Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Homework
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBIt1VN5j37PVM8LLSuTTlw/videos
Choose one video from this YouTube channel. Watch it tonight and then teach us tomorrow what you learned.
Dina: How Your Name Predicts Your Future.
Tomoei: Why Trump Might Win.
Kento: The New Rich.
Mohammed: Three Ways to Deal With the Feeling of Emptiness.
Mousa: I Have Made  Huge Decision. 

My Advice
1. Watch it.
2. Summarize and explain it to yourself.
3. Watch it again if you're not clear.
4. Explain it to a friend.
5. Repeat until you can explain it clearly and simply.






Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Answers
an artefact / artifact (n) = an object such as a tool, weapon etc. that was made in the past and is historically important.
inspired (v) (adj) = to give someone the idea for something, especially a story, painting, poem etc.
a universal impulse = a sudden strong desire to do something without thinking about whether it is a sensible thing to do. It’s felt by all people all over the world.
reflection (n) = careful thought, or an idea or opinion based on this.
mundane (adj) = boring; ordinary and not interesting or exciting.
choreographed (v) (adj) = arranged; designed.
a rush (n) = a  sudden strong, usually pleasant feeling that you get from taking a drug or from doing something exciting; a high.
an aesthetic (adj) = connected with beauty and the study of beauty.
deftly (adv) = carefully; exactly; skilfully.
a conception (n) = creation; a process in which someone forms a plan or idea.
burgeoning (adj) = new and growing more popular / common.
transcending (g) (v) = going beyond the usual limits of something.
fundamental (adj) = relating to the most basic and important parts of something.

Thursday, 2 November 2017



Answers 2.1
Sequencing Ideas: firstly; now; secondly; finally.
Adding Supporting Ideas: in addition; indeed; and; furthermore; also; not only...but...also…
Introducing A Contrasting Idea: nonetheless; however; although; despite; while; whereas; but; on the other hand.
Giving Examples: such as; to illustrate this; for example.
Giving An Alternative: similarly; alternatively; or.
Giving An Explanation: that is; in other words; because.
Drawing A Conclusion: as a result; to summarise; consequently; because of; therefore; in conclusion.

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Unit Five - Health Speaking Questions - All 3 Parts plus Vocabulary
http://www.dcielts.com/health-diet-essay-awl/

A serious concern nowadays is how our eating habits can affect our health. In particular, it has been demonstrated that eating too much junk food can lead to health issues later in life. One sensible suggestion for dealing with this is to improve the level of health education so that we eat better and live longer.

One reason why focusing on health education is an appropriate measure is that it addresses one underlying cause of the problem. It is clear that there is a connection between what people know about nutrition and their eating habits. For example, children who have learned in school about the need to have a varied diet with plenty of vitamins tend to eat more healthily. In contrast, people who have not had this education still eat too much junk food and as a result suffer from diabetes and other diseases.

Better health education, however, is not a complete answer as it ignores the wider social factors that cause people to eat unhealthily. For instance, many people eat fast food because they have a lifestyle that means they do not have time to sit down to a proper meal. Again, other people might eat burgers and pizzas because they are seen to be cool and they want to impress their peers. 

There would not appear to be any simple way to deal with these social factors. A difficulty is that it is very hard for governments to make a difference to the individual choices people make. It might help, however, to ban advertisements for unhealthy foods on television and to require companies to provide proper meal facilities for their employees.

My conclusion is that the government certainly ought to introduce measures to improve the level of health education. However, this probably would not be a perfect solution as it would also be necessary to deal with the other social factors that cause unhealthy eating.

(330 words)

Wednesday, 13 September 2017



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