If you have seen the results of the UK elections in the news recently, you will have certainly seen the expression ‘hung parliament’. What does it mean, though? A ‘parliament’ is a group of politicians who govern a country. In the UK, the politicians in Parliament are called MPs (Members of Parliament) and the overall …
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The road outside my house is terrible. There are lots of holes in it where the surface of the road is broken. We call these holes in the road ‘potholes’ in English. I’ve not been back home to the UK for about five years now but when I was last there, I remember the roads …
Here’s some interesting English vocabulary I saw in the news this week: chalk up – Reality TV couple chalk up more than 50 shows boycott – Sudan opposition parties in elections boycott mortgage – Improve your chances of getting a mortgage unveiled – And the winner is… World Car of the Year unveiled novel – …
View Larger Map I love finding out about traditional music from all over the world. That’s why this article on the ABC news website caught my eye over the weekend. In the Cornwall (see map) there was a very strong tradition of folk music and many traditional Cornish songs travelled the world with the expert …
Here’s a selection of interesting English vocabulary I have seen in the news this week: hacker – Suspected Twitter infiltrator: ‘I’m a nice hacker’ comeback trail – De Villepin takes first steps on comeback trail against Sarkozy truancy – School system will combat truancy lovenest / love nest – David Curry forced to pay back …
I spotted an interesting article on the BBC News website over the weekend. On the World of Words, we’ve seen Facebook used to find romantic partners or old school friends, but this is the first time I’ve heard of the police using Facebook to track and arrest a criminal. There were some interesting pieces of …
Here are the links to all this week’s vocabulary in context: Leprechaun: ‘Leprechaun’ bank robbers die in Tennessee shoot-out Hubby: Poor Sandra! Hubby’s alleged mistress tells all Nabbed: 2 suspects nabbed in Berlin poker heist Landline: Ofcom introduces new rules to protect landline customers The beat: Police spend only a third of their time on …