Idioms #9

ABC's of American Slang #1

Idioms #8

Idioms #7

Current Event #5

Source & Full Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/08/world-womens-day-health-facts_n_2832307.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Vocabulary:

Groundbreaking: (Adjective) Innovative; pioneering

Example: That was a groundbreaking TV drama, and will soon be viewed all over the world.

Inched: (Verb) move slowly and carefully in a specified direction; or to cause something to move this way.

Example: The scientists inched closer to finding a cure for the disease.

Boons: (Noun) a thing that is helpful or beneficial

Example: A strong breeze is a boon to sailors.

Exploitation :(Noun)utilization of another person or group for selfish reasons.

Example: The exploitation of foreign immigrants for cheap labor is common in America today.

Mutilation: (Noun) disfigurement or injury by removing a part of the body.

Example: The community was shocked to find out that their mayor practiced animal mutilation.

 Story:

On International Women’s Day, we have a number of groundbreaking accomplishments to celebrate. This year alone, women in the U.S. won the right to serve on the front lines in combat and President Obama inched closer to pushing for equal pay for men and women.
Global health for women has also seen some major boons, too. The number of mothers who die during childbirth has been reduced by almost 50 percent and HIV drug prices have fallen by more than 99 percent since 2000.
But we’re not done fighting yet.
Women across the globe still face horrifying abuse and health risks, including sexual exploitation and genital mutilation, devastating injustices that are in our power to eliminate in this lifetime………………….

Idioms #6

Idioms # 5

5 Common Idioms (#4)

5 Common Idioms (#3)

Current Event #4

Source & full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9889497/Bath-University-angry-wifes-email-to-husbands-law-lecturer-lover-goes-viral.html

Vocabulary:
Lecturer: (noun) A person who gives lectures, especially as an occupation at a university or college.
Example: The lecturer has scheduled his appearance for 3:00.

Escalate: (verb) Become or cause to become more intense or serious
Example: Spreading rumors will only escalate the feud between the two girls.

Alleged: (adjective) (of an incident or a person) Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality
Example: He claims he is innocent of the alleged crime.

Circulated: (verb) Move around a social function in order to talk to many different people
Example: Rumors circulated around the office that she was stealing form the company.

Catalyst: (noun) A person or thing that precipitates an event.
Example: War is the most powerful catalyst in technical developments.

Bath University: angry wife's email to husband's law lecturer lover goes viral

Donna Lees, 45, was left enraged after learning that her 49 year-old husband Sean was having an affair with part-time law lecturer Claire Russell.

But after having received no response to an angry email to Miss Russell’s personal email address she decided to escalate matters.

The mother-of-two, whose daughters are 20 and 18, then emailed everyone who shared Miss Russell’s surname at Bath University, where she is a law lecturer and teaching fellow.

Since being sent on Wednesday, intimate details of the alleged affair between the law tutor and Mr. Lees, have been widely circulated by hundreds of people, the Daily Mail reported……………

…………..Mrs. Lees attacked her husband's alleged lover for being "the catalyst that smashes apart a whole family" who also destroyed their trust and love………….