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There are fears
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that the war in Iran could escalate after Iranian-backed Houthi rebels
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in Yemen said they have launched a second wave of missiles and drones against Israel.
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Well, the Houthis have in the past attacked shipping in the Red Sea,
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and there are fears they could target the Bab al-Mandab Strait,
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a vital global shipping route.
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Elsewhere, there have been attacks across the region,
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including one on a US military base in Saudi Arabia,
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injuring 12 American troops.
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This report from our World News correspondent, Joe Inwood.
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It has become a familiar sight.
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Iranian Red Crescent rescue teams searching through the remains of shattered buildings.
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The US and Israel have launched thousands of strikes right across the country.
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They say they have all but destroyed Iran's military capabilities.
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But still, the regime fires back.
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Today they released this footage of what they said was their 85th wave of missiles.
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And this was Kuwait airport,
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after an apparent drone strike.
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Dragging US Gulf allies into the conflict has been a key part of Iran's strategy.
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And today another front seems to have opened.
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Vast crowds took to the street in Yemen after the Houthis,
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allies of Iran, launched missiles at Israel.
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We are preparing for a multi-front war, including with the Houthis.
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We know how to defend Israeli civilians and,
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as I said before, we act, we don't talk.
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Anyone who threatens Israeli civilians, we will strike them and we are now going to attack the nuclear war.
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But there is a bigger concern that the economic war deepens.
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Now, if the Houthis decide to start attacking shipping in the Red Sea,
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it could have far-reaching economic consequences.
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In order to avoid the Strait of Hormuz,
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Saudi Arabia is currently diverting around 4 million barrels of oil
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a day through a pipeline to Yanbu on the Red Sea coast.
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Now that means the oil bound for the Asian market can then sail south in relative safety past Yemen.
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But that's not always been a safe route.
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For nearly two years the Houthis attacked international shipping, damaging around 30 vessels.
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Now they say they could target commercial shipping again,
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making the Bab al-Mandab Strait a key flashpoint,
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blocking routes for for Saudi oil in both directions,
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with huge implications for the global economy.
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This is what democracy looks like.
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This war is increasingly divisive in the US.
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Today, huge protests took place.
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But overnight, Donald Trump insisted it was a fight that needed to be had.
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It was blackmail period.
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Under my leadership, America is ending the threat posed by this radical regime.
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There are diplomatic efforts to end the war.
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Pakistan has said it will host talks with Egypt and Turkey,
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a sign of just how widely the shockwaves are spreading.
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But both sides seem to be talking at cross purposes.
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The U.S has said Iran is defeated,
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essentially calling for their surrender,
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while the message coming from Tehran is equally uncompromising.
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Trump and the commanders of the U.S.
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Army must have clearly understood that the region will turn into a graveyard for American soldiers,
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and they will have no option but to surrender.
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All the while, the human cost of the war continues to grow.
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The Iranian Red Crescent released this footage following what they said was an Israeli strike.
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The US has said this could all be over in weeks.
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How that will happen is far from clear.
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Joe Inwood, BBC News.
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Well, live now to our correspondent James Waterhouse,
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who's in Jerusalem for us now.
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And James, to what extent do you think the Houthi attack on Israel is an escalation of the war in Iran?
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Well, Ben, the footprint of this already vast war is widening further.
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Now, it was always likely that should Iran have asked the Houthis for help,
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they would have said yes because of their longstanding relationship,
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because of the military and financial aid the Houthis had received from Iran.
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We have had two reported missile strikes or attempted missile strikes today.
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Israel's air defenses aren't usually too troubled by missiles launched from the south.
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But of course, it's also having to defend against salvo after salvo of Iranian missiles,
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which make their way over.
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And today has been no exception.
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And so when you think about America's claim or wish that this war will be over in weeks rather than months,
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when you consider Israel's own widening offensive in southern Lebanon,
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where 1,100 civilians have been killed and counting,
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there's very little sign here in Israel that the war is winding down in any way.
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All right, James, thank you very much indeed.
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Three Lebanese journalists have been killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike on their press vehicle in southern Lebanon.
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Among those killed was a well-known correspondent for Almanar TV,
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a station affiliated to the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
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The Israeli army claimed he was a Hezbollah member who had been exposing Israeli military positions without providing evidence.
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Well, also today,
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a funeral was held for a boy who was among five
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people killed in two airstrikes in a town in southern Lebanon yesterday.
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And from there, our Middle East correspondent,
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Hugo Boshega, sent us this report.
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This war is destroying not only Lebanon's present,
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it is also taking away part of its future.
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This was the funeral today for Jawad Yunis,
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killed in an Israeli airstrike as he played football with his cousins.
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He was 11.
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His mother was devastated.
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My son is gentle and pure.
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He loved the idea of martyrdom.
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And when he grew up,
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he wanted to be with the resistance.
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He wanted to resist the enemy Israel, who killed him.
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Israeli bombs have pounded towns and villages across Lebanon.
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In the south, Israeli troops are pushing ahead with their invasion.
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Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah,
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which has continued to launch attacks against Israel.
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But here, often, it's civilians who were killed.
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This is the location that was hit
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and the scale of the destruction gives us an idea of the power of the attack.
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This house has been completely destroyed.
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There's a lot of damage in this building on this side.
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And people here say that this attack happened at around 1 o'clock in the afternoon and that it came with no warning.
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And this is the fear that many have across this country of not knowing
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when and where the next Israeli attack will hit.
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The Israeli military is yet to explain why it attacked this building.
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Lebanese officials say more than 120 children have been killed by Israeli attacks in this war,
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with hundreds more wounded.
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And then my back.
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Jawad's aunt, Zainab, survived the attack.
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She has a broken spine and fractured leg,
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but doctors believe she will fully recover.
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Had you ever imagined that something like this could happen to you?
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No, at all.
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There's nothing for Israel to bomb us,
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because I'm sitting with my husband and with my children.
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We're playing football with me and my cousins,
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and then Israel will do this thing.
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Israel and Hezbollah are vowing to keep on fighting.
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And while innocent children will be lost to a war,
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they're too young to understand.
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Hugo Bacheco, BBC News, Southern Lebanon.

