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B1 – Intermediate
Many people are now inspired to push for change and betterment by exercising their rights as citizens. This is what happened in Honduras during their 2021 elections. The people voted for their very first female president who has promising plans for their country.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about the first female president of Honduras.
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B1 – Intermediate
To stay healthy, one must eat properly, exercise regularly, and sleep well. A study reveals that sleeping early prevents people from developing heart problems.
Read the lesson on the healthiest time to go to bed to avoid heart diseases.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2111/211111-bedtime-1.html
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B2 – Upper Intermediate
Your appearance matters a lot in many situations. If you look good, you feel good. Whether you’re attending events, going out with friends, and especially at work, you want to look the part. Physical appearance does affect others’ perception of you.
Watch the video and learn why appearance and dressing for success matter.
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B1 – Intermediate
In Japan, the government is thinking to give money to young people 19 years old and younger. It is a way to help families during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read the lesson on Japan’s plans to give money to children.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2111/211108-cash-handout-4.html
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B1 – Intermediate
A lot of people suffer from hunger. In Germany, they have started an idea to put refrigerators outside where people can bring and get food for free. This is to help people who need food.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about a special refrigerator called ‘Love Fridge’.
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B2 – Upper Intermediate
In this generation, when the line between offensive comedy and off-limits jokes is very thin, it’s difficult to determine whether one is just being funny or downright offensive. People say, comedy is subjective. What is funny to you may not be funny or even worse, insulting to others.
Read this news about comedian David Suarez being on trial for a tweet about women with Down Syndrome.
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We use an adverb to express a significant description to a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Simply put, it tells us HOW something happens. The rule is simple for regular adverbs as we often only need to add -ly to the end of an adjective.
Irregular adverbs on the other hand, disregard standard English spelling rules. Hence, they have to be memorized.
Here are some common irregular adverbs.
| Adjectives | Irregular Adverbs | |
| good | well | The show went well. |
| fast | fast | She drives too fast. |
| hard | hard | He studied hard for the exam |
| late | late | They arrived late at the party. |
| early | early | The package arrived early. |
| daily | daily | New articles are published daily. |
Hard vs Hardly
She works hard because she’s looking forward for a promotion. – correct
She works hardly because she’s looking forward for a promotion. – incorrect (Hardly means “almost never”)
If we say, “She works hardly,” this means she hardly ever or rarely works which is opposite from the original context.
Late vs Lately
I came home late. – correct (To arrive home later than the expected time or very late at night.)
I came home lately. – incorrect (Lately means “recently”)
Late is both an adjective and an adverb while ‘lately’ is only an adverb of time which means recently.
Good vs. Well
Good is an adjective. Well is the adverb of good which describes how something is being done.
I did good in my interview. – incorrect
I did well in my interview. – correct
B1 – Intermediate
Electricity is a vital part of modern life. Almost everything is powered by electricity. We use it in our day-to-day life such as operating appliances, lighting, heating, public transportations, medical necessities, and much more. In our world today, we are nothing without it.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about how Maidugri, the capital city of the Borno State, live through life without electricity.
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B2 – Upper Intermediate
There is probably not a single employee in the world who’s free from meetings. The work culture nowadays is so obsessed with meetings that it takes the productivity out of the employee. Instead of focusing on essential work or projects, employees have to sit through some long hours trying to dissect some agenda that oftentimes can be dealt with by a few people in a few minutes.
Now that the digital workspace has been a generally acceptable avenue for the current situation, employees are no less immune to the demands of a meeting now and then. Being able to reach people even when they’re away from the office gives more reasons to accommodate calls for meetings because it is now more possible to do so.
So how do we alter this culture and improve productivity? It really is in our hands. Watch this video for some tips on what to do to be more in control of your calendar.
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