Yesterday was Black Friday. What is Black Friday? Black Fridayis the day that signals the start of the shopping season in the USA,
and that can be as dangerous as this.
WATCH THE VIDEO
In order to make people aware that we live in a consumer society and that you don't actually need half of what you buy, BUY NOTHING DAY is
celebrated every Nov. 29th (today!)
So before you fall
into the Christmas shopping frenzy think that you can concentrate on learning English -it's safer and you can save money!
Saturday, 29 November 2014
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Word of the year 2014
We were talking not long ago about how English incorporates new words every year. Last year's word of the year was 'SELFIE'.
Lexicographers for Oxford Dictionaries have named the verb “TO VAPE,” as their word of the year 2014. It means to inhale and exhale vapor from an electronic cigarette.
In the shortlist there were words like 'slacktivism' or 'indyref'. You can see the complete list HERE
But is 'vaping' healthy? Watch the video:
KEY WORDS: to ban (to forbid), nicotine, flavours, encourage, research, toy guns.
(Sorry about the ad, it's impossible to get rid of it)
Lexicographers for Oxford Dictionaries have named the verb “TO VAPE,” as their word of the year 2014. It means to inhale and exhale vapor from an electronic cigarette.
In the shortlist there were words like 'slacktivism' or 'indyref'. You can see the complete list HERE
But is 'vaping' healthy? Watch the video:
KEY WORDS: to ban (to forbid), nicotine, flavours, encourage, research, toy guns.
(Sorry about the ad, it's impossible to get rid of it)
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Philosophy
The School of Life: An interesting page for those of you who like philosophy. With lots of easy videos (with English subtitles) and texts.