Plane idioms

 

• to be flying high – to be very successful
• to fly by the seat of one’s pants – to do sth. difficult without much experience or ability
• to come to a standstill – to stop

• to do sth. on autopilot – to do sth. without thinking: I can cook this dish on autopilot.
• To take a nosedive – to go down suddenly and fast: The prices have taken a nosedive.
• To be soaring – to opposite of “to take a nosedive”: The prices are soaring.
• To be on a collision course – to behave in such a way that it’s likely to cause a major disagreement/fight: The two countries are on a collision course.

Make up 3 sentences with these idioms and post them below.

These Cities Have the Best Public Transit Systems

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Read the article and answer the questions:

1. Which city has the best public transport in the world?

2. What factors were taken into consideration while assessing the public transport?

3. Describe the system of public transport in the US.

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me — An Exclusive Conversation | Apple TV+

 

Watch the interview and answer the questions:

1. What is the documentary about?

2. How many tour had Selena had prior to cancelling the show?

3. What was Selena afraid of in her childhood?

4. Who did Selena meet with when she visited her hometown?

15 Advanced English Phrases for Expressing Emotions

 

1. Flying high

Meaning: very happy.

She’s flying high after the successful product launch.

2. Pumped up

Meaning: very excited about something.

He’s pumped up for his first half-marathon race this weekend.

3. Fool’s paradise

Meaning: a situation when someone is happy because they’re ignoring a problem or fail to realize its existence.

He’s been living in fool’s paradise since he started trading stocks, expecting to make millions even though he doesn’t have investing experience.

4. Be down in the dumps

Meaning: to feel unhappy or without hope.

I always feel down in the dumps when I go back to work after a long weekend.

5. Be at the end of your rope (American); Be at the end of your tether (British)

Meaning: to feel very upset because you’re no longer able to deal with a difficult situation.

Helen is at the end of her rope after looking for a job for months without any luck.

6. Grief-stricken

Meaning: extremely sad.

After his partner died in a car accident, he was left grief-stricken.

7. Bite someone’s head off

Meaning: to respond with anger to someone.

I just asked one question to confirm his request, and my boss bit my head off.

8. Black mood

Meaning: to be irritable, angry or depressed.

She’s scared to ask for a day off as her boss is in a black mood today.

9. Drive up the wall

Meaning: to annoy or irritate someone.

His constant whining drove me up the wall, so I left.

10. Have/get/feel butterflies in your stomach

Meaning: to feel very nervous or excited about something that you have to do, especially something important.

I’m going to have the first meeting with a big client tomorrow, and I’m feeling butterflies in my stomach.

11. Afraid of your own shadow

Meaning: very easily frightened.

After reading “Dracula,” she became afraid of her own shadow.

12. Petrified of

Meaning: extremely frightened, especially so that you cannot move or decide what to do.

In the “Harry Potter” series, Ron Weasley is petrified of spiders.

13. Feel out of it

Meaning: to not feel in a state of one’s normal mind.

He just woke up from a night of heavy drinking and felt so out of it.

14. Puzzle over

Meaning: to think carefully about someone or something for a long time and try to understand them.

I puzzled over the assignment for a few days before I decided to ask my professor for clarification.

15. Ambivalent about

Meaning: feeling two different things about someone or something at the same time, for example, that you like them and dislike them.

He’s ambivalent about quitting his job to start his own business; he wants his freedom, but there are risks.

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Why is the World Cup important to Qatar?

 

Watch the video and answer the questions:

1. Why is this cup named the most expensive one in the history of football?

2. Describe Qatar's preparation for the tournament. What obstacles did it encounter?

3. What benefits can this event bring to the economy of Qatar?

World population reaches 8 billion people, with India expected to surpass China as most populous nation

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Read the article and answer the questions:

1. How is the growing world population related to the number of children in the family?

2. What was human life expectancy between 1990 and 2019?

3. Enumerate the most populous countries in the world.

Phrasal Verbs About Education

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NEUROSCIENTIST: You will NEVER LACK Motivation Again

 

Watch the video and answer the questions:

1. Why do the majority of people work hard?

2. How are working hard, getting a reward and dopamine release are related>

3. What was the Stanford experiment about and what did it reveal?

4. What solution does Andrew Huberman to counter the problem?

28-year-old Harvard grad who quit his $200,000 job: Here's the biggest downside of success 'no one talks about'

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Read the article and answer the questions:

1. What was Julian's occupation after graduation?

2. What incident addicted his mental health?

3. What did he do for other people suffering from the same condition?

'Brazil was stolen': the Bolsonaro supporters who refuse to accept election result

 

Watch the video and answer the questions:

1. What is the attitude of Brazilian people towards Lula, the newly elected president?

2. Was the election transparent, according to the voters?

US warns Australia against joining treaty banning nuclear weapons

 

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Read the article and answer the questions:

1. What do you know about the new treaty banning nuclear weapons?

2. What is the stance of the current government of Australia in regard to the treaty?

3. Describe the reaction of the US officials.