#jokes
I ordered a leather sofa off the IKEA website last week.

They sent me a dead cow and some instructions on how to skin it.

Dear class
It's midnight and the old owl has just begun work.
For learning a language the most important thing is being exposed to the language.
How can we increase our exposure to the English language?
Please sleep on that question tonight and try to list your ideas on a piece of paper 📝 and share them with the class on Saturday.
Good luck 🍀

One more question before I hit the bed!
"Why do we educate ourselves?"

#jokes
My dad's a superhero.
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.
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He's the invisible man.

#Shakespeare_Speaks
👆Vocabulary Reference
**What's done is done

**Meaning
People still use Shakespeare's exact phrase: what's done is done, usually to say that there's no benefit in feeling bad for a long time about past mistakes.

**Example sentence
Just explain you meant to send the email to a different Sophie - and then forget about it. What's done is done.

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**Extra vocabulary

a superstition
a supernatural belief that certain things will bring good or bad luck

to get over something
to accept something that happened in the past and move on

to have your eye on someone
to admire someone in a sexual way

don't cry over spilt milk
don't waste your time worrying about small mistakes or accidents that you cannot change

let bygones be bygones
forget about disagreements that happened in the past

guilt-free
not causing any guilt

guilty pleasure
something you enjoy, but feel guilty or embarrassed about liking

to guilt-trip someone
to make someone feel bad about something they have done, so that they then do something that you want them to do

a guilty conscience
a feeling of guilt when you have done something wrong

#Shakespeare_Speaks
👆Vocabulary Reference

The world's mine oyster

Meaning
Today, the phrase has become the world's my oyster - or your oyster - and it describes situations that contain wonderful opportunities. It can describe the opportunities that open up when you take risks, have money or learn new skills.

Example sentence
If you learn foreign languages, the world's your oyster.

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Extra vocabulary

court
(here) the place where a King or Queen and their family and servants are living

reign
the period of time that someone is a king or queen

to do something behind someone's back
to do something without letting someone know

a pearl of wisdom
a clever saying or a very good piece of advice

to be in a world of your own
to not be aware of what's happening around you

what a small world!
used to show surprise when you meet someone you know at an unexpected place

to have the best of both worlds
to have the advantages of two different things at the same time

to do someone the world of good
to make someone feel much healthier or happier

to not be the end of the world
to not be the worst thing that could happen

#6_minute_English
Question:
What's the word for a system, such as use of special poems or rhymes to help you remember something? Is it …

a) pneumatics

b) mnemonics

c) hypnotics?

You can hear the right answer at the end of the programme 👆.

#6_minute_English


👆👆Vocabulary

revise
study information you learned before

critical
very important

neurons
nerve cells

retrieve
get something back

distributed practice
repeated testing over a longer period of time

cramming
learn lots of information in a short period of time

elaborate
add more information

conceptual
based on ideas

#News_Report

You're going to hear 👇 a genuine BBC news report.
Before you listen, read these three summaries.
Now listen and decide which one is correct. Listen again if you need to.

a) Taylor Swift is going to pay technology company Apple for using her music for a three-month trial period.
b) Technology company Apple has agreed to pay musicians for a trial period for songs that customers download.
c) Technology company Apple is going to pay artists for their music during a three-month trial period.

#News_Report

👆👆Learn the key words and listen again

How was that? Try listening again. Here are five definitions of key vocabulary which may help you.

streaming
listening or watching music or video directly from the internet without downloading

boycott
refuse to buy something from an organisation because you disagree with it

condemned
strongly criticised (something)

artists
(here) musicians and singers

trial period
amount of time when something is tested

The correct answer is:
c) Technology company, Apple is going to pay artists for their music during a three-month trial period.

“DEATH!" "Strange that there should be such a word," he said, "and such a thing, and we ever forget it; that one should be living, warm and beautiful, full of hopes, desires and wants, one day, and the next be gone, utterly gone, and forever!”

Excerpt From: Harriet Beecher Stowe. “Uncle Tom's Cabin.”

Hi ✋ everybody
Hope you’re having a great weekend.
It’s been quite a long time since the last post. Let’s start learning English once again and make good use of our free time.
I would like to urge you all to send me your thoughts and comments on what you think about the channel and on how it can be improved to suit your needs the best.
I look forward to hearing from you @TalebSedaghat.
🍀

(P.S. : You can write in Farsi if you find it difficult to express yourself in English.)

#Shakespeare_Speaks
In the following 👇 video, King Richard is about to go into battle.
As you watch, answer the question: how is he feeling about the fight - and why?