Upper Intermediate
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👆Vocabulary Reference
All that glisters is not gold
**Meaning
The phrase all that glisters is not gold warns us not to be fooled by people or things that look good - because they might not be as good as they look on the surface!
**Example sentence
Well that car looks fantastic, but all that glitters is not gold. Check the engine before you buy it.
***Note
In modern English, the word glisters is often changed to glistens or glitters.
**Extra vocabulary
don’t judge a book by its cover
you shouldn’t judge the value of something or someone based on their appearance
looks can be deceiving
people and things are often different from how they appear
beauty is only skin deep
a person’s character is more important than their appearance
every cloud has a silver lining
there’s a positive side to every sad or difficult situation
as good as gold
very, very good
worth its weight in gold
very useful or valuable
All that glisters is not gold
**Meaning
The phrase all that glisters is not gold warns us not to be fooled by people or things that look good - because they might not be as good as they look on the surface!
**Example sentence
Well that car looks fantastic, but all that glitters is not gold. Check the engine before you buy it.
***Note
In modern English, the word glisters is often changed to glistens or glitters.
**Extra vocabulary
don’t judge a book by its cover
you shouldn’t judge the value of something or someone based on their appearance
looks can be deceiving
people and things are often different from how they appear
beauty is only skin deep
a person’s character is more important than their appearance
every cloud has a silver lining
there’s a positive side to every sad or difficult situation
as good as gold
very, very good
worth its weight in gold
very useful or valuable
After watching this 👆 video , your brain will not be the same
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In a classic research-based TEDx Talk, Dr. Lara Boyd describes how neuroplasticity gives you the power to shape the brain you want.
Recorded at TEDxVancouver at Rogers Arena on November 14, 2015.
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In a classic research-based TEDx Talk, Dr. Lara Boyd describes how neuroplasticity gives you the power to shape the brain you want.
Recorded at TEDxVancouver at Rogers Arena on November 14, 2015.
👆Vocabulary Reference
Strange bedfellows
Meaning
These days, the phrase strange bedfellows describes two people or groups that are connected in a particular activity, even though they are very different and are not usually seen together.
Example sentence
You think Miley Cyrus and Michael Bublé should write a song together? Well, they'd be strange bedfellows… but it might just work.
Note
strange bedfellows is often used for political alliances.
Example sentence
Israel, Hamas strange bedfellows when it comes to reining in ISIS in Gaza.
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Extra vocabulary
like chalk and cheese
an expression to describe two people who are very different from each other
an odd couple
two people who are in a relationship, but seem very different and not well-suited
a match made in heaven
a perfect combination of people or things
made for each other
a perfect match
two of a kind
two people with very similar characters
tempest
a violent storm
gaberdine
a type of large raincoat
fellow(s)
a person/people who belong to the same group or who share a situation
bedfellows
people who share a bed or who are closely involved with each other in a particular situation
Strange bedfellows
Meaning
These days, the phrase strange bedfellows describes two people or groups that are connected in a particular activity, even though they are very different and are not usually seen together.
Example sentence
You think Miley Cyrus and Michael Bublé should write a song together? Well, they'd be strange bedfellows… but it might just work.
Note
strange bedfellows is often used for political alliances.
Example sentence
Israel, Hamas strange bedfellows when it comes to reining in ISIS in Gaza.
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Extra vocabulary
like chalk and cheese
an expression to describe two people who are very different from each other
an odd couple
two people who are in a relationship, but seem very different and not well-suited
a match made in heaven
a perfect combination of people or things
made for each other
a perfect match
two of a kind
two people with very similar characters
tempest
a violent storm
gaberdine
a type of large raincoat
fellow(s)
a person/people who belong to the same group or who share a situation
bedfellows
people who share a bed or who are closely involved with each other in a particular situation
#Website_and_Useful_Resources
Hi everyone
Once again The King of Darkness (your teacher) has decided to introduce a very useful website to you all on which you can find very helpful lessons. For those who are school or university students I strongly recommend the website.
Good luck to you all and good night
Website address: www.khanacademy.org
Hi everyone
Once again The King of Darkness (your teacher) has decided to introduce a very useful website to you all on which you can find very helpful lessons. For those who are school or university students I strongly recommend the website.
Good luck to you all and good night
Website address: www.khanacademy.org
The following video👇 is posted here as a sample for the kind of lessons you can find on the above mentioned website. (The website is a gold mine)
👆Vocabulary Reference
Though this be madness, yet there is method in't
**Meaning
The modern version of the phrase is: there's method in his madness – or her madness, or my madness – and it means: there's a sensible reason for something that seems crazy.
**Example sentence
My mum's desk is covered in papers. There's method in her madness, though. She knows where everything is!
**Notes
We can also say there's method to his madness.
Mad means crazy, silly or stupid in British English.
In American English, mad means angry or upset.
