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Cartoon: Dangerous Selfies

Today's cartoon by Mac in the Daily Mail was inspired by the story of the British man whose 'selfie' with EgyptAir hijacker Seif Eldin Mustafa has been widely shared around the world.

BACKGROUND
A British man who was pictured with the accused EgyptAir plane hijacker says he's not sure why he posed for the bizarre photo. Ben Innes, 26, told The Sun newspaper he wanted to take "the selfie of a lifetime" while the hostage ordeal was unfolding at a Cyprus airport. The photo of Innes standing next to the hijacker with what looked like an exposed suicide vest went viral on social media within hours. The vest turned out to be fake and all the plane's passengers and crew were released unharmed Tuesday. Full story >>

CARTOON
A woman is showing some friends or family her holiday photos. In the photo they're looking at, we can see a smiling man and a bear standing side by side with their arms around each other's shoulders. She tells them, "... and this is a selfie my husband took just before the bear tore him to pieces ..."

EXPLANATION
Her husband was killed by the bear right after the photo was taken! The cartoon is a humorous take on the dangerous selfie phenomenon. Believe it or not, there is actually such a thing as a bear selfie, a new craze that involves taking a picture of oneself with a bear in the background. And according to this Sun article, a recent rise in Instagram selfies and YouTube challenges are leading to an increase in accidental death and serious health injuries.

GRAMMAR
Note the two irregular past tenses: 'took' (take, took, taken), and 'tore' (tear, tore, torn).

COMMENT
This story launched a whole debate about whether the photo was actually a selfie or not. Selfie is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as "a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website", while the photo with the hijacker was taken by someone else. However, some have argued that the meaning of 'selfie' has changed, and that it now includes any photos of oneself. I'm sure Kim Kardashian would agree!

ALSO SEE
• Footage emerges of hijacker and British passenger posing for photograph (The Guardian)
• People are furious about calling the hijacked plane photo a 'selfie' (The Independent)
• When is a selfie not a selfie? (The Guardian)
• Has British hijack hostage's selfie landed him in trouble at work? (MailOnline)

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Let's Learn English - A New Video Course for Beginners

Let's Learn English is a new beginners' course for English learners from VOA Learning English. The course continues for 52 weeks. Each week, there will be a new lesson with video showing the lives of young Americans. The lesson includes instruction in speaking, vocabulary and writing. There are also printable worksheets, assessments and lesson plans for individual learners and English teachers. Here's the latest lesson, number 7.

COMMENT
This is already fantastic resource for beginners, and when the whole 52 lessons are available (in early 2017!), it will be even better. You can find all the videos on VOA's Let's Learn English YouTube playlist, but I really recommend going to the VOA website, where you'll be able to access all the extra bits and pieces, including worksheets, quizzes and video transcripts. Although the course can be used by learners who are learning on their own, teachers could also use it in a flipped classroom situation, and each lesson comes with a detailed lesson plan. Excellent!

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Cartoon: Don't Go to Europe!

This cartoon by Ben Jennnings from The Guardian connects two stories to do with the US presidential election: Donald Trump's warning that Britain and Europe are 'not safe places' after the Brussels terror attacks, and the petition demanding that the organisers of this summer's Republican Convention allow people to carry legal weapons.

BACKGROUND 1
Donald Trump has said Britain and Europe are "not safe places" following the terror attacks, which killed at least 31 people in Brussels on Tuesday. The twin blasts at the Zaventeem airport and at the Maalbeek Metro station in he heart of the Belgian capital left more than 360 people injured, with 62 people still in critical conditions.Speaking five days after the attack, the US Republican president front-runner said Europe has lots of "very, very severe" problems and that even America is not a safe place for Americans. Read more >>

BACKGROUND 2
Over the weekend it emerged that more than 45,000 people had signed a petition demanding that the organisers of the event in this July's Republican Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, allow people to carry legal weapons. The petition claimed that the prohibition on guns by the owners of the Quicken Loans Arena, undermined people’s Second Amendment rights and their personal safety. Read more >>

THE CARTOON
The cartoon shows Trump speaking at a political rally. He's telling the crowd, who are brandishing an assortment of weapons and even firing them into the air like cowboys, "Don't go to Europe, it's dangerous there!" Enough said!

