Monday, 31 October 2022
Andrew Tate on Why He Became a Muslim
Kanye West claims he lost $2bn in one day amid backlash to antisemitic comments
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
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!
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
We live on cereal and soup, I ration washing my hair - what else can I give up to survive?
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
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?
Britain is slowly waking up to the truth: Brexit has left us poorer, adrift and alone
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
Idiom | Meaning | Usage |
As right as rain | Perfect | as part of a sentence |
Bolt from the blue | Something that happened without warning | as part of a sentence |
Burn bridges | Destroy relationships | as part of a sentence |
UK economy: is there worse to come?
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Monday, 3 October 2022
Who’s paying for Britain’s disastrous mini-budget? We are, with our health
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?
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Past simple or present perfect Definite time in the past We use the past simple to refer to definite time in the past (when we specify the...