Monday 31 October 2022

Andrew Tate on Why He Became a Muslim


Watch the interview and answer the questions:

1. Why did Andrew Tate leave Christianity?
2. What happened to a teacher who refused to criticize Andrew at school? 
3. Describe the defamation campaign led against Andrew Tate and the reasons for it.

Kanye West claims he lost $2bn in one day amid backlash to antisemitic comments

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Kanye West pictured at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Los Angeles in 2020.


Read the article and answer the questions:

1. What companies cut ties with Kanye West over his antisemitic remarks?

2. What was Kanye's response?

3. What happened to Kanye's Instagram account?


Monday 17 October 2022

Phrasal verbs related to food

15 Phrasal verbs related to food

 1. Eat in/out (To eat at home/to eat in a restaurant)

Are you going to eat in tonight? No, mum. I'm eating out with my friends.

2. Eat up (To finish all your meal, usually used with children)
Eat up your breakfast now or you'll be late for school.

3. Pick at (To eat small amounts of food because you're not hungry or you don't like it)
Is something wrong with you? You've been picking at your food for half an hour.

4. Dig in (To start eating)
Dig in before your food gets cold!

5. Polish off (To eat something until it's finished)

He polished off a plateful of lentils in next to no time.


Make up 3 sentences with these phrasal verbs and post them in the commentary section below.



Cost of living crisis: Eat or heat a 'huge reality', as councils face 'unprecedented' pleas for help

 


1. What do you know about food banks?
2. Describe the situation Graham Smith found himself in.
3. What classes of society has the crisis affected?

We live on cereal and soup, I ration washing my hair - what else can I give up to survive?

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Eleanor Bannister illustration

Read the article and answer the questions:

1. Describe the diet of the author of the article.

2. What tools does she use to warm herself up?

3. How much has her rent increased?

Post your answers in the commentary section below

Tuesday 11 October 2022

Complexity.The Oxford comment

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Listen to the track and answer the questions:

1. What university is the speaker from?

2. What does she say about the brain’s ability to perform complex vs easy tasks?

3. What facts about ants did she mention? 

Phrasal verbs about money


Choose 3 phrasal verbs and make up 3 sentences with them.

 

Britain is slowly waking up to the truth: Brexit has left us poorer, adrift and alone

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Great Britain Country Information ⋅ Natucate

Read the article and answer the questions in the commentary section:

1. How did the British public treat Boris Johnson?

2. What were the promises made by the politicians promoting Brexit?

3. Did the politicians in the article live up to their promises?


Tuesday 4 October 2022

English idioms

Learn these idioms and make up three sentences with them


An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor Away - YouTube

IdiomMeaningUsage
As right as rainPerfectas part of a sentence
Bolt from the blueSomething that happened without warningas part of a sentence
Burn bridgesDestroy relationshipsas part of a sentence

UK economy: is there worse to come?

 

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Watch the video and answer the questions%

1) What can you say about the British pound in the current economic crisis?
2) How is the British government planning to fix this problem?

Post your answers in the commentary section below.

Monday 3 October 2022

Who’s paying for Britain’s disastrous mini-budget? We are, with our health

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A food bank sign graffitied on a wall in Leeds

Read the article and answer the questions:


1) What was the result of the UK government's tax cuts?

2) How did the housing market react to changes?

3) How will low-income households survive?

4) What consequences can more expensive fuel have for people's health?


Post your answers in the commentary section below.

Angelina Jolie receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2013 Governors Awards

  Watch the interview and answer the question: What problem does Angelina raise in her acceptance speech?