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Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?

8/30/2018

Gabriel García Márquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" brought Latin American literature to the forefront of the global imagination and earned García Márquez the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature.
What makes the novel so remarkable?
Go HERE to find out.

Learning English can be easy and fun...with Songs

8/29/2018

The Bridge

8/21/2018

Watch this Video...stop at 18 seconds - what do you think will happen? - What will they do?
Continue watching the video...stop at 2:10 - what do you think will happen? - What will they do?
Imagine what the animals were saying to each other - create a dialogue.

See Colombia through the eyes of the people who live there

8/13/2018

Let's go on a journey through four starkly different regions of the country, guided by the very people who call Colombia their home.

Do you like to "think outside the box"?

8/13/2018

...You might like THIS

Diet Hit A Snag? Your Gut Bacteria May Be Partly To Blame

8/12/2018

What do you know about dieting? - Do you know anything about gut bacteria?
Review the collocations below:

ever been on a diet
in our guts
help — or hinder
tracked the progress of
enrolled in a
a low-calorie diet
an increased abundance of
there's a certain part of
providing energy
to conduct a larger, follow-up study
these findings are
Down the road,
the results hold up
could lead to
currently on the market
linked to successful
to manipulate
is just the first step
mass-produced
difficult to work with
it could be challenging
at least some years off

Listen to the article below
Prepare some questions for me, using the Question Grid
HERE'S the script

A quick Linking Words quiz

8/8/2018

Off Your Mental Game? You Could Be Mildly Dehydrated

8/5/2018

Was it hard to concentrate during that long meeting?
Does the crossword seem a little tougher?
You could be mildly dehydrated.

First, think about drinking water and dehydration - what do you know, what have you heard?
Next, review these key phrases below - use THIS tool to get an idea of meaning.
After that, Listen to the audio - follow the transcript HERE if you need to.
Finally. make some questions for me, use the Question Grid to help you.

Off Your Mental Game
A growing body of evidence
a range of subtle effects
muddled thinking
hiking
the feeling of thirst
imperceptible effects
a card game

was not impeded
a growing body of evidence
her findings fit with
As a general rule of thumb
No need to chug huge amounts
A good rule of thumb is
sip fluids throughout the day
didn't hamper performance on

Is climate change to blame for the extreme weather we're having at the moment?

8/4/2018

We're seeing some dramatic weather events happening around the world, lately - heat-waves, flooding, wildfires.
It looks like 2018 could be the hottest year ever recorded.
LISTEN to this podcast below - and follow the transcript HERE

Neymar admits that he was faking it...

8/2/2018

One of Brazil's star players – Neymar – was criticised by many during the World Cup because he seemed to react very dramatically after being fouled.
Now he's admitted that at times he did indeed 'exaggerate' his reactions.
He also defended himself by saying that he suffered a lot on the pitch – meaning he got fouled a lot.
Neil and Catherine discuss the key language from this story.
Learn about the language the world's media is using to report this story.

Key words and phrases:

faking = pretending something is real
• Faking illness to miss an exam can get you in serious trouble.
• He was sent to prison for faking banknotes.

confession = the act of admitting you did something wrong
• His murder confession led to a short trial.
• Rob's confession to biscuit theft came as no surprise to anyone.

come back to haunt (someone) = return as a problem for a long time
• That photo from the Christmas party has come back to haunt Carlos.
• Don't say anything on social media that might come back to haunt you.

Watch the video below & test your understanding HERE
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I'm a Kiwi living in Colombia, a Qualified, Experienced and Passionate Online English Language Coach.
I specialise in Business and Academic English for Computer Programmers and Software Developers.

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