**Extra vocabulary
rehearsal
a practice of a play for later public performance
tragedy
a terrible situation, often involving suffering or death
revenge
harm that you do to someone because they have harmed you
Informal ways to say that someone's idea or behaviour is really strange or outrageous:
You're out of your mind!
You're nuts!
You're losing it!
You're losing the plot!
Though this be madness, yet there is method in't
**Meaning
The modern version of the phrase is: there's method in his madness – or her madness, or my madness – and it means: there's a sensible reason for something that seems crazy.
**Example sentence
My mum's desk is covered in papers. There's method in her madness, though. She knows where everything is!
**Notes
We can also say there's method to his madness.
Mad means crazy, silly or stupid in British English.
In American English, mad means angry or upset.
**Extra vocabulary
rehearsal
a practice of a play for later public performance
tragedy
a terrible situation, often involving suffering or death
revenge
harm that you do to someone because they have harmed you
Informal ways to say that someone's idea or behaviour is really strange or outrageous:
You're out of your mind!
You're nuts!
You're losing it!
You're losing the plot!
Step 1: Listen
You're going to hear ☝️a genuine BBC news report from 7th June, 2016.
Before you listen, read these three summaries:
1. Will Smith and Lennox Lewis starred in a film about Muhammad Ali’s life.
2. Will Smith and Lennox Lewis will carry Muhammad Ali’s coffin at his funeral.
3. Muhammad Ali was nominated for an Oscar in 2001.
Step 2: Learn the key words and listen again
**How was that? Try listening again. Here are three definitions of key vocabulary items which may help you.
heavyweight
a weight in boxing, typically the heaviest category
nomination
(here) the act of choosing someone as a candidate to receive an award
pallbearers
people who help to carry the coffin at a funeral
You're going to hear ☝️a genuine BBC news report from 7th June, 2016.
Before you listen, read these three summaries:
1. Will Smith and Lennox Lewis starred in a film about Muhammad Ali’s life.
2. Will Smith and Lennox Lewis will carry Muhammad Ali’s coffin at his funeral.
3. Muhammad Ali was nominated for an Oscar in 2001.
Step 2: Learn the key words and listen again
**How was that? Try listening again. Here are three definitions of key vocabulary items which may help you.
heavyweight
a weight in boxing, typically the heaviest category
nomination
(here) the act of choosing someone as a candidate to receive an award
pallbearers
people who help to carry the coffin at a funeral
Love is also in the air at Will's house in this 👆episode! As you watch the video, decide who is in love and who isn't. The answer is below - no looking!
👆Vocabulary Reference
**Wild-goose chase
**Meaning
In modern English, a wild-goose chase isn't about horses, or geese: it describes a situation where you foolishly chase after something that is impossible to get - or doesn't exist at all.
**Example sentence
We looked for the restaurant for hours, but it was a wild-goose chase: turned out that it closed down years ago!
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**Extra vocabulary
star-crossed lovers
very unlucky lovers
to have a crush on someone
to like someone - in a romantic way
unrequited love
when someone is in love with someone who doesn't feel the same way
a rat race
a way of modern life in which people compete for wealth and power
to have a whale of a time
to enjoy yourself very much
to be in the doghouse
to be in trouble - normally with your partner!
pigs might fly!
that will never happen!
hold your horses!
wait! Be patient!
to be on your high horse
to behave in a superior or conceited manner
get off your high horse!
stop behaving in a superior manner!
don't count your chickens...
don't make plans that depend on something good happening before you know that it will really happen
**Wild-goose chase
**Meaning
In modern English, a wild-goose chase isn't about horses, or geese: it describes a situation where you foolishly chase after something that is impossible to get - or doesn't exist at all.
**Example sentence
We looked for the restaurant for hours, but it was a wild-goose chase: turned out that it closed down years ago!
___________________
**Extra vocabulary
star-crossed lovers
very unlucky lovers
to have a crush on someone
to like someone - in a romantic way
unrequited love
when someone is in love with someone who doesn't feel the same way
a rat race
a way of modern life in which people compete for wealth and power
to have a whale of a time
to enjoy yourself very much
to be in the doghouse
to be in trouble - normally with your partner!
pigs might fly!
that will never happen!
hold your horses!
wait! Be patient!
to be on your high horse
to behave in a superior or conceited manner
get off your high horse!
stop behaving in a superior manner!
don't count your chickens...
don't make plans that depend on something good happening before you know that it will really happen
Upper Intermediate
Love is also in the air at Will's house in this 👆episode! As you watch the video, decide who is in love and who isn't. The answer is below - no looking!
Daughter has a crush on Robert, but it doesn't look like Robert feels the same way - oh dear, it's a case of unrequited love. Will is hopefully in love with Mrs Shakespeare, but we don't learn about his love life in this video!
#jokes
Study: Americans safe from gun violence except in schools, malls, airports, cinemas, workplaces, streets and their own homes.
Study: Americans safe from gun violence except in schools, malls, airports, cinemas, workplaces, streets and their own homes.