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Carlos and Sarah’s first date turns out to be a disaster! What exactly has happened?

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Every PRODUCTIVITY HACK Explained in 8 minutes

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A study suggests that people feel happiest in the mornings, and that midnight is the time we feel the bluest. Researchers from University College London conducted a comprehensive study on mood, frame of mind, and mental well-being at varying times of the day. They asked test participants to rate their feelings of happiness, overall satisfaction with life, and to what degree they thought life was worthwhile. The researchers concluded that: "Generally, things do seem better in the morning." They said: "Across a...diverse sample, we repeatedly saw mornings align with better mental health...and midnight with the lowest." This was so even when accounting for differences in individual characteristics."

The researchers also investigated which days of the week we felt happiest. They suggested that we feel happiest on Sunday mornings, when feelings of anxiety are more subdued. This is perhaps attributable to people having the chance to unwind on Saturdays. People are also more likely to have fun on Saturdays. Perhaps they splash out on something nice while shopping, or get together with friends. This has a positive impact on making us feel happier the following day. The researchers posited that other "drivers" could affect our feelings of positivity. These include the seasons, "weather (temperature, precipitation, humidity...) as well as various sociocultural cycles".

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

Sources

https://www.theguardian.com/scociety/2025/feb/05/scientists-find-that-things-really-do-seem-better-in-the-morning

https://fortune.com/well/article/time-of-day-feel-best-worst

https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-reveals-the-best-and-worst-times-for-your-mental-health/

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

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People are happiest in the mornings, says study

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English News Lessons: Free 27-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson - Mornings - Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3... current events.

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Chicago neighborhood turned 'ghost town' amid deportations | NewsNation Prime

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How did Novak Djokovic's visa get revoked ahead of the Australian Open? - BBC News

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Concurso de preguntas - Un cuestionario de opción múltiple con límite de tiempo, comodines y una ronda de bonificación.

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The surprising secret to speaking with confidence | Caroline Goyder | TEDxBrixton

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Richard goes even further back in time - 4,500 years back! With the help of Susan Greaney, he investigates one of Britain's greatest and most mysterious sites - Stonehenge.

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Task 1

Select the things Richard did.

Task 2

Put the descriptive phrases with the places they describe to make complete sentences.

Task 3

Type the right preposition in the space to complete the sentence.

Task 4

Can you make these sentences from Warwick Castle's visitors' guide?

Discussion

Where would you like to visit in London? Are there many historical places in your country? What would life have been like 500 years ago?

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Richard shows us the best way to see London's many sights, travels back in time to the Warwick Castle of 500 years ago... and gets into a sword fight!

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POPULAR WORDS - Play Online for Free! | Poki

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Conversation About Thanksgiving - Inversion Practice - Lesson 1

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Top 10 Most Incredible Christmas Celebrations Around the World

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Rueda aleatoria - Gira la rueda para ver que elemento aparece a continuación.

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Charles Bukowski: The Slavery of the 9 to 5

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Researchers have discovered the people with the healthiest hearts in the world. The Tsimane people live in the Amazon region of Bolivia and have almost no risk of serious heart disease because of their plant-based diet and high levels of physical activity. Besides having a healthy heart, the Tsimane also have low blood pressure, low cholesterol levels and low blood glucose. This all adds up to a very strong cardiovascular system. And this means they avoid many of the diseases and conditions that kill hundreds of millions around the world, such as heart attack, stroke, diabetes and kidney failure. A study estimates that an 80-year-old from the Tsimane tribe has the same cardiovascular age as an American in their mid-50s.

The study on the Tsimane is published in the medical journal 'The Lancet'. Study co-author Dr Gregory S. Thomas stated: "This study suggests that coronary [disease] could be avoided if people adopted some elements of the Tsimane lifestyle, such as keeping their cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar very low, not smoking and being physically active." He added: "Most of the Tsimane are able to live their entire life without developing any coronary [disease]. This has never been seen in any prior research. While difficult to achieve in the industrialized world, we can adopt some aspects of their lifestyle to potentially forestall a condition we thought would eventually effect almost all of us."

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Jungle people with almost no heart problems

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English News Lessons: Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson - Heart Disease - Handouts, online activity, mp3... current events.

