English Homework of the Week #21 | Erika e Newton - Inglês por Skype
Hi! Nessa semana temos muitos exercícios legais, e vamos aprender inglês com ADELE, e seu lançamento WHEN WE WERE YOUNG! Enjoy!
COMPOSITION
Which was the most dangerous thing you have done in your life? Why have you done it? Would you do it again?
(150 to 250 words - 1 Paragraph)
READING AND LISTENING
Moroccan-Belgian Named Leader of Paris Attack
French officials say the man who is suspected of organizing Friday’s terrorist attack in Paris is Belgian citizen Abdelhamid Abaaoud.
Police say Abaaoud is 27 years old. He is said to be part of a Brussels-based terrorist cell. He avoided capture in Europe and is believed to be in Syria.
Belgian media says Abaaoud is of Moroccan descent. He has been wanted since January following a gun battle with police in eastern Belgium.
Abaaoud is suspected of organizing the attacks Friday that left at least 129 people dead and more than 300 wounded in Paris. He has also been linked to failed attacks on a Paris-bound train in August and a church in April.
Abaaoud played a part in recruiting others to join the Islamic State group. He even recruited his own 13-year-old brother, according to French media.
The Guardian reports Abaaoud spent time fighting with the Islamic State, also called ISIS, in Syria. His link to the terrorist group came after he was identified in an ISIS video.
French police continued to raid possible terrorist safe houses Monday. More than 150 raids have taken place. The raids took place in Toulouse, Grenoble, Jeumont, Lyon and the Paris suburbs. Ten people were detained. Weapons also were taken in the raids, including a rocket launcher, guns and bulletproof vests.
French investigators identified one suicide bomber of Friday’s attacks as Samy Amkimour. Amkimour was a 28-year-old Frenchman charged in a terrorism investigation in 2012.
I'm Mario Ritter.
Lisa Bryant reported on this story for VOANews.com. Jim Dresbach adapted it for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.
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Words in This Story
cell – n. a small group of people who work together secretly as part of a larger organization or group
descent – n. the home country or ethnic group of a person
recruit – v. to find people and get them to join an organization
rifle – n. a gun that has a long barrel and that is held against your shoulder when you shoot it
vest – n. a special piece of clothing that you wear on your upper body for protection or safety
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WORD OF THE WEEK
fly off the handle
Meaning:
If you fly off the handle, you are so angry about something that you lose control of yourself and start screaming and shouting.
Origin:
Possibly related to the dangerous and unpredictable way an axe-head can fly off its handle if it comes loose.
Examples:
My wife flew off the handle when I said she spent way too much money on ridiculously expensive designer clothes, ankle-breaking shoes and silly little handbags too small to carry anything in.
Our boss flew off the handle when he saw the mistake. He said he'd fire us this time, but he didn't really mean it ... I hope.
Quick Quiz:
We were having dinner in a restaurant last night when this guy at the next table flew off the handle because
a. the food was so delicious
b. the waiter was so handsome
c. the waiter brought the wrong thing
MUSIC
When We Were Young - Adele
Video: https://youtu.be/DDWKuo3gXMQ
Everybody loves the things you do
From the way you talk
To the way you move
Everybody here is watching you
Cause you feel like home
You're like a dream come true
But if by chance you're here alone
Can I have a moment
Before I go?
Cause I've been by myself all night long
Hoping you're someone I used to know
You look like a movie
You sound like a song
My god, this reminds me
Of when we were young
Let me photograph you in this light
In case it is the last time
That we might be exactly like we were
Before we realized
We were sad of getting old
It made us restless
It was just like a movie
It was just like a song
I was so scared to face my fears
Cause nobody told me that you'd be here
And I swore you moved overseas
That's what you said, when you left me
You still look like a movie
You still sound like a song
My god, this reminds me
Of when we were young
Let me photograph you in this light
In case it is the last time
That we might be exactly like we were
Before we realized
We were sad of getting old
It made us restless
It was just like a movie
It was just like a song
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young
It's hard to win me back
Everything just takes me back
To when you were there
To when you were there
And a part of me keeps holding on
Just in case it hasn't gone
I guess I still care
Do you still care?
It was just like a movie
It was just like a song
My god, this reminds me
Of when we were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young
Let me photograph you in this light
In case it is the last time
That we might be exactly like we were
Before we realized
We were sad of getting old
It made us restless
I'm so mad I'm getting old
It makes me reckless
It was just like a movie
It was just like a song
When we were young
Translation:
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