Daily bread 09/29/2019

• (12) BBC News Mundo - Posts

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Daily bread 09/28/2019

• How does impeachment work? A quick TED explainer |

  • up to speed
  • in a flash
  • pits
  • misdemeanors
  • leaves a lot of room for interpretation
  • split along partisan lines
  • is seldom used

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Daily bread 09/24/2019

• Colombia’s cycling ascent undermined by widespread doping - The Washington Post

  • Alberto Beltran
    • https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/09/alberto-beltran-arrested-colombia-doping-cycling

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Daily bread 09/23/2019

• Recent IELTS exams | IELTS-Blog

  • Part 1 (Interview)

    – What is your full name?
    – Can I see your ID?
    – Where are you from?
    – Do you work or study?
    – What do you do?
    – Where do you live now?
    – Do you use perfume?
    – Do you spend a lot of money on it?
    – What fragrances do you like?
    – How often do you buy perfume?
    – Did you buy perfume as a gift for someone?

    

    Part 2 (Cue Card)

    Describe a situation when a child made you laugh. Please say

    – When and where was it?
    – Who was the child?
    – How did you feel about it later?

    Part 3 (Discussion)

    – What important qualities should a good parent have, in your opinion?
    – Do you think people should be trained before they become parents?
    – At what age do people usually have children in your country?
    – Why is it so?
    – Do you think people nowadays are under more pressure to become parents?
    – Do you think giving children more freedom is a good thing?
    – Why do you think so?

• Recent IELTS exams | IELTS-Blog - Part 2

  • – What is your full name?
    – Can I see your ID?
    – Where are you from?
    – Do you work or study?
    – What do you do?
    – Do you like it?
    – Do you like reading books?
    – What type of books do you read?
    – Are you reading a book presently?

    Part 2 (Cue Card)

    Talk about your favourite website. Please say

    – What is it about?
    – How did you find it?
    – Why do you like this website?

    Part 3 (Discussion)

    – Do you spend a lot of time online?
    – Do you think internet is useful?
    – Can you trust all the information online?
    – Can you tell what websites are trustworthy?
    – How can you do it?

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Daily bread 09/17/2019

• A 'Black Mirror' Episode Is Now Real Life in China

  • a nationwide tracking system

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Daily bread 09/14/2019

• arrest - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

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        v      hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

     

         

    “Arrest the downward trend”

           

     

    Synonyms:

          

    check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back

            

                                          

     

    Types:

            

     cut down, cut out 

    intercept (a player)

     

             

            

     

    Type of:

            

     defend 

    be on the defensive; act against an attack

     

             

         

     

             

     

        v      cause to stop

     

         

    “Arrest the progress”

           

     

    Synonyms:

          

    halt, hold

            

                                                

     

    Type of:

            

     stop 

    cause to stop

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Daily bread 09/11/2019

• Blighted bananas and bonkers bikers, international media on Colombia

  • regular roundup of
  • ogling
  • popped up
  • offspring
  • turns out
  • fawning over
  • in stark contrast to
  • the presidential snubbing of
  • ride-hailing company Uber
  • The clandestine company
  • popped up
  • hair-raising descents
  • is banned
  • Its dreaded arrival from
  • it props up
  • Dump the pesos
  • bobs up and down like a yo-yo
  • have gone greenback

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