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Albert Einstein
My name is Albert Einstein. Many people know about the great things I’ve accomplished. But I had many barriers before I became famous.
I was born in Germany. When I was in elementary school, I already knew about math and statistics. When I was a boy, I pretended to be a great scientist. I loved school, but my life at home was hard. My father lost his job, so my family lived in poverty. We could not pay the rent in Germany. We became immigrants and went to Italy. I finished high school and went to college in Switzerland.
Continue reading Albert EinsteinWords for describing change
CD1 Track 20
1- How are schools today different from schools in your parents’ generation?
There is much less discipline and pupils are difficult to control. Standards of behaviour have really declined.
2- In what ways has the countryside in your country changed during your lifetime?
There are far fewer young people living in the countryside. Many of them have had to abandon rural life and move to the cities to look for work.
Beatles – Yesterday
Etymology 0104
This Week | 020220
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
shakespeer
right time
be in the right place at the right time
the bottom line | bottom line| x hours tops (at the most) | top-up/top something up | stood someone up/ got stood up | (it) works for me (very suitable) | Make/That’s a decision of the will
Reference: The Irishman (2019)
Song For A Stormy Night
The rain beats hard at my window
While you, so softly do sleep
And you can’t hear the cold wind blow
You are sleeping so deep
6 – Technology
CD1 Track 38
What do you use the Internet for?
Does everyone have access to the Internet in your country?
Do you think older people are scared of new technology?
Do you think young children should have mobile phones?
What do you use the Internet for?
I mainly use the Internet to read newspapers and news items, mostly about sport. I also use it to do a bit of research on things to do and things to see at the weekends. I do a bit of internet shopping, like booking flights and accommodation for my holidays.
Henry Ford’s Famous Car
My name is Henry Ford, and I invented a car called the Model T. I used to watch carriages on the streets. They fascinated me. Then I got a job as a junior mechanic. My father criticized me. He wanted me to run the farm. But I did not shift my plans.
Continue reading Henry Ford’s Famous CarCollins Vocabulary for IELTS – Revision 1
CD1 Track 17
1- It’s definitely a bacterium and not a virus that’s caused your inflammation, so I’m going to prescribe a course of antibiotics.
2- I suggest that over the next six months you follow a reduced-calorie diet and exercise for 30 minutes three times a week. Come and see me in four weeks’ time and we’ll see how you’re getting on.