domingo, 28 de abril de 2024

MODULE 5. A NEWS REPORT. HORSES CAUSE CHAOS IN CENTRAL LONDON

Four taken to hospital after military horses break loose in central London

Witnesses describe ‘total mayhem’ as horses – one of them covered in blood – run through centre of city during rush hour

 

The Guardian
Wed 24 Apr 2024 14.34 CEST

Four people have been taken to hospital after several military horses broke loose during a morning exercise and bolted through central London, colliding with vehicles.

Astonished witnesses described “total mayhem” as the runaway horses, including one white horse drenched in blood, ran through the rush-hour streets.

Two horses were seen running in the road near Aldwych. One collided with a parked taxi outside the Clermont Hotel in Buckingham Palace Road, smashing the windows of the Mercedes people carrier. One horse also crashed into a parked doubledecker tour bus, smashing the windscreen.

A group of seven horses and six soldiers from the Household Cavalry based at Hyde Park barracks were on an extended exercise in Belgravia on Wednesday at about 8.40am when chaos erupted.

Four service personnel were thrown from their horses and five of the animals got loose. It is understood that three soldiers were assessed in hospital for their injuries, which were not thought to be serious.

All of the animals were eventually contained. Two of the horses were caught near Limehouse tunnel, about five miles away. Pictures and videos shared on social media showed a black 4x4 with blue lights following two of the horses between Tower Bridge and the tunnel.

The BBC reported that the noise of builders moving concrete in Belgravia might have initially spooked the animals.

An army spokesperson said: “A number of military working horses became loose during routine exercise this morning. All of the horses have now been recovered and returned to camp. A number of personnel and horses have been injured and are receiving the appropriate medical attention.”

 

 

 

domingo, 14 de abril de 2024

MODULE 5. WEIRD SITUATIONS



 WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU COULD RULE THE WORLD?


 

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

  1. If you won the lottery, what would you do?

  2. If animals could talk, what would they say?

  3. If you could travel to the future, what would you do?

  4. If you could travel to the past, when would you go to?

  5. If you could be 10 years old forever or 60 years old forever, which would you choose? Why?

  6. If you could have one superpower, which would it be?

  7. If you only ate one food forever, which would it be?

  8. If you changed your name, what name would you want?

  9. What would you grab if your house was on fire?

  10. What would you do if school was cancelled today?

martes, 2 de abril de 2024

MODULE 5 SPLIT LESSON: TAKING THE KNEE AGAINST RACIST DISCRIMINATION


Who started this protest campaign? When? 

Read this article and find out.


The American football player Colin Kaepernick ignited controversy in 2016 while playing as quarterback for his team the San Francisco 49ers. He refused to stand for the national anthem as a protest against racial injustice and social issues. Instead he knelt down on one knee. This started a trend of other players "taking the knee" in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Kaepernick's actions caused heated debate. In September 2017, President Donald Trump tweeted that NFL players should be either fired or suspended if they failed to stand up for the national anthem. Nike will use a close-up image of Kaepernick's face with the caption: "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything." Nike supplies the uniforms for all the NFL's 32 teams and is a corporate sponsor of the NFL. The company knows it will receive a backlash for using Mr Kaepernick in its ads. However, it said: "We believe Colin is one of the most inspirational athletes of this generation, who has leveraged the power of sport to help move the world forward." Yahoo Sports said: It's an interesting decision for Nike. No other athlete produces the same emotional response as Kaepernick." Many on social media applauded Nike for its decision. One person tweeted: "Time to throw away all my Nike crap."



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APRIL 23RS. "THE DRAGON", A STORY TO COMMEMORATE SAINT GEORGE'S DAY

 

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