English In Use – ‘Re-purr-ting For Duty’
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.
News Round Up 180
IT’S a rather a sad commentary on life today but a Daily Mirror story says that a quarter of primary school children cannot identify a Robin Redbreast or a Blackbird.
A survey also revealed that nearly half do not recognise a Sparrow, with 42% unable to name the common bird from a photo.
Interesting People – Justin Bieber
Between the 8th and 14th January 2016, Justin Bieber became the first artist ever to hold the top 3 spots in the UK charts at the same time. (He took the number 1 spot with ‘Love Yourself’, at 2 it was ‘Sorry’ and 3 was ‘What Do You Mean’. I’m sorry? What do you mean […]
Interesting Fact – Time
Allegedly, the biggest watch in the world, is the Musk MR2129. (It was released in 2006 by a Japanese company. At 90mm in diameter and with a weight of 1.6 pounds its probably the heaviest watch too. Seemingly watch manufacturers call this “wrist presence”. It looks more like a clock with straps. Did anyone ever […]
Interesting Fact – Education
Homeschooling is legal in the UK, but there is no register for home-schooled children. To the best of my knowledge, the following countries have banned homeschooling:- AlbaniaAndorra ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarus Bosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgaria CroatiaCubaCyprusEl SalvadorGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaLiechtenstein Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands SerbiaSierra LeoneSwedenTrinidad and TobagoTurkey