Oct 22, 2018 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: pogrom Recently, in a break from the norm, the Guardian newspaper here ran a whole series of features on the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, a megalopolis which is now nearing 30 million people! Jakarta’s a city I know pretty well as I’ve spent a fair amount of time there over the years. The article I found […]
Oct 3, 2018 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: march A march is when a large group of people walk down the streets protesting against something – or in support of something – or as a show of strength. You can go on a march or join a march. So why are we talking about marches today? Well, last week saw the 82nd anniversary of […]
Oct 2, 2018 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: the all-clear As anyone who has ever watched a loved one fight against it will know, cancer is a truly horrible disease. It affects both patients and their families in such a traumatic way that no-one will ever be able to look at life in quite the same way again. Even mentioning cancer is something of a […]
Sep 23, 2018 Chunk of the day, Chunks Chunk of the day: dark horse A week or so ago, I gave a talk at a conference for English language teachers in Liestal, in the north of Switzerland. While I was there, I bumped into an old friend of mine that I hadn’t seen each other for quite some time. Luckily, we managed to find time for a coffee and […]
Sep 15, 2018 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: not bat an eyelid One of the things that our students often comment on when they come to London is the fact that they often see things here that seem strange or that would cause upset or offence in their own country, but people here don’t seem bothered by at all – people don’t pay attention to them or […]
