How long can humans go without sleep?
Radio programme_THE EFFECTS OF GOING WITHOUT SLEEP
Amy Tan interview & transcript
Photocopies from 17th December
Photocopies from 19th December
Wednesday 19 December 2018
GOING WITHOUT SLEEP
How long can humans go without sleep?
Radio programme_THE EFFECTS OF GOING WITHOUT SLEEP
Amy Tan interview & transcript
Photocopies from 17th December
Photocopies from 19th December
Saturday 15 December 2018
HE HAS A NOSE FOR SCORING
to
have a (good) nose for sth OR for doing something informal
If
you say that someone has a nose for something, you mean
that they have a natural ability to find it or recognize it.
He
had a nose for trouble and a brilliant tactical mind.
Gergen
had a great sense of news, a good nose for trends, and a
wide range of contacts.
To
be good at finding things of the stated type:
She
has a good nose for a bargain.
As
a reporter, he had a nose for a good story.
An
instinctive talent for detecting something.
He
has a nose for a good script
Interview with AMY TAN
Photocopies from 12th December_WASP VENOM
Photocopies from 12th December_The Joy Luck Club
Photocopies from 10th December_scraping
Photocopies from 28th November_CURE or HEAL?
Photocopies from 28th November_DAMAGED
Speaking cards_first lot
Speaking cards_first lot_answer key
Speaking cards_first lot_answer key_LIST
Friday 7 December 2018
LINED WITH BUFFERS THAT ABSORB ALL SOUND
to
line to
cover
the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of
different material.
The
birds use small leaves to line their
nests
lining a layer
of different material covering the inside surface of something.
Tuesday 4 December 2018
Friday 23 November 2018
Saturday 17 November 2018
GIVE OR TAKE
give
or take possibly a little more or less than the amount
or time mentioned:
It'll
be ready at 6:00, give or take a few minutes.
It
cost £200, give or take .
Source:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Fill-in-the-gaps activities_CO-WORKING
Photocopies from 14th November
Wednesday 14 November 2018
MY FELLOW PATIENTS
“Mahjong
is a tile-based game that was developed in China during the Qing
dynasty and has
spread
throughout the world since the early 20th
century.” (source
Wikipedia)
spread vs extend 2
Photocopies from 12th November_to + V-ing
Friday 9 November 2018
DOES YOUR CAR NEED SERVICING?
need + v-ing
Sometimes it's useful to talk about fixing or improving things, but without saying who is going to do it. To do this, we can use need + verb-ing.
There are three parts to this structure. First,
you name the thing – my hair, or the car, or my shoes. Then you say
'need' - or 'needs' - and finally, a verb with –ing.
My
hair needs cutting
The
curtains don't need washing
Do
the plants need watering?
Activities with need + v-ing :
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammarchallenge/pdfs/8_need_practice.pdffill-in-the-gap activities
2018_November 7th_An-Mei Hsu: Scar
2018_November 5th_stop to do vs stop doing
2018_November 5th_Mistakes from pieces of writing
Thursday 1 November 2018
BURPING YOUR BABY
to
burp /bɜː(r)p/
1
[INTRANSITIVE]
to make a noise when
air from your stomach passes out through your mouth; to noisily
release air from the stomach through the mouth;
to belch.
2
[TRANSITIVE]
to help a baby to bring
up air from its stomach by hitting it gently on the back; to make a
baby belch after feeding, typically by patting its back.
C1 photocopies_Jamal Khashoggi
Friday 26 October 2018
ON THE WAY OUT
on
the/one's way out soon
to be replaced by someone or something else; no longer successful,
popular, or effective; becoming unfashionable, obsolete,
unfashionable, obsolescent, etc.; dying;
When
something is "trending down" or "losing popularity,"
it is said to be "on its way out." If it is a product,
maybe it is still available in stores, but it isn't the most popular
or talked about item and is losing momentum against some new trend.
The old type
of passport is on its way out.
Sources:
Tuesday 16 October 2018
Friday 12 October 2018
Tuesday 9 October 2018
MEMORABLE
As
a rule DO NOT pronounce the ending as /eɪb(ə)l/
(only
the adjectives able /'eɪb(ə)l/
and unable /ʌnˈeɪb(ə)l/ are
pronounced like that.)
It
is also very important to know where the stress goes in each word.
Here
you have a few examples with the stressed syllable in bold. Listen to
the pronunciation and repeat!
suitable /ˈsuːtəbl/C1 level_photocopies from 8th October
Saturday 6 October 2018
OUT OF PRACTICE
out of practice phrase If you are out of practice at doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it.
'How's
your German?'—'Not bad, but I'm
out of practice.'
I'd
love to play tennis with you, but I'm
really out of practice.
Synonyms: rusty,
not up to scratch, unpractised
Sources:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com
A1 LEVEL_photocopies from 2nd & 4th October
C1 LEVEL_photocopies from 4th October
Monday 1 October 2018
FROM DUSK TO DAWN
dawn
/dɔːn/
the time of day when light first
appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
Friday 11 May 2018
Sunday 6 May 2018
Saturday 31 March 2018
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW
you reap what you sow
proverb you
eventually have to face up to the consequences of your actions = if
you do bad things, bad things will happen to you, and if you do good
things, good things will happen to you
Photocopies from 28th March
Bereavement_leaflet
Writing: AN ARTICLE including a personal account
Friday 23 March 2018
I'VE TOTALLED FIVE CARS IN FIVE YEARS
to
total mainly
US
(UK
to write off )
to damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired:
His
son
totaled
the pickup when it was ten months old.
total loss car insurance companies label a vehicle a “total loss” or “write-off” when the cost to repair the vehicle to its pre-damaged state exceeds the cost of the vehicle’s worth, or actual cash value. About one in seven car accident claims results in a "total". Totaled cars are usually scrapped, or recycled for parts.
C1_Photocopies from 21st March
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