Tuesday, 8 November 2022

US warns Australia against joining treaty banning nuclear weapons

 Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese and defence minister Richard Marles, who said Australia must ‘make sure that we are able to be good nuclear stewards from cradle to grave’

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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. 

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? 

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?