Review previous lessons
Apr 3, 2023
Lesson 2/5 60min
Hi Michael!
We'll finish discuss the article,
UK king co-writes children's book on climate change
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2302/230223-childrens-book-climate-change.html
Mar 31, 2023
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hi Michael!
UK king co-writes children's book on climate change
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2302/230223-childrens-book-climate-change.html
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/780237355/uk-king-co-writes-childrens-book-on-climate-change-flash-cards/
Mar 27, 2023
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael,
ChatGPT and Google Bard in A.I. chatbot race
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2302/230213-chatgpt-chatbot.html
Australian universities to allow AI in assessments https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2301/230123-a-i-in-assignments.html
Mar 17, 2023
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael,
Unusual fashion gets you more respect
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1403/140326-fashion-sense.html
Mar 13, 2023
Lesson 3/5 60min
Hi Michael,
Today we'll continue the Guardian lesson about how wasteful fashion is
We're on Part 3 number 3.
Unusual fashion gets you more respect
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1403/140326-fashion-sense.html
Mar 6, 2023
Lesson 2/5 60min
Hi Michael,
Today we'll begin another Guardian lesson about how wasteful fashion is
Feb 27, 2023
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hi Michael,
We'll finish Fast Fashion today with an article from BNE .
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2202/220210-fast-fashion.html
Then we'll begin another Guardian lesson about how wasteful fashion is
Feb 20, 2023
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael,
We'lll finish this article on Fast Fashion today and discuss it further
with an article from Breaking News English.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2202/220210-fast-fashion.html
Feb 16, 2023
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael,
How to quit fast fashion: ‘Sometimes we don’t need retail therapy, we need actual therapy’
Feb 6, 2023
Lesson 3/5 60min
Hi Michael,
The risks of cult business figures on a pedestal
Feb 3, 2023
Lesson 2/5 60min
Hi Michael,
We'll finish farms and food, part 3
Gates Wants to Reduce Methane Burps
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2301/230126-methane-emissions.html
This little piggie rhyme used in a political cartoon.
https://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/s/subsidized_farming.asp
Jan 27, 2023
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hi Michael,
Business article about farms and food.
Jan 23, 2023
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Today we'll finish the hidden power of music.
Jan 20, 2023
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Today the hidden power of music.
Video number two demonstrates the
power of music in a flashmob!
Dec 30, 2022
Lesson 3/5 60min
Hi Michael,
How is the unemployment rate calculated?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPRQnQxsL3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kqpYkUAq4g
How many people are on disability?
Dec 26, 2022
Lesson 2/5 60min
What is the U.S. labor participation rate?
Hi Michael,
Today, working people want a different life after lockdown
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2004/200421-life-after-lockdown.html
Toxic workplaces increase depression risk by 300%
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2106/210627-toxic-workplaces.html
early retirement, going back to school, homeschooling, caregiving of family, Service industry economy, wages not keeping up with inflation, automatizaton and robots taking jobs, lay-offs, ESG requirements,
white men not valued, addiction, suicide,
Why aren't U.S. wages keeping up
with inflation?
What is ESG and why is it hurting workers and small businesses?
Why are U.S. tech workers being laid off?
Dec 12, 2022
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hi Michael,
Today, What’s lost when a family-owned diner closes for good?
Quizlet https://quizlet.com/747577156/whats-lost-when-a-family-owned-diner-closes-for-good-flash-cards/?new
Nov 28, 2022
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael,
Today, What’s lost when a family-owned diner closes for good?
Quizlet https://quizlet.com/747577156/whats-lost-when-a-family-owned-diner-closes-for-good-flash-cards/?new
Hi Michael!
We'll finish: How an alligator became an emotional support animal
Then, we'll read and discuss an old article about crocodiles.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2008/200813-giant-crocodiles.html
Quizlet https://quizlet.com/521797005/bus-sized-crocodiles-once-roamed-the-earth-level-3-flash-cards/
Nov 25, 2022
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael!
How an alligator became an emotional support animal: ‘They said it was a midlife crisis’
Then, we'll read and discuss an old article about crocodiles.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2008/200813-giant-crocodiles.html
Quizlet https://quizlet.com/521797005/bus-sized-crocodiles-once-roamed-the-earth-level-3-flash-cards/
Nov 21, 2022
Lesson 3/5 60min
Nov 14, 2022
Lesson 2/5 60min
Hi Michael!
We'll finish our business article:
Is ‘shrinkflation’ a sneaky or clever business strategy?
