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Sunday, 29 September 2013
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Learn 1,000 words in a new language
Learn 1,000 words in a new language urges campaign
By Judith Burns BBC NewsBritain is losing out on international trade because of poor language skills, say campaigners
Everyone in the UK should learn at least 1,000 words of another language, urges a new campaign.
The 1,000 Words Campaign stems from concerns that the country is losing out on international trade and jobs because of poor language skills.
It aims to confront the view that only the brightest can learn a language.
"For too long people from the UK have suffered from a reputation that we are lazy linguists" said supporter Vicky Gough of the British Council.
Monday, 23 September 2013
Spurs fans continue chanting `YIDS`
Defiant Spurs supporters ignored the FA’s demands to stop using the
word Yid by persistently singing it throughout yesterday’s match.
The team were playing away at Cardiff City and many fans started chanting the term as soon as they got off the train.
Around 40 minutes before the 4pm kick-off “We’re Tottenham Hotspur, we’ll sing what we want”, resounded around the stadium, followed by “Yid Army” and later “Yids, Yids, Yids”.
Most stood up for the whole game as they bellowed the songs. Barely five minutes passed between chants.
Fan Roger Maltz, 64, said: “I am Jewish. I remember the 1967 FA Cup final when I was attacked by skinhead yobs for being a ‘Yid’. For the past 10 or 15 years it has been used as a defence mechanism. We are just reclaiming our identity.”
Dave Beese, 55, and his son Adam, 26, also insisted: “The word is used in the right context. It’s entirely used in a positive manner. There isn’t a problem with this.”
The team were playing away at Cardiff City and many fans started chanting the term as soon as they got off the train.
Around 40 minutes before the 4pm kick-off “We’re Tottenham Hotspur, we’ll sing what we want”, resounded around the stadium, followed by “Yid Army” and later “Yids, Yids, Yids”.
Most stood up for the whole game as they bellowed the songs. Barely five minutes passed between chants.
Fan Roger Maltz, 64, said: “I am Jewish. I remember the 1967 FA Cup final when I was attacked by skinhead yobs for being a ‘Yid’. For the past 10 or 15 years it has been used as a defence mechanism. We are just reclaiming our identity.”
Dave Beese, 55, and his son Adam, 26, also insisted: “The word is used in the right context. It’s entirely used in a positive manner. There isn’t a problem with this.”
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Some common verbs collocations
Some common verbs
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have
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do
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make
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have a bath
have a drink have a good time have a haircut have a holiday have a problem have a relationship have a rest have lunch have sympathy |
do business
do nothing do someone a favour do the cooking do the housework do the shopping do the washing up do your best do your hair do your homework |
make a difference
make a mess make a mistake make a noise make an effort make furniture make money make progress make room make trouble |
take
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break
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catch
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take a break
take a chance take a look take a rest take a seat take a taxi take an exam take notes take someone's place take someone's temperature |
break a
habit
break a leg break a promise break a record break a window break someone's heart break the ice break the law break the news to someone break the rules |
catch a
ball
catch a bus catch a chill catch a cold catch a thief catch fire catch sight of catch someone's attention catch someone's eye catch the flu |
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Honest is the best policy
Honest is the best policy. In the long run you often get caught for being dishonest so it is better to always try to be honest.
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