I love to take my time over breakfast at the weekend. I like to eat slowly, read the news and start the day in a nice, relaxed mood. It seems that the people in this article on the ABC News website like their breakfast, too. I think they chose a more spectacular place than my …
After a busy week on the World of Words, the weekend is finally drawing near. I wonder what everyone is doing this weekend? The people from Facebook we saw on Monday are probably celebrating and spending some of the money they have made. I’ll be getting up early and trying to find some time to …
Have you ever broken the law? Maybe even for something minor like parking in the wrong place at the wrong time? I think most people have made the occasional mistake when driving but certainly not as many as the man in this article on the BBC News website. There’s some great driving-related vocabulary in the …
Whatever you think of the Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono – or ‘SBY’, as people here call him – he’s here to stay. After winning the election last July, he is set to enjoy another five years in power. There was an interesting article about him and the challenges he faces on the BBC News …
We’ve seen the expression ‘the early bird catches the worm‘ before on the World of Words. But how can getting you up early help you learn a language? I’ve mentioned before that I’m an early-riser. In the past, I’ve used my extra time in the mornings for a number of things, including learning a language. …
Do you use Facebook? I thought so. If you don’t, you’re probably in the minority nowadays. I find it interesting that Facebook seems to have become so much more popular than its old rivals MySpace and Friendster. It’s great that they got users to help translate it into new languages, too. This article on the …
We’ve had an interesting time at the World of Words this week. We spent a day following Hillary Clinton on her European tour, learnt some ways to inject some fun into your language studies, and saw a very interesting scheme to keep couples together in Malaysia. There was even time for a quick day off …
Can you imagine being given a free honeymoon? Well, that’s just what the Malaysian government are offering couples in a bid to decrease the divorce rate. I saw this article about it on the BBC News website yesterday and started imagining where I would go on a second honeymoon. In the first paragraph, the author …