Times are really rough at the Houses of Parliament in the UK (What will happen after the vote on May's Brexit deal? - The Independent) and there are angry discussions every now and then. So, the Speaker Mr Bercow has to intervene in order to calm down the MPs in the House of Commons.
Some questions about vocabulary and other matters:
- Which famous building are the Houses of Parliament next to?
- Which river passes by?
- What is the PM and what's his name? And an MP? and why do we use the indeterminate article 'an' in front of MP if it begins with a consonant?
- What does the expression 'every now and then' mean?
- What does the Speaker do?
- You have the House of Commons. Have you got anything else? (the Two-House system)
And now here are some videos for you to watch:
Funny moments in the House of Commons
This Man Keeps Parliament In 'Order' Amidst Brexit Chaos | All In | MSNBC
Bercow goes beast mode
Amid Brexit Chaos, E.U. Sees a 'Catastropphic Success' (The New York Times)
Talking seriously every time I come across matters such as Brexit, Catalonia..., they all remind me of the great poet John Donne and his words: "No Man is an Island". Do you know what he really meant?
Watch this too: 1 And the novel For Whom The Bells Toll written by Ernest Hemingway about our Spanish Civil War. He's trailer to film made based on this novel starred by Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman >>>
Here's another video about the problem of unemployment in Spain:
Family struggles as Spain unemployment hits new high
And now two interesting things for you to bear in mind if you are learning English:
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2019/01/17/podcast_las_ noticias_de_el_pais/ 1547711182_622822.html
HIGHWAY TO B1.....
Part four. Look at the picture and read the questions. The picture will help you to answer the questions. Choose the correct option:
31. Most evenings he helps .... some fish. (A
to himself B him to C himself to D to him)
32. He can take one ........ he likes. (A all the time
B whichever C whenever D the times )
33. After all, it is ........ shop.
( A himself his B
his own C he owns
D owning his )
34. But Mr Talbot .......... eels home for his supper. (A
takes not B never takes no
C not takes D never takes)
35. People think that eels look ....... water snakes. (A
as B being
C like D same as)
36. ........ they don't fancy them, they stare at them in fish shops. (A Although
B Since C If D Therefore)
37. They seem ......... by them.
(A fascinating B
to fascinate C to be fascinated
D to be fascinating)
38. Eels are sold ............. (A
lives B live
C living D lived)
39. If the rain keeps up, Mr Talbot .... to buy himself half an umbrella. (A has B will have
C will be having D will have had)
40. Perhaps he ........ wiser to take one step to his left. (A can be
B has been C
had been D would be)
31. Most evenings he helps .... some fish. (A
to himself B him to C himself to D to him)
32. He can take one ........ he likes. (A all the time
B whichever C whenever D the times )
33. After all, it is ........ shop.
( A himself his B
his own C he owns
D owning his )
34. But Mr Talbot .......... eels home for his supper. (A
takes not B never takes no
C not takes D never takes)
35. People think that eels look ....... water snakes. (A
as B being
C like D same as)
36. ........ they don't fancy them, they stare at them in fish shops. (A Although
B Since C If D Therefore)
37. They seem ......... by them.
(A fascinating B
to fascinate C to be fascinated
D to be fascinating)
38. Eels are sold ............. (A
lives B live
C living D lived)
39. If the rain keeps up, Mr Talbot .... to buy himself half an umbrella. (A has B will have
C will be having D will have had)
40. Perhaps he ........ wiser to take one step to his left. (A can be
B has been C
had been D would be)
36. ........ they don't fancy them, they stare at them in fish shops. (A Although B Since C If D Therefore)
37. They seem ......... by them. (A fascinating B to fascinate C to be fascinated D to be fascinating)
38. Eels are sold ............. (A lives B live C living D lived)
39. If the rain keeps up, Mr Talbot .... to buy himself half an umbrella. (A has B will have C will be having D will have had)
40. Perhaps he ........ wiser to take one step to his left. (A can be B has been C had been D would be)
Solutions to PART THREE in the previous post.
21. d 22. a 23. a 24. c 25. d 26. c 27. c 28. a 29. a 30. bWhat will happen to trade between the world and the UK after the Brexit???
LINGOHACK >>>
- Episode 190116 / 16 January 2019 >>> Frozen in time: Inside London's ice well (Discovering London's history) - Language related to 'Trade'. Need-to-know language: supplying, sourced locally, imported, distributed & commercial.
