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Published: 3.13.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:25
Accent: Canadian

Headlines from today's news. Visit the World Report (3.06.2025) 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 watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

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

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video 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 test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video 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 la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Parliament Hill [n] - Canada's federal government buildings
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tariffs [n] - taxes on imported or exported goods
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ accept (s/t) lying down [exp] - passively accept (something) negative without fighting back
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ come into effect [exp] - start to happen
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a general election [n] - a nationwide election to choose the leader of a country
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ advocate [v] - publicly support
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ autonomous [adj] - independent, self-governing
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a region [n] - an area
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ vital [adj] - important
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ NASA [n] - the U.S. government agency responsible for space exploration (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a space telescope [n] - a telescope placed in space to observe stars, planets, galaxies
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be launched [exp] - be sent into space
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ survey [v] - systematically examine
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an orbit [n] - a path around a planet
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the Earth's Poles [n] - the North Pole, the South Pole, the northernmost and southernmost points on Earth
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ infrared instruments [n] - scientific tools that measure infrared radiation
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sweeping [adj] - wide
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a wide-angle view [exp] - a wide perspective that captures a large portion of a scene
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a galaxy [n] - a very large system of stars
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ cosmic glow [exp] - the faint/low light of space

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. Canada says it will not accept the new US tariffs without resistance.
    True
    False

  2. The US has imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian agricultural products.
    True
    False

  3. A pro-independence party won Greenland's recent general election.
    True
    False

  4. Greenland's new government has declared independance from Denmark.
    True
    False

  5. SpaceX has launched a new space telescope called SPHEREx.
    True
    False

  6. SPHEREx will map the Earth's surface using infrared technology.
    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?

  1. Canada will not accept new tariffs [ without reistance ].

    [ lying down ]



  2. US President Donald Trump's 25% tariff on steel and aluminum [ started ] at midnight.

    [ came into effect ]



  3. Greenland is an [ self-governed ] region of Denmark.

    [ autonomous ]



  4. President Trump says it is [ very important ] to US security, and he plans to control it.

    [ vital ]



  5. It will survey the sky every six months from [ a circular path ] over Earth's Poles.

    [ an orbit ]



  6. Infrared instruments are expected to provide a sweeping wide-angle view of hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared [ interstellar ] glow.

    [ cosmic ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (prepositions)


Directions: Choose the correct preposition. Nothing (Ø) is possible.

  • The message (on) Parliament Hill right now: Canada will not accept new tariffs lying down.
  • US President Donald Trump's 25% tariff (on) steel and aluminum came (into) effect (at) midnight.
  • The center-right Demokraatik Party took about 30% (of) the vote, but the party is advocating (Ø) a-take-it-slow approach (to) independence.
  • Greenland is an autonomous region (of) Denmark, but President Trump says it is vital (to) US security, and he plans to control (Ø) it.
  • NASA's newest space telescope is about to start mapping (Ø) the entire sky.
  • The SPHEREx Observatory was launched (Ø) last night (from) California.
  • It will survey (Ø) the sky every six months (from) an orbit (over) Earth's Poles.
  • Infrared instruments are expected to provide (Ø) a sweeping wide-angle view (of) hundreds (of) millions (of) galaxies and their shared cosmic glow.



triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Visit the CBC World Report or this specific episode (3.13.2025) for the full stories.

This is World Report. Good morning. I'm Helen Mamm.

The message on Parliament Hill right now: Canada will not accept new tariffs lying down. US President Donald Trump's 25% tariff on steel and aluminum came into effect at midnight.

A pro-independence party has won Greenland's general election. The center-right Demokraatik Party took about 30% of the vote, but the party is advocating a-take-it-slow approach to independence. Greenland is an autonomous region of Denmark, but President Trump says it is vital to US security, and he plans to control it.

NASA's newest space telescope is about to start mapping the entire sky. Three, two, one, ignition. The SPHEREx Observatory was launched last night from California. It will survey the sky every six months from an orbit over Earth's Poles. Infrared instruments are expected to provide a sweeping wide-angle view of hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared cosmic glow.

And that is the latest national and international news from World Report. I'm Helen Mamm. This is CBC News.

Visit the CBC World Report or this specific episode (3.13.2025) for the full stories.

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