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Jan 10, 2022
Lesson 5/5 45min
Hi Michael!
Lost in translation? The one-inch truth about Netflix’s subtitle problem
Breaking News English on Squid Game.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2110/211028-squid-game.html
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/636941308/squid-game-clothes-in-high-demand-worldwide-flash-cards/
Dec 17, 2021
Lesson 4/5 45min
Hi Michael,
Today we'll finish the lesson about memes and stocks.
We will continue with Part 3.
Dec 13, 2021
Lesson 3/5 45min
Hi Michael,
We'll discuss the maple syrup shortage.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2112/211209-maple-syrup.html
Quizlet:
https://quizlet.com/650376155/world-faces-maple-syrup-shortage-flash-cards/
Dec 10, 2021
Lesson 2/ 5 45min
Hi Michael,
Can funny images shared on the internet influence markets? Read this article and find out.
Memefication is the conscious design of meme for delivering information through effective, contagious messages.
What are Stonks in the stock market?
The word "stonks" is the intentional misspelling of the word “stocks” and is often used when poking fun at a particular stock or the stock market in general. As the result of a 2017 internet meme, stonks rose to popularity in early 2021 amid the surge of GameStop's stock at the hands of Reddit users.
Dec 6, 2021
Lesson 1/5 45min
Hi Michael,
Today we discussed Dubai's International Expo.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2110/211004-2020-dubai-expo.html
Nov 29, 2021
Lesson 5/5 45min
Hi Michael,
China’s noisy ‘dancing grannies’ silenced by device that disables speakers
Nov 22, 2021
Lesson 4/5 45min
Hello Michael!
From a pandemic to plastic surgery:
how Covid changed the way we see our faces.
Nov 15, 2021
Lesson 3/5 45min
Nov 12, 2021
Lesson 2/5 45min
Hello Michael!
We'll finish our article about after-hours emails.
Breaking News English also tells us about the no-email policy during vacations at the Daimler Corporation.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1408/140817-email.html
Nov 8, 2021
Lesson 1/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Today: We should pull the plug on pointless after-hours emails!
Nov 1, 2021
Lesson 5/5 45min
Hello Michael!
US national parks are overcrowded. Maybe ‘selfie stations’ will help.
This reminds me of our Woodlands lesson. During this time of stress people are flocking to the forests! Here's a website about the benefits of forest bathing.
Oct 29, 2021
Lesson 4/5 45min
Hello Michael,
Scientists make wooden knife that is sharper than steel!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2110/211025-wooden-knives.html
Scientists make se-through wood!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1605/160519-transparent-wood.html
Oct 25, 2021
Lesson 3/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Today we'll finish our Financial Times lesson:
Scans and scams – Brazil’s data theft disaster.
Deepfake technology has good uses and bad ones, too.
Oct 18, 2021
Lesson 2/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Scans and scams – Brazil’s data theft disaster.
Brazilians’ love affair with tech leaves them vulnerable to data theft.
The second video shows what hackers can do with photos of famous people!
Oct 11, 2021
Lesson 1/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Today we can do a follow-up to our lesson about the benefits of trees (woodland).
We can read and discuss the Dr Seuss book called "The Lorax".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLFHdMNin0c
Discussion
Oct 8, 2021
Lesson 5/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Now it’s continuous noise’: Italy’s Crusoe adjusts to life off his island Mauro Morandi
left Budelli after living alone there for 32 years.
Second video: the most crowded island
Oct 4, 2021
Lesson 4/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Scientists want to bring mammoths back to life!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2109/210916-woolly-mammoths.html
Quizlet:
https://quizlet.com/620472837/scientists-want-to-bring-mammoths-back-to-life-flash-cards/
Oct 1, 2021
Lesson 3/5 45min
Hi Michael!
Today we'll finish our lesson about music streaming’s diversity problem.
Then, we can talk about the gender pay gap and how long it will take to close it.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1812/181221-gender-pay-gap.html
Sept 27, 2021
Lesson 2/5 45min
Hi Michael!
Our topic today comes from the Financial Times:
Not OK, computer: music streaming’s diversity problem.
Sept 20, 2021
Lesson 1/5 45min
Hi Michael!
China’s crackdown on tutoring leaves parents with new problems.
Sept 17, 2021
Lesson 5/5 45min
Hi Michael!
Today, ‘Like Uber for snake emergencies’: tech takes the sting out of bites in rural India.
Sept 13, 2021
Lesson 4/5 45min
September 6, 2021
Lesson 3/5 45min
Hi Michael!
Today we'll finish the Canfran article by picking up with Part 4.
Then, we'll discuss a BNE article about how
Woodland benefits city kids and all of us!
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https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2107/210723-woodland.html
Vocabulary.com
September 3, 2021
Lesson 2/5 45min
Hi Michael!
Europe’s unluckiest train station gets new lease of life as a hotel.
I cannot find a good video for our topic. Just watch a minute or two of this Spanish couple's review to get a look at this place.