The news is a consistent source of entertainment, knowledge and discovery that never ceases to exist and always comes out with more and more material each day. Because it plays such a vital part in our lives and is so important to keep up with, it is without a doubt a piece of your everyday routine that can’t go ignored.
Whether it is to understand the ramifications of recent legislation passed, to hear about recent events and grasp the potential consequences to your country, or simply hear about what is happening in other countries in order to compare them to what’s happening in yours, the news is certainly a staple in our lives and the most consistent way to get information.
This is why Scrambled Eggs has decided to unite two of your biggest worlds: learning English and keeping up with what is happening in the world. We hope our challenging daily exercises, composed of listening, vocabulary and comprehension exercises in English, will satisfy both of those above worlds in a satisfactory and also entertaining way.
So enough about introductions, let’s get to today’s Learn English with the News topic:
Now that you’ve had a listen, let’s put your knowledge to the test with some of our vocabulary and comprehension exercises:
Twitter | Definition Match
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Twitter | Fill in the Blanks
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ENABLE – LASTING – BAN – APPARENT – PRECAUTION – SNAP – DECLINE – REMOTE – TRICKLE – TRANSMISSION – GIANT
- The coronavirus outbreak will have a (lasting) impact on the way Twitter does business, the company revealed Tuesday as it said employees whose jobs allow (remote) work can continue working from home “forever.” The San Francisco social media (giant) was one of the first Bay Area companies to send its workers home in early March. Since then, it’s become (apparent) to the company that it can operate effectively with workers doing their jobs remotely, Twitter said in a statement. “If our employees are in a role and situation that (enables) them to work from home and they want to continue to do so forever, we will make that happen,” the firm said. “If not, our offices will be their warm and welcoming selves, with some additional (precautions), when we feel it’s safe to return.” Twitter said that “with very few exceptions” its offices will remain closed until September. “When we do decide to open offices, it also won’t be a (snap) back to the way it was before,” Twitter said. “It will be careful, intentional, office by office and gradual.” The company (declined) to say what share of its workforce it expects will be working permanently from home. Twitter also said it will (ban) business travel until September “with very few exceptions,” and there won’t be any in-person company events for the rest of the year. At Google, Sundar Pichai last week told employees they would probably continue working from home until the end of the year, and also said employees who must return to offices will be able to do so starting in June or July, with extra safety precautions to prevent coronavirus (transmission). Emily Mikailli, head of human resources at Signifyd, a San Jose artificial-intelligence firm selling fraud-protection services, said she expects decisions by major tech firms such as Twitter and Google about remote work will “ (trickle) down” to smaller Silicon Valley companies.
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Twitter | True or False
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The way Twitter does business will probably go back to normal by the end of the year.
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The social media giant Twitter has said all its workforce will be working permanently from home.
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Google will take measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus when the reopen their offices.
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Emily Mikaili thinks that the changes Google and Twitter make will influence smaller companies in Silicon Valley.
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And that’s it for today’s English lesson, where you can improve your English with the news and current events. Do you have any comments or special requests for us for the next edition of Learn English with the News? Be sure to leave any feedback you have in the comments section below, as we would love to help you on your quest to learn the English language!
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