It’s an interesting time for politics in Japan at the moment. In the run up to the elections, there have been some good, detailed articles in the world news, too. This one on the BBC News website caught my eye over the weekend because it contains some interesting words and expressions. The first word I …
I have always loved plain white shirts. There’s something so fresh and clean about them and they go well with pretty much anything. That’s why I was interested to see this article on the BBC news website linking an increase in sales of white shirts to the recent recession. The title of the article is …
There was some really interesting expressions in this article about Quentin Tarantino’s new movie on the BBC News website. I love his films so I’ll definitely go and see this one even though the reviews of it haven’t been very positive. The title of the film is also interesting because the second word ‘Basterds’ is …
Have you ever dreamt of living in a castle? I certainly have! That’s why I was interested to see this article on the Reuters website over the weekend. I already knew that there was funding available for people to maintain castles in Germany. Actually, buying castles seems to be popular with wealthy foreigners eager to …
I love Bollywood movies. That’s why I was a little surprised to see in this article that Shahrukh Khan was stopped and questioned for an hour at a U.S. airport. As a famous movie star, he is probably more used to answering interview questions from reporters than immigration officers! Can you imagine Brad Pitt or …
I know ‘binge drinking‘is a huge problem amongst young people in the U.K. and gets a lot of news coverage. I was interested to see this article on Reuters.com suggesting that it’s also a problem in other parts of the world and not just with young people, either. I have mentioned before that I like a …
I am a terrible photographer. My photos never come out how I want them to. That’s why I was amused to see this funny article on the Guardian website last week with some great vocabulary in it. The first interesting expression is in the headline: Photo enthusiasts go nuts for squirrel’s holiday snap To ‘go nuts’ …
Love and death are often closely related in English culture, from classic plays like Romeo and Juliet to modern romantic comedies like Four Weddings and Funeral. We even use the expression ‘to love someone / something to death‘ to talk about loving someone or something very much. That’s why I was interested to see this …