Feb 9, 2017 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: Not just a pretty face Not just a pretty face originated following the Second World War with the beginnings of feminism. It was used by women to emphasise to their somewhat slow male colleagues that women were in fact very capable of all kinds of things – like developing space programmes, making scientific breakthroughs and running businesses – rather than […]
Feb 8, 2017 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: radicalise If a person is radicalised, something or someone makes them become more radical, more extreme in their political or religious beliefs. Over recent years, when radicalisation – the action or process of causing someone to adopt extremist positions on political or social issues – has been discussed in the media, it’s generally been with reference […]
Feb 7, 2017 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: tipping point I don’t know about you, but I love the game Jenga. I mean, what’s not to like? It has everything you could want from a game: the luck of finding that loose piece you can easily move; the skill of having a steady hand; but most of all the anticipation of the sudden crash. We build […]
Feb 6, 2017 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: in the wake of About two minutes’ walk from my house in north London is a wonderful Turkish supermarket and bakery called Yasar Halim. There’s a chance you may have heard of it, actually, as it once featured in a reading text in New Headway Pre-Intermediate. The piece was called London: The World In One City and also included […]
Feb 5, 2017 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: pardon I started teaching English as a Foreign Language back in 1993, and over the years I’ve learned lots of things from the thousands of students I’ve been lucky enough to meet. Perhaps the most important thing I’ve learned is that we all share a common humanity – and that even though we are, of course, […]
