At last a rainy day!!! How happy all farmers must be!!!
Remember the motto of this blog:
"Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend."
Anyway, the issue I would like to deal with here is: Tap water or bottled water? That is the question. You may even feel embarrassed to ask for tap water ('eau de robinet' in French) when you are at a restaurant. I prefer the bottle that comes out of fountains, for instance, in the Alpujarras even if I know that it has not been chlorine-treated.
Here's the story of bottled water >>>>
Some articles to read about the issue:
Don’t bottle it – be brave and ask for tap water (The Guardian)
Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals (The Guardian)
Listening exercise to do: Why pay for bottled water? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
Watch this BBC Learning English video >> Word on the street 01, which was filmed in Snowdonia (North Wales). Do you remember we were there when we went to Conwy and Caernafon on our IV Study trip to the British-Irish Isles (Chester)?
On the way to SELECTIVITY >>> WRITING SKILL. Choose the correct connector.
1. Martin’s salary isn’t very high. Nevertheless,
/ Moreover, / For example, he enjoys his job.
2. There are plenty of things I don’t like about
Jenny, such as / as well as / despite the fact that she’s
quite spoilt.
3. We often eat out while / even
though / in spite of my parents are excellent cooks.
4. I’m under a lot of pressure because of exams.
I’ve also / in addition / although got a big
athletics tournament next month.
5. My parents often help me. In contrast,
/ Despite this, / For instance, my mum lent me her car today.
6. Furthermore / However / In addition to the guided tour, the fee includes a lunch at a restaurant.
These sentences are taken from different for
and against essays. Write where they belong:
O (in the opening), B (in the body) or C (in the closing).
O (in the opening), B (in the body) or C (in the closing).
...... 1. To
sum up, I feel that putting people in prison does not help solve crime.
...... 2. On
the one hand, limiting the number of cars in the town centre would be
inconvenient to the town’s residents.
...... 3. It is
true that people who take part in reality TV programmes such as Survivor
and Big Brother sometimes win instant fame.
...... 4. The
question is, should more practical subjects be added to our educational
programme?
...... 5. In
conclusion, more and more people today use vitamins and other food supplements.
