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

 

Caroline Davies 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.”

 

 

 

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?

MODULE 5. CONDITIONAL GAMES

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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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MARCH, 8TH. "STILL I RISE" BY MAYA ANGELOU

Maya Angelou was an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil rights activist.  

 

Still I Rise

By Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?

’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?

Bowed head and lowered eyes?

Shoulders falling down like teardrops,

Weakened by my soulful cries?

Does my haughtiness offend you?

Don't you take it awful hard

’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines

Diggin’ in my own backyard.

You may shoot me with your words,

You may cut me with your eyes,

You may kill me with your hatefulness,

But still, like air, I’ll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?

Does it come as a surprise

That I dance like I've got diamonds

At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history’s shame

I rise

Up from a past that’s rooted in pain

I rise

I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,

Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear

I rise

Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear

I rise

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,

I am the dream and the hope of the slave.

I rise

I rise

I rise.

Fr

MODULE 4. MODAL VERBS. REPHRASING. SIMPLE FORMS

Rephasing or transformation is a typical task in grammar tests. See the example and rephrase or transform the sentences: 

 Bringing dictionaries to the exam is forbidden.  

 Students mustn't / can't bring dictionaries to the exam.

 

 

1. It’s possible that Jane will visit Switzerland next year.

2. I’m thinking about taking Spanish lessons.

3. I’m sure they’ll be home by now.

4. James definitely isn’t eighteen yet!

5. It’s possible the weather will be sunny tomorrow.

6. Do you give me permission to leave earlier today?

7. Perhaps she will go to stay with her mother.

8. You’d better study more. This is my advice.

9. It isn’t necessary for you to take a jacket.

10. It’s forbidden to park here.

11. You aren’t allowed to talk during the exam.

12. Tom knows how to speak Spanish.

13. Eating chewing-gum in the class in prohibited.

14. They are certain that bringing up children is not easy.

15. The students don’t have the obligation to bring dictionaries to the exam.