NOTE
This is actually a quote from the petition website:

Donald Trump said "I will get rid of gun-free zones on schools—you have—and on military bases on my first day. It gets signed my first day...you know what a gun-free zone is to a sicko? That's bait." (Jan. 8. 2016)

Well, that should make everyone safer!

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Video: I Love Lucy - Pronouncing 'ough' in English

Believe it or not, the letter combination 'ough' can be pronounced in at least ten different ways in English! This hilarious clip from the classic fifties sitcom 'I Love Lucy' in which Lucy gets her Cuban American husband to read a children's story, illustrates a few of them.

COMMENT
So let's sum up. In the video we had:

• bough (like 'ow' in 'now')
• rough (like 'uff' in 'stuff')
• through ('ew' in 'few; in fact, 'through' is a homophone for 'threw')
• cough (like 'off')
• enough (also like the 'uff' in 'stuff')

However, there are also:

• though (like the 'o' of 'go')
• thorough (like the 'a' of 'above' - aka schwa - in British English, or the 'o' of 'go' in American English)
• ought (like the 'aw' in 'saw')
• hiccough (like 'up', and in fact there is an alternative spelling: 'hiccup')

Now (=how) you know (=no) why learners have problems with English spelling and pronunciation!

TEST YOURSELF
Try saying this sentence.

ALSO SEE
• Pronunciation of -ough (UsingEnglish.com worksheet)
• How do you say OUGH? English Pronunciation (YouTube)

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Video: England beat Germany at the World Marbles Championships

England have done the double, beating Germany, not once, but twice in a weekend. Yes, as well as a famous victory on the football field in Berlin, an English team beat a German team at the World Marble Championships ... at the Greyhound Pub in Tinsley Greeen, West Sussex.

COMMENT
I would spend hours playing marbles when I was a young schoolboy. We used to call them 'alleys' back then. I don't suppose many kids play marbles these days - they're too busy updating their Facebook pages!

ALSO SEE
• A Brief History of Marbles (Including All That Marble Slang) (Mental Floss)

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Cartoon: How to Celebrate Easter around the World

Here's a nice cartoon from the travel and language comic Itchy Feet about how different countries celebrate Easter. 

DISCUSSION
How do you celebrate Easter in your country? Do you have any special customs or traditions? In France, Catholic tradition dictates that Church bells don’t ring between Good Friday "Vendredi Saint" (Good Friday) and Easter Sunday, to commemorate the death of Christ and his resurrection. The oral tradition then said that the bells were flying to Rome during that time (they then grow 2 little wings and dress up with a lovely "ruban") to be blessed by the Pope, and then come back from this trip loaded with presents. They randomly drop these treats for the great joy of children. Read more >>

EASTER RESOURCES
• Video: American Holidays - Easter Sunday (English Blog)
• Video: British Holidays - Easter (English Blog)
• Easter Crossword (The English Blog)
• Easter Wordsearch (The English Blog)
• EL Civics for ESL Students
• Easter Worksheets (Bogglesworld)
• Easter Lesson (British Council)
• The Best Sites For Learning About Easter And Passover (Larry Ferlazzo)
• Easter (Michelle Henry)
• Easter worksheets (BusyTeacher)

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Video: American Holidays - Easter Sunday

Today is Easter Sunday, the Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by Romans at Calvary. Watch this video to find out how Easter Sunday is celebrated in the United States.

ACTIVITY
Create your own interactive gapfill activity using the wonderful Gapfill Printable Exercice Generator. Any piece of text (the transcript below, for example) can instantly become an interactive gapfill exercise. Just copy and paste the text into the box, click on 'Quick Random Gaps' or use the automatic gap maker to remove prepositions etc, select a suitable 'Gap word option' and 'Interactive Web page', et voilà - you're good to go!

