World News English Practice from the UK

Headlines Quiz

1.

This is BBC News, the headlines:

Russia’s defence ministry at least three service personnel have been killed as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack on an air force base in the south of the country.

2.

Millions of people in the US and Canada are Christmas

3.

in the grip of a winter storm.

4.

At least people are known to have died.

5.

175,000 homes are power.

6.

China has one of its biggest incursions to date in the seas and skies around Taiwan.

7.

The Taiwanese defence ministry says it’s detected 71 aircraft and 7 warships around the .

8.

In the UK shoppers are expected to less at the Boxing Day sales

9.

as households are squeezed by the cost-of-living .

10.

It comes as disruption is expected on roads around shopping centres of the latest round of rail strikes.

1 out of 2

11.

What can you remember?

"Personnel" are:

people employed by a company or organisation.

another word for "people."

something confidential and secret.

None

12.

The Italian translation of "aircraft" is:

aereoplano.

velivolo.

vehicolo.

None

13.

The Italian translation of "I carried out my duties." Is:

Ho svolto i miei doveri.

Ho pagato le mie tasse.

Ho portato fuori le mie cose.

None

14.

The Italian translation of "strike" is:

Vincere o fare gol.

Colpire e vincere.

Colpire o fare sciopero.

None

2 out of 2

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