English In Use – Cod Almighty’
A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it’s all perfectly clear to the native speaker.
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BRITAIN is a nation of animal lovers. So much so, says the Daily Mirror, that the electricity used to keep pets entertained is enough to light 56,000 homes for a full year.
Philip Sellwood, chief executive of the Energy Saving Trust, said: “We do understand Brits love their pets so we’re not about to start asking people to switch things off.
Interesting Words – Welsh
Online review site Trip Advisor has banned all reviews written in Welsh. (Trip Advisor is arguably the world’s largest travel website, and supports languages from all around the world, but they have banned all submissions in Welsh. Allegedly, the ancient Celtic language, one of the oldest European languages with over half a million speakers in […]
Today
21st November World Hello Day.
Interesting Animal – The Hedgehog
According to a survey by The Wildlife Trusts, 4 in 10 British children have never seen a hedgehog in the wild in the UK. (The same survey found that 71 per cent of British children have never seen a lizard in the wild, while more than half have not seen a flock of starlings in […]