TRANSCRIPT
Hi everyone, I'm Alisha. Easter Sunday in the United States is among the most important religious holidays in the nation. There are also secular events held around this holiday and, in some cases, families celebrate traditions other than the Christian one. For Christians, the holiday is centered on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Churches hold special events during Easter weekend. Besides midnight masses on Christmas, Easter services are some of the most popular in churches in the United States. Do you know when many of them hold these services? We’ll show you the answer at the end of this video. Aside from the religious traditions which vary from church to church, Easter Sunday in the United States is celebrated in other ways, as well. Whether or not they happen to be followers of any church, people in the United States are inclined to have family gatherings on this day, and large feasts are usually served. For some people, Easter Sunday is merely a celebration of spring while, for others, it has tremendous religious significance. The most prevalent Easter Sunday tradition involves church services. Some churches hold elaborate parades to celebrate the day and others have less noticeable celebrations. Most churches at least have social events over the Easter holiday, allowing them to spend time with their fellow churchgoers and to socialize. Picnics and other events are also commonly held during this particular holiday. Secular events held during Easter Sunday include Easter egg hunts and other activities for children. These events are open to everyone and don't have any particular religious overtones to them. Community events are often held, as well, simply because the holiday is notable and people tend to want to get together. The Easter Bunny, eggs, flowers, and other symbols are very much associated with spring and are still important traditions for this particular holiday. Because denominations in the United States are so diverse, you'll find many different traditions being celebrated on Easter Sunday. Some traditions involve all-night vigils before the holiday itself. And now here's the answer to the quiz. Do you know when many churches hold Easter services? Services at the break of day are among the most popular church events on Easter Sunday. During these services, Christians come to church in the pre-dawn hours and have their service as the sun rises. For many, these services have a powerful symbolic significance. How was this lesson? Did you learn something interesting? What kind of Easter traditions exist in your country? Please leave a comment at EnglishClass101.com. Until next time!

EASTER RESOURCES
• Video: British Holidays - Easter (English Blog)
• Easter Crossword (The English Blog)
• Easter Wordsearch (The English Blog)
• EL Civics for ESL Students
• Easter Worksheets (Bogglesworld)
• Easter Lesson (British Council)
• The Best Sites For Learning About Easter And Passover (Larry Ferlazzo)
• Easter (Michelle Henry)
• Easter worksheets (BusyTeacher)

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Ad of the Day: Aldi's Easter Advert

This colourful Easter ad from supermarket chain Aldi features a version of the song My Favourite Things with altered lyrics, and a lot of Easter imagery. Watch the video, and then try the quiz below.

TRANSCRIPT
Clouds made of candy and hot-cross bun mountains
Butterfly cupcakes and milk chocolate fountains
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favourite things
Chocolate from chickens and bright coloured bunting
Tulips and rainbows and Easter egg hunting
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favourite things
When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favourite things
And then I don't feel so bad.

DISCUSSION
What are your favourite things?

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Cartoon: Migrant Stowaways Fiasco

Today's cartoon by Mac from the Daily Mail relates to news that more than 50 suspected migrants have been found in the back of two lorries in separate incidents in Kent. Read more >>

BACKGROUND
Scores of suspected migrants are facing deportation after more than 50 were discovered stuffed into the back of two lorries. Police officers were called on Wednesday after 21 Iranian nationals and five Iraqis including men, women and children were found near the Dartford Crossing in Kent. All 26 were arrested by Kent Police on Monday shortly after 9am on suspicion of entering the UK illegally and passed over to the Home Office.Later, Kent Police discovered another lorry, this time in Canterbury, filled with another 26 suspected illegal immigrants, just one day after the horror Brussels attacks. A spokesperson from the Home Office said: "They are currently being processed by immigration officials." Read more >>

THE CARTOON
A lorry driver is shown at the Dover Transport Café. The server, who has already prepared his order, tells him, "Yes, love. We got a phone call from your lorry. 26 chicken sandwiches, 12 teas, 14 coffees, no sugar." The lorry driver looks bemused, as well he might! Meanwhile, one of the customers is reading a newspaper with the headline, "Migrant Stowaways Fiasco".

EXPLANATION
For once, none should be necessary. The migrants in the back of his lorry, whose presence he is unaware of, have placed the order by phone.

VOCABULARY
1. A stowaway is a person who hides in a vehicle, ship, or airplane in order to travel without permission.
2. Haulage is the commercial transport of goods. • Eddie Stobart is a British road haulage company.
3. Note that 'tea' and 'coffee', which are usually uncountable, can be countable when referring to cups of tea or coffee. See here for more on this.
4. In Britain it is not uncommon for servers and shop assistants to address customers as 'love', even if they've never met before. You can read a discussion of this usage here.

NOTE
The transport café, or 'transport caff', is a Great British Institution. One dictionary definition is "an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers", but it's so much more than that!

