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Economy report on the EU inflation outlook: Christine Lagarde:
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1) Do you enjoy Christmas shopping, or do you find it a chore?
2 How early do you do your Christmas shopping?
3) Who do you buy Christmas presents for?
4) Have you ever shopped online for Christmas presents?
5) Do you give your Christmas gifts in bags, or wrap them in paper?
6) Which member of your family is the hardest person to buy for? Why?
7) Which member of your family is the easiest person to buy for? Why?
8) What was the best Christmas present you ever received? Why?
9) What was the worst Christmas present you ever received? Why?
10) Have you ever returned a Christmas present and exchanged it?
11) Have you ever bought Christmas presents in the sales, to put away for the next year?
12) Have you ever given hand-made Christmas presents to people?
13) When do you usually finish your Christmas shopping?
14) Do you feel Christmas has become too commercialised?
15) What are you hoping to get for Christmas this year?
A new variant of the covid-19 virus is beginning to spread worldwide. The WHO named the mutation Omicron, after a letter of the Greek alphabet. It was first reported in Botswana on the 9th of November. Two weeks later, it was detected in South Africa and flagged as a "virus of concern". Soon after this, cases were reported in Hong Kong, Israel, Madagascar and Belgium. Epidemiologists have warned that this new strain could be extremely infectious. They also said it may be able to evade protections afforded us by current vaccines. This has led to countries reinstating travel bans. Despite these, new cases have already been reported in the UK, Germany and the Czech Republic.
Scientists are currently analyzing Omicron to assess the dangers it might pose. They have detected 50 genetic changes in the DNA that affects the spikes surrounding the crown of the virus. Current vaccines focus on these spikes. Any changes in the DNA of the spikes could make the virus more virulent, more transmissible and possibly more resistant against vaccines. Scientists say it could take a few weeks to determine how effective our vaccines are against Omicron. The White House's chief medical adviser has warned that: "When you have a virus that is showing this degree of transmissibility, and you're already having travel-related cases…it almost invariably is ultimately going to go all over [the world]."
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2111/211129-omicron-a.html 6.4
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CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
variant / covi-19 / virus / WHO / Omicron / concern / epidemiologist / travel ban /
scientists / dangers / genetic changes / DNA / vaccines / transmissibility / the world
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Shopping has replaced many other activities that people used to choose as their hobby. What are the reasons for this? Is this a positive or negative development?
Sample Answer:
It is widely known that shopping has become a leisure activity rather than a need. There
are many reasons that have led people to choose shopping as a pursuing
hobby. While some think this may have a negative development, others consider this
trend a positive aspect.
To start with, large shopping malls are attractive and popular source of recreational
activity. For example, teenagers gather in shopping centres during
weekends to go to the cinema, share a meal or just window shopping. Another
aspect to consider is that a sedentary lifestyle is replacing some other sports
or free time activities for many families.
While there is nothing
wrong in shopping, it cannot be denied that changing social
habits requires offering alternative options such as sport competitions
or creative art workshops, which can be organized by institutions. On the
other hand, participating in exciting, free, cultural activities might eventually
help reduce consumerism.
To conclude, shopping is
essential and inevitable part of our daily lives. Nevertheless, it
should be replaced as a hobby for other healthy activities. Perhaps, these
way new habits for young people can be settled, which, in my opinion, is a positive
development.
In most developed countries shopping is not only about buying the goods you need, it is also perceived as entertainment. Is it a positive or negative development?
In many developed nations, consumerism is not only about buying the everyday things we need to survive but is also seen as a form of entertainment. This essay will argue that this is a very negative development because of the detrimental effect marketing and advertising has on people and the fact that it is a very unproductive hobby.
The main reason people buy luxury items is because of the influence multinationals’ marketing campaigns have on them. We are constantly bombarded with messages telling us that if we buy a certain product we will be happier, more beautiful or more complete. In many ways, these companies trick us into buying their products, when all we need to be happy are much simpler items. For example, fashion chains like Chanel and Prada tell people that they are only good enough if they wear nice clothes and use glamorous models to make people feel unsatisfied with their appearance.
Shopping for goods you don’t really need is also not the most productive thing you can do with your time. Not only is it a huge waste of money; it does nothing to develop a person either physically or intellectually. If we compare this activity with other popular pastimes like sport, reading or even watching movies, we can see how unfulfilling shopping really is. For instance, most of my friends who spend their weekends shopping have nothing else to talk about, other than their purchases, whereas my friends who use their time more wisely are often much more interesting to talk to.
In conclusion, people should only shop for the necessities and not for pleasure because they are being manipulated by transnational companies and there are also much more constructive ways for people to spend their free time.
http://way2benefits.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-traditional-shopping/
Traditional shopping, as the name suggests, refers to the shopping that the consumer does not do online rather than buy from the shop. Most of the people tend to buy products online nowadays. Traditional shopping has been around for a long time and is still being used to buy products. Although, there are some advantages and disadvantages of traditional shopping. Let us check out in this article. Also, find out the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping to know more about it.
The Internet has revolutionized our way of shopping. Because of the numerous benefits and advantages, these days number of people increasingly prefer to buy things online over the conventional way of going into stores. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping are as follows. So let us check out some information on the advantages and disadvantages to know more about online shopping.
Advantages of online shopping:
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If you're considering creating a video resume as part of your job search, keep these tips in mind:
Always keep in mind that once your video is on the internet, you no longer have control over who sees it or how it's shared. Take feedback from friends and family seriously. If they think it's a misfire, do not send the video to potential employers.
El nuevo Portal Europass lleva poco más de un año en funcionamiento. Desde el CNE en España somos conscientes del gran valor que esta plataforma tiene para facilitar la movilidad y la empleabilidad de los ciudadanos, especialmente de los jóvenes. Por ello, se pone en marcha una nueva edición de este concurso escolar dirigido a estudiantes de cualquier modalidad educativa, de entre 14 y 18 años, con la finalidad de dar una difusión máxima al Portal Europass entre nuestros estudiantes, para que conozcan por sí mismos todo su potencial y se familiaricen con las herramientas digitales de las cuales se beneficiarán en un futuro a corto plazo.
La participación en el concurso será de manera individual e implica la realización obligatoria de estas dos tareas:
1. La grabación de un vídeo corto, 30 segundos máximo, en el que se responda a la pregunta: ¿Qué es Europass para ti? / “What does Europass mean to you?”. El vídeo podrá grabarse en español o en inglés y se podrá utilizar, aunque no es obligatorio, algún formato de aplicaciones de redes sociales como TikTok.
2. Registrarse en el Portal Europass y crear un Perfil en uno de los 29 idiomas disponibles.
Para participar en el concurso se enviará un correo electrónico a europass@sepie.es, con el asunto "Concurso Europass 2021", y con los siguientes documentos:
El plazo estará abierto del 23 de noviembre al 17 de diciembre de 2021.