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HOMEWORK

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Panda Boss - Personal Finance & Bossing Life

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Mar Hershenson: The secret to successfully pitching an idea

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Have a great idea but not sure how to sell it? Investor and teacher Mar Hershenson has you covered. Whether it’s sharing a new product with a client or vying for a promotion, these three steps will help you tell an irresistible story and get the “yes” you’re looking for.

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Introduction: In this photo I can see … / This photo shows...

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Talk about the place: They are sitting in a café, in the city, in the

mountains, in a hotel…

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Describe the position: On the right, on the left, in the middle of the

photo, in the background, next to, behind, in front of…

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Describe people's age: they are in their twenties, they are about

twenty…

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Describe people's clothes: colour, material…

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Describe people's actions: they are cooking, eating…

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Describe peoples roles: He’s probably a teacher, a student, his dad,…

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Describe people’s feelings: He seems sad, frightened, happy, excited…

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Your opinion: In my opinion the photo is very interesting, funny…

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Your memories: This photo reminds me of my childhood, my holidays..

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Listen as a group of people talk about what they would do if they had a million dollars.

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Cheryl / Guam
If I had a million dollars what would I do? Well first, I would take a portion of that money and put it into savings. That way I would not be able to spend that moneylater. Secondly, I would probably take some money and go traveling around the world. I would do everything that I've always wanted to do on my to do list in life. And lastly I would give money to charities and churches and the rest would be given to my family and friends and everyone I love would be given an amazing present.

Jake / United States
I would buy an expensive house on a tropical island somewhere and a yacht and I would buy a very, very nice car and a private jet. I don't know if a million dollars would buy all this stuff now. But I would just spend my days enjoying life.

Jonathan / Canada
If I won a million dollars what would I do? I don't have the need to have any special large possessions such as a house or expensive car. I think that I would put the million dollars somewhere safe where there is no risk of anything, like the stock market, and I would live off the interest for the rest of my life. Even in a very safe circumstance, the return would probably be three or four percent being thirty or forty thousand dollars a year and I think that I could comfortably live off of that which would allow me to travel and see the places in the world that I haven't been to yet.

Mauro / Brazil
Wow! This question's really great. What would I do with a million dollars? Wow! I would probably invest all this money, but invest in my own businesses. These days I just think about making business, starting a business, so I just want to work for myself, so I would probably invest my money creating businesses and working for myself. It would be something really like that.

Nick / Australia
A million dollars! If I won a million dollars, I'd go around the world. I haven't been to Africa and I'd really like to go. Secondly, I'd buy a really big house with a really big television. Then after, if I had any money left, I would invest. Maybe give some to my parents.

Six people discuss if they would rather be a famous athlete, movie star, musician, or politician.

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Ruth, England
I think I'd most want to be a movie star. I'd like to be glamorous and able to dress up on the red carpet. I'd least like to be a politician because I think a lot of people complain about them all the time and they're never viewed very well.

Simon, Canada
So, I think I'd want to be a pro athlete. I love the outdoors. I love sports. I wouldn't mind being idolized like many pro athletes are, and basically you get to play a game for a living and you make a lot of money. Something that I wouldn't want to do would be to be a politician. I don't like politics and I heard somewhere that someone says that once you become a politician you just inherently lie, and I wouldn't want to do that every day.

Todd, The United States
Yeah, I think I'd want to be a politician because if you're a politician you can make changes, you can influence people's lives. I know a lot of politicians are dishonest but I think you have the chance to do good and make changes. If you're a movie star or a singer, you're gonna get old and when you get old, you won't be popular and an athlete you have a very short career. You can't have a very long career either, so I think the best bet is to be a politician and influence people and be productive your entire life.

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Let's do English ESL general grammar practice. Students will view different movie clips and they have to identify which conditional is being used.

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Simon’s Cat - Missing Cat Colour - Conditionals 2, 3, Mixed

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You are to watch the cartoon carefully and do the tasks because the information in the cartoon will be referred to the sense of the sentences, they open the brackets and use the right type - the second, the third or the mixed type.

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First and Second Conditional sentences worksheet

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Todd: So Sarah, let's talk about things we do under certain situations.

Sarah: Okay.

Todd: So when you are stressed with a lot of work, what do you do?

Sarah: I always do the same thing. If I'm stressed, I clean.

Todd: Really?

Sarah: Yes. If I feel anxious or stress or I'm worried, I always clean. I usually clean the house or wash the dishes and I feel better because I'm busy and I'm accomplishing something. So if I'm stressed, I clean. If I clean, I feel better.

