath
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an election [n] - a formal process in which people vote to choose a leader
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pitch black [exp] - completely dark, with no light
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cut off [phv] - stop or interrupt the supply of something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the strip [n] - a long narrow area of land, referring to the Gaza Strip
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ramp up [phv] - increase
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a desalination plant [n] - a facility that removes salt from seawater to produce drinking water
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an extension [n] - extra time to finish a task
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - an agreement between opposing sides to stop fighting temporarily
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hostages [n] - people who are captured and held as prisoners
• ☐ ☐ ☐ on route [exp] - in the process of traveling to a place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ smooth out [phv] - reduce difficulties or conflicts
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tense [adj] - strained, anxious, nervous

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

1. Mark Carney will replace Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada.
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2. The next Canadian federal election will take place in October.
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3. Israel has cut electricity to Gaza.
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4. Israel will not cut electricity to a desalination plant.
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5. Hamas has released all of its hostages.
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6. President Trump believes peace between Ukraine and Russia will come in the distance future.
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7. President Trump has apologized to the Ukraine for the meeting that happened at the White House.
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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. Federal Liberals vote [ by a landslide ] for Mark Carney to be their new leader.

   [ overwhelmingly ]

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2. He will be [ officially given the job ] as Prime Minister in the coming days.

   [ sworn in ]

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3. In Gaza, people walk through [ completely dark ] streets in Gaza city.

   [ pitch black ]

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4. Israel has cut off electricity to the strip in an effort to [ increase ] the pressure on Hamas.

   [ ramp up ]

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5. Leaders are [ on their way ] ahead of those talks tomorrow.

   [ on route ]

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6. There is hope it could [ calm, improve ] relations between the US and Ukraine.

   [ smooth out ]

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Directions: Choose the most natural word or expression.

• Federal Liberals vote overwhelmingly for Mark Carney be been being to be (to be) their new leader.
• The former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England will replace replaced replacing to replace (replace) Justin Trudeau.
• He will be swear in sworn in swearing in to swear in (sworn in) as Prime Minister in the coming days.
• And as Tom Perry reports, Carney will lead led leading to lead (lead) the Liberals into an election that must come coming to come (come) by October but is expect expected expecting to expect (expected) much sooner.
• Israel has cut off cutting off to cut off (cut off) electricity to the strip in an effort ramp up ramped up ramping up to ramp up (to ramp up) the pressure on Hamas.
• Israel's decision cut off cutting off to cut off (to cut off) electricity to Gaza is affect affected affecting to affect (affecting) a desalination plant produce produced producing to produce (producing) drinking water.
• Israel is demand demanded demanding to demand (demanding) Hamas accept an extension of phase one of their ceasefire and immediately release all remaining hostages.
• The US President is feel felt feeling to feel (feeling) confident ahead of talks between Ukraine and Russia.
• Let's see seen seeing to see (see) what happens with the whole Russian-Ukraine thing.
• I think you're going to have some pretty good results come out coming out to come out (coming out) of Saudi Arabia this week.
• The meeting is mean meant meaning to mean (meant) lead led leading to lead (to lead) to a deal between Ukraine and Russia that could end ended ending to end (end) the war.
• Also there is hope it could smooth out smoothed out smoothing out to smooth out (smooth out) relations between the US and Ukraine.