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National Geographic Trailer - The Story of God

Today is Good Friday, a Christian religious holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. Unfortunately, Good Friday is not a public holiday in France (unlike in my native UK), so I'm stuck here in my office writing this ... Still, it's raining outside, so I don't feel too bad about not having the day off. Anyway, enough about me, let's turn our attention to more important matters ... like the story of God.

TV promos are usually pretty straightforward, with footage cut from the shows they're pushing. But a new ad from National Geographic Channel puts original footage to great use in promoting The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, a documentary series coming in April. Sadly (or perhaps mercifully), the show isn't a sequel to Bruce Almighty, in which Freeman actually played God. The minute-long ad, by creative agency Holman + Hunt, opens on the Western Wall, the controversial Jewish holy site in Jerusalem, and includes shots of group ceremonies from other religions around the world, Christianity and Islam among them. [Source: Adweek]

Watch the video, and then do the quiz below.

National Geographic The Story of God TX from Holman + Hunt on Vimeo.

TRANSCRIPT
Since the birth of humanity, across cultures and throughout the ages, we have prayed. Why do so many of us ask for help from above in our time of need? What is it that compels us to believe in something greater than ourselves? And why do even non-believers find a prayer on their lips from time to time? I want to understand this instinct that unites us all. Join me on a journey through history, science, and belief to discover the heart of the human condition, and tell the story of God. It's going to be quite a ride. The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, coming soon only to National Geographic. 

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Ad of the Day: Galaxy S7 Edge - Water

Here's a stylishly witty new ad for the Galaxy S7 phone. If you're a teacher, see below for some suggestions on how it could be used in class, and if you're a learner, try the quiz!

LESSON IDEAS
1. Show the ad and stop it at 50s (right after the voiceover says "there are only two things you really can't live without"). Get you students to guess what the two things are. 
2. Show the rest of the ad and then go through it again focusing on vocabulary and grammar (there are several examples of the zero conditional). Note the double meaning of 'hot' - feeling the heat, and sexy.
3. Discuss other desirable smartphone features.
4. Brainstorm other possible uses of water.

TRANSCRIPT
You live on a planet that is mostly water. If you don't put water inside your body, you die. If you don't put it on the outside of your body, you get disgusting gross diseases and your skin falls off. Some people fill giant bags with water and sleep on them. And sometimes water just starts falling out of the sky. You think this model's hot, but she's mostly just water. 72 per cent water. 73 per cent water. And smart people like this person say there's about to be even more water. People think it's really funny to find water people don't want to be in, and then push those people into that water. If you're religious, your goal is at some point to be forcibly submerged in water. When water freezes, people play on it. When it bubbles, people sit in it. When it moves, people slide down it. In fact, there are only two things you really can't live without. Water and your phone. So why in the world would you get a phone that can't get wet? The new water-resistant Galaxy S7 Edge.

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Cartoon: Fishlove Overfishing Campaign

BACKGROUND
West End actors including Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance have stripped off in a campaign against overfishing in British seas as part of the revealing 'Fishlove' campaign. The latest photographic series from London seafood restaurant, J Sheekey Oyster Bar, tasked the celebs with holding fish against their bare skin, including the likes of best supporting actor Oscar winner Mark Rylance, Emma Thompson and her husband Greg Wise), Miriam Margolyes, Dougray Scott, Jodhi May Alex Jennings and more. On the back of research claiming that since the 1950s, an estimated 90 per cent of large predatory fish have been lost to overfishing, the campaign looks to increase the public’s knowledge around the issue. Read more >>

CARTOON
The cartoon by Mac from the Daily Mail shows a woman taking a photo of her naked husband outside a fish and chip shop (aka, chippy). The man is holding up a piece of battered fish, and his clothes lie scattered on the pavement. His wife tells a couple of passers-by, "If you must know, my husband is supporting a campaign by celebrities for raising awareness of the dangers of over-fishing."

VOCABULARY
The prefix "over" is used with nouns, adjectives or verbs to convey the meaning 'too much' or 'more than usual'. For example, overproduction, overload, overheat, overconfident, overanxious. Note that we don't have to use a hyphen. See here for more on this.

DISCUSSION
• Are naked celebrities the best way to raise awareness about overfishing?
• What are the causes of overfishing and what can be done about it?
• Should we be eating less fish?
• How many types of edible fish can you name in English?