Todd: Oh, that's great.

Sarah: How about you? What do you do if you feel stressed?

Todd: If I'm stressed, I exercise.

Sarah: Mm-hmm (affirmative).

Todd: So when I exercise, I always feel better. So if the weather is nice, I'll go jogging outside. And if the weather is cold or if it is raining, then I go to the gym.

Sarah: Ah, that's interesting.

Todd: Yeah, and I always feel better. So if I exercise for like one hour or two hours, my stress just goes away.

Sarah: Oh, that's great.

Todd: So what do you do if you have really low energy?

Sarah: To be honest, if I have low energy, I sleep.

Todd: Yeah.

Sarah: I always try to take a nap on the weekend. It's a little difficult because I have young kids but if I put a movie on, then I can have a break. I can take a rest, I can take a nap.

Todd: Right.

Sarah: What do you do if you feel tired?

Todd: Well, if I'm just really sleepy, of course, I sleep. But if I have low energy, I eat vegetables. So I make a salad or I eat just vegetables raw like a raw carrot or celery or something like that. I find that when I eat vegetables, I get a really big energy boost. But surprisingly, fruit does not work. I think maybe because of the sugar in fruit. Fruit makes me sleepy. So if I eat a banana or an apple sometimes, I don't feel more energetic but vegetables always.

Sarah: That's a really healthy response.

Todd: Yeah.

Sarah: Sometimes people think, "Oh, if I'm tired, I'll drink coffee, I'll drink an energy drink," but vegetables is a much better choice.

Todd: Yes, it's pretty hard to top vegetables. Okay, what do you do when you are bored? You're really bored, what's something you like to do to pass the time?

Sarah: If I'm bored, I love to listen to something. And I have three things I like to listen to. If I'm walking or running, I like to listen to music. If I'm cleaning the house, I listen to a podcast. Or if I'm just resting, I listen to a book, an audio book. So what do you do?

Todd: Similar to you I will find something to read or maybe watch on TV. So if there's a sports game on, I'll watch sports. If there's nothing on the TV related to sports, then usually I'll surf the channels on TV and hope that I find something that's a documentary or informative. I don't like to watch dramas, I don't like to watch like TV shows or movies and stuff like that. Sometimes I'll read but I find that when I'm bored, for some reason I don't want to read.

Sarah: Ah, sometimes I feel the same way.

Todd: Really?

Sarah: Yeah.

Todd: Yeah, I don't know what it is but maybe because it's like it's just work. Okay. So what do you do when you get really upset and you need to calm down? Somebody makes you angry, what do you do?

Sarah: Oh, when I'm upset, I leave. I don't want to shout or be angry or say something mean. So when I feel myself becoming angry, I immediately leave. And later when I'm calm, I try to solve the problem, talk to the person, fix the situation. But my first response is leave. How about you? What do you do if you feel upset or angry?

Todd: That's so interesting you say that because we're complete opposites.

Sarah: Really.

Todd: So if somebody makes me angry, I confront them right then and there. So I actually blow my top sometimes and I get angry back at them. For example, with my students, sometimes I have a short fuse with my students so I might get really angry with my students. But it's very short lived and I find that it's better. So if I release my energy, then I'm not dwelling on it. I don't let the anger continue and it's over, it's gone, and then I can move on, I'm at peace. And sometimes I apologize right away. I'll say, "Oh, I'm sorry. I lost my temper. I shouldn't have done that." But I'm the opposite of you, if I walk away, oh, my gosh. It's the worst. It will build and build and build and make me really upset. Yeah. So it's better that I get my emotions out right away.

Sarah: I see. So when you walk away, you feel more and more angry, and when I walk away, I feel more and more calm and relaxed.

Todd: Oh, totally. They have a phrase like stew on it. So I stew on it, totally. And yeah, it's not healthy.

Sarah: Sometimes there's a situation where I can't leave like I can't leave in the middle of class. So if I feel myself in class getting angry, I try to fix the problem before I become really angry. So I try to notice how do I feel right now. If I feel a little angry, I'm going to talk to the student. I'm going to fix the problem now. I won't wait until I become really angry.

Todd: Now, that's interesting.

Sarah: Mm-hmm (affirmative).

Todd: Hmm, I guess we're all different in our own little way.

Sarah: Yeah.

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British Christmas Traditions: Food, Friends and Family! || This English Malarkey #17

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