The Difference between Great Britain, England and United Kingdom

RAISING THE COSTA CONCORDIA

LISTEN TO THE NEWS AND ANSWER:
How many months ago did the crush happen?
How many people were killed?
What countries do the companies come from?
What are the professions needed for the work?
What is the plan for the damaged cruise liner?

HOW LUCKY DO YOU GET WITH "GET LUCKY"?

We practise phrases with the phrasal verb GET.

get
get across	communicate (an idea)
get along	be in good terms with somebody
get away	escape
get away with	escape (punishment)
get by	manage, cope
get down to	turn one's attention to sth
get in	enter (car, taxi)
get off	disembark (bus, train etc.)
get on	enter (bus, train etc.)
get out	disembark (car, taxi)
get over	recover (illness, upset)
get through	pass (an exam)
	be connected on the phone
get to	reach
get up	rise from bed after sleeping

DO THE EXERCISES WITH THE VERB HERE

WATCH THE VIDEO OF "GET LUCKY" HERE

and sing the song as well!

[Hook: Pharrell]
We've come too far
To give up who we are
So let's raise the bar
And our cups to the stars

She's up all night to the sun
I'm up all night to get some
She's up all night for good fun
I'm up all night to get lucky

We're up all night to the sun
We're up all night to get some
We're up all night for good fun
We're up all night to get lucky (x5)

[Verse 2: Pharrell]
The present has no ribbon
Your gift keeps on giving
What is this I'm feeling?
If you want to leave, I'm with it

[Hook]

[Bridge: Daft Punk]
We’re up all night to get (x4)
We’re up all night together
We’re up all night (let’s get back together!)
We’re up all night to get funky
We’re up all night to get loved again
We’re up all night to get lucky (x8)

[Hook]

[Outro x4]
We're up all night to get lucky

MAKING INVITATIONS

We practise making invitations and accepting or declining them.

Making invitations

Are you up for (going out tonight)? Are you in the mood to…? How about…? Wat do you say we try out the …? Do you feel like…? How does … sound?

Declining politely

I’m not sure I’m up for that tonight. I really wish I could, but I have to study for an exam. I’m not really in the mood to go out, actually. That sounds really fun, but I’m afraid I have other plans.

You can do following exercise:

Apologies, Requests, Invitations, Suggestions, by Adryenn
Find this and other conversation exercises in English Exercises .org

SECRET TAXI DRIVER

We watch the news about the Norwegian Prime Minister.

YOU CAN WATCH IT HERE.

Taxi!

Behind the sunglasses and uniform is no ordinary cabbie...

It's actually Norway's Prime Minster Jens Stoltenberg, working incognito in Oslo.

He said taxis were the best place to hear the views of ordinary Norwegians.

Passengers were astonished when they discovered who was driving.

But, he is unlikely to moonlight again; Stoltenberg hasn't driven for eight years, so his skills are a little rusty.

cabbie

informal word for 'taxi driver'

incognito

avoiding being recognised by changing appearance; in disguise

astonished

shocked and surprised

to moonlight

to work at an extra job, without telling your main employer

rusty

(of a skill) needing practice; not as good as it was in the past

CNN NEWS REPORT - What happened in the ZOO?

We listen to the news about a lion and a dog - you can listen to it HERE

What happened? Where is the zoo? Who discovered the problem? What was the official explanation? What are the boy's feelings? What is the reporter's feeling?

Practise pronunciation and use the words when retelling the story:
ENCLOSURE - INSTEAD OF - BARKING - BREEDING - DISAPPOINTED - STRANGE

MARGARET THATCHER'S LAST ROUTE

Here you can see the Baroness Thatcher's funeral IN PICTURES.

Here you can watch MARGARET THATCHER'S FUNERAL ROUTE IN LONDON on an interactive map by CNN.