'Shrinkflation' now widespread in goods and services
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2204/220404-shrinkflation.html
And then, we can begin a new topic:
Nov 11, 2022
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Is ‘shrinkflation’ a sneaky or clever business strategy?
'Shrinkflation' now widespread in goods and services
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2204/220404-shrinkflation.html
Oct 24, 2022
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Indians embrace campervanning and help to revive country’s tourism.
From BNE, India cities experiencing hazardous air quality
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1611/161109-air-quality.html
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health
https://ndep.nv.gov/uploads/air-aqm-docs/particulate_matter.pdf
Oct 20, 2022
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Indians embrace campervanning and help to revive country’s tourism
Oct 13, 2022
Lesson 3/5 60min
Hi Michael!
'Quiet quitting' becoming common in workplaces
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2210/221003-quiet-quitting.html
Oct 7, 2022
Lesson 2/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Today we discussed power naps in Japan to refresh tired workers.
Sept 19, 2022
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Today we'll begin a new article:
Noise, well-being, everyday life and work
Sept 16, 2022
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael!
We'll do the discussion about cannabis,
and then we'll begin a new article:
Noise, well-being, everyday life and work
Sept 9, 2022
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Regular cannabis use now more accepted by Australians than smoking tobacco, study finds
August 28, 2022
Lesson 3/5 60min
Hi Michael!
As the jubilee bunting comes down, what next for the Queen’s reign?
August 22, 2022
Lesson 2/5 60min
Hi Michael,
Today we'll talk about why:
Mosquitoes bite some people more than others
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2208/220811-mosquito-bites.html
August 19, 2022
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hi Michael!
We'll finish our article: There’s probably an app for that
The pdf below has our answers from last time.
Do not look at this Quizlet until after the lesson.
https://quizlet.com/714130230/theres-probably-an-app-for-that-flash-cards/?new
Hi Michael!
There’s probably an app for that – new solutions for old problems
Do not look at this Quizlet until after the lesson.
https://quizlet.com/714130230/theres-probably-an-app-for-that-flash-cards/?new
August 12, 2022
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael,
Today,
Brad Pitt suffers from facial blindness.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2207/220711-facial-blindness.html
FRT Facial Recognition Technology is never blind.
Aug 4, 2022
Lesson 4/5
July 29, 2022
Lesson 3/5
Hi Michael,
Today, we will finish discussing the article about overworked lawyers from the Financial Times.
From BNE, Brad Pitt suffers from facial blindness.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2207/220711-facial-blindness.html
July 25, 2022
Lesson 2/5
Hi Michael,
Today, we will finish discussing the article about overworked lawyers from the Financial Times.
From BNE, we can discuss an article about burnout.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1906/190602-burnout.html
Hi Michael,
Today, overworked lawyers from the Financial Times.
Financial Times.
July 22, 2022
Lesson 1/5
July 11, 2022
Lesson 5/5
Hi Michael,
Five planets line up 'like string of pearls'
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2206/220627-planets.html
Star light, star bright poem
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46976/star-light-star-bright
Twinkle Twinkle little star
July 8, 2022
Lesson 4/5
Hi Michael,
Being male and on your phone are the biggest dangers on the Scottish mountains.
ESL Discussion: Scotland
https://esldiscussions.com/s/scotland.html
July 4, 2022
Lesson 3/5 45min
Hi Michael,
Today we'll finish the article about New Zeland's tax on livestock farmers because of their production of Greenhouse gases.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2206/220616-cow-burps.html
Millionaire flocking to New Zeland
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/migration-of-millionaires-worldwide-2022/
More millionaires in NZ than Australia?
Another example of the Ecocide Movement?
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2012/201205-ecocide.html
July 1, 2022
Lesson 2/5 45min
Hi Michael,
This time began an article about New Zeland's tax on livestock farmers because of their production of Greenhouse gases.
June 27, 2022
Lesson 1/5 45min
Hi Michael,
This time we'll finish our talk about cars in cities.
We'll check up on the plans for Akon City. What's going on with that?
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2009/200904-akon-city.html
https://cointelegraph.com/news/senegalese-locals-left-disillusioned-by-lack-of-progress-on-akon-city
https://www.vibe.com/news/national/akon-city-ponzi-scheme-1234651423/
June 20, 2022
Lesson 5/5 45min
Hi Michael,
Today, we'll talk about cars. What are the most effective ways to get cars out of cities?
June 5, 2022
Lesson 4/5 45min
Hi Michael,
Today How US schoolkids launched a hotline to spread joy
while others use the phone to scam people. Recently, fraudsters called my mother-in-law to trick her into giving them money.