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• ‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Jodhi May Strips Naked And Lies Under A Swordfish (Huffington Post)
• Mark Rylance and Game Of Thrones star Jodhi May strip down for FishLove campaign (Evening Standard)
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Video: British Holidays - Easter

Following on from my EDpuzzle interactive video about Easter, here's another egg-cellent Easter video from EnglishClass101.

TRANSCRIPT
Hi everyone, I'm Gina. After Christmas, the second biggest religious event of the year in the UK is Easter. Even for people who don't celebrate Easter as a religious observance, it is an important time of the year. The date changes every year, but it always coincides with the start of spring. In this lesson, you're going to learn about Easter and how it is celebrated. How many chocolate eggs are eaten in the UK at Easter? We'll show you the answer at the end of this video. At Easter, we give each other eggs. Eggs symbolise the resurrection and new life of Jesus Christ following his Crucifixion. When this tradition started, it was bird eggs painted in bright colours that were given. Now, we give chocolate eggs to each other, and especially to children that often have even more chocolate inside. A popular activity at Easter is to hold an Easter Egg Hunt. Small eggs are hidden (Gina wrongly says 'given') in an area, usually a garden or public place such as a school, and then people try to find them. The eggs can be real eggs that have been hard-boiled and painted, or small chocolate eggs. Schools will hold many events and competitions related to Easter, and one of the most famous is the Easter Bonnet Parade. For this, hats are decorated with Easter-related decorations such as eggs, chicks and rabbits. There are egg rolling competitions, where hard-boiled eggs are rolled down a slide or a hill, and the egg that travels the furthest without breaking apart wins. Also, there are egg decorating competitions. At Christmas, it is Santa Claus that brings the presents, but at Easter, it is the Easter Bunny that brings the eggs. Chocolate figures in the shape of bunnies are popular gifts at Easter, alongside the traditional eggs. And now I'll give you the answer to the earlier quiz. How many chocolate eggs are eaten in the UK at Easter? Around 80 million eggs are eaten by Brits at Easter. This is particularly impressive for a country that has a population of only 63 million people! How was this lesson? Did you learn something interesting? Do you have any games similar to the ones I spoke about in your country? Leave us a comment at EnglishClass101.com, and we'll see you in the next lesson. Bye!

MORE EASTER RESOURCES FOR ESL/EFL
• Easter Crossword (The English Blog)
• Easter Wordsearch (The English Blog)
• EL Civics for ESL Students
• Easter Worksheets (Bogglesworld)
• Easter Lesson (British Council)
• The Best Sites For Learning About Easter And Passover (Larry Ferlazzo)
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• Easter worksheets (BusyTeacher)

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Cartoon: The Brussels Attacks

Many of the British dailies feature cartoons about yesterday's terrorist attacks in Brussels (see links below), but I think this one from The Cagle Post by Slovakian cartoonist Martin Sutovec, alias Shooty, best captures the mood of sadness and despair.

CARTOON
The cartoon is very simple but effective. Hergé's famous comic book character Tintin is shown covering his face with his hands. We can assume that he is crying. His dog Snowy is howling. Meanwhile, a pool of blood can be see on the floor.

EXPLANATION
The Adventures of Tintin, a comic book series written by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi under the pen name Hergé, has long been a symbol of Brussels and a national hero in Belgium. Now it has become an emblem of solidarity for the city rocked by a terrorist attack that continues to claim the lives of innocent people. Read more >>

ALSO SEE
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• Steve Bell cartoon (The Guardian)
• Dave Brown cartoon (The Independent)
• Attack in Brussels (Cagle Post cartoon collection)
• Cartoonists show famous Belgian statue URINATING on ISIS (MailOnline)
• BBC News newspaper review
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Infographic: Easter by the Numbers

There's no shortage of Easter infographics, but here's an egg-cellent one from the History Channel. Click on the image to enlarge. And click here to access more Easter resources from the History Channel.

COMMENT
I didn't know what 'Peeps' were and had to Google it. According to Wikipedia, "Peeps are marshmallow candies, sold in the United States and Canada, that are shaped into chicks, bunnies, and other animals. There are also different shapes used for various holidays. Peeps are used primarily to fill Easter baskets". So now you know!

LESSON IDEA
Why not get your students to create their own infographics using one of the following online graphic design tools?

• Piktochart
• Canva
• Visme
• Venngage
• easelly
• infogr.am

TIP
Market research reports and surveys are usually rich in data and make perfect infographic source material. Here's a good example, and you can find some more here.

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