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In questa lezione, gli studenti di inglese avranno l'opportunità di praticare la comprensione orale e l'abilità di esprimersi in contesti legati a eventi internazionali complessi, come i conflitti in Medio Oriente. Ci concentreremo su frasi chiave, vocaboli utilizzati per descrivere eventi di guerra e le reazioni internazionali. Attraverso l'ascolto di un estratto di una trasmissione della BBC, i partecipanti miglioreranno le loro abilità di shadow speak e shadow speech, imitandone il ritmo e la pronuncia.

Vocabolario e frasi chiave

  • Houthi: riferito ai ribelli sostenuti dall'Iran nello Yemen.
  • Colpire: attacco o bombardamento.
  • Missili: proiettili a lungo raggio utilizzati in conflitti armati.
  • Strategia: piano di azione per raggiungere un obiettivo militare o politico.
  • Consequenze economiche: implicazioni finanziarie derivanti da eventi come guerre o crisi.
  • Proteste: manifestazioni pubbliche per esprimere opinioni o opposizione.
  • Attacco aereo: operazione aerea militare contro un obiettivo specifico.
  • Diritti umani: diritti fondamentali delle persone, specialmente in contesti di conflitto.

Consigli per la pratica

Quando ascolti l'estratto di questa trasmissione, prova a shadowing in inglese seguendo il ritmo e l'intonazione del parlante. Poiché il passo può essere veloce, è utile ripetere frasi più brevi e poi espandere a frasi più lunghe mano a mano che ti senti a tuo agio. Concentrati sulla pronuncia e sull'emozione trasmessa durante il discorso.

Inizia con frasi più semplici e, una volta padroneggiate, prova a imitarne la pronunciata durante l’ascolto. Registrati mentre pratichi e riascolta per notare eventuali errori o aree di miglioramento. Essere coinvolti in una pratica di conversazione in inglese ti aiuterà a sviluppare una maggiore sicurezza. Questa forma di apprendimento è particolarmente efficace per chi desidera approfondire le proprie competenze linguistiche in contesti complessi come quello analizzato nel video.

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

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