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 6️⃣  RULES AND REGULATIONS 🌞 Refers to the  laws, guidelines, or instructions  that control how people should behave in a place or situation. 🌞 It’s a fixed binomial often used in  formal contexts  (workplace, government, school, organisations). 🌞 Style: Slightly redundant (rules = general principles, regulations = official rules), but the phrase is conventional and  emphasises strictness . Every workplace has  its own rules and regulations . The government  introduced new rules and regulations  on recycling. The club has  strict rules and regulations  about dress code. Breaking the rules and regulations  can lead to a fine. 🌞  What rules and regulations do you have in your workplace? 🌞 Can you name a country with very strict rules and regulations? 🌞 Do you think all rules and regulations are necessary? Why or why not? 🌞 Do you prefer places with lots of rules and regulations, or more freedom? Anytime you thi...

Climber Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear American climber Alex Honnold has successfully scaled a Taiwan skyscraper without a rope , harness or safety equipment. The building, named Taipei 101 for the number of its floors, is 508m (1,667ft) tall, made of steel , glass and concrete and is designed to resemble a stick of bamboo. Honnold is renowned for being the first person to climb El Capitan without ropes or safety gear. The 915m (3,000 foot) granite cliff is in California's Yosemite national park. The climb was originally set to take place on Saturday but was delayed by wet weather. His ascent in Taiwan's capital was streamed live on Netflix, which said there was a delay on the live feed should the worst happen . "We'll cut away ," Netflix executive Jeff Gaspin told Variety magazine in the run-up to the event. "Nobody expects or wants to see anything like that to happen." Honnold completed the climb in one hour...

Image created with Chat GPT 1️⃣ BRIGHT AND EARLY 🌞 The phrase “bright and early” means very early in the morning , usually when the sun has just risen , and suggests energy, enthusiasm, and readiness . ( bien temprano , first thing = a primera hora) 🚅 We have to leave bright and early if we want to catch the train. 🏃‍♀️ She wakes up bright and early to go jogging every day. 🤝 The meeting starts bright and early at 7 a.m. 🏢 He got to the office bright and early to finish his project. 🛣️ We’ll start our road trip bright and early tomorrow.  🏖️ If you want a good spot at the beach, you need to get there bright and early . 🌞 Give me one activity you would like to do bright and early. 🌞 Do you think waking up bright and early is better than staying up late? Why? Rescue Success! This mom and kitten duo have been struggling on the Bronx streets for too long. Our amazing volunteer got them bright and early this morning. They’ll be at the vet for a few days and then need a p...

Singer Julio Iglesias faces Spanish inquiry into sexual assault allegations Two women have accused the Spanish singer Julio Iglesias of sexually assaulting them while they were working for him and allege that he "normalised abuse" in a coercive , threatening and violent environment. The allegations, made in reports by Spanish news site elDiario.es and US outlet Univision, are being investigated by Spain's judiciary. The singer employed the two women at his properties in Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, and Lyford Cay, in the Bahamas. According to their testimonies, the sexual assaults took place in 2021. Iglesias, who is 82, has been a household name in Spain since the 1960s and has sold millions of records worldwide . According to elDiario.es and Univision, Iglesias and his lawyer did not respond to repeated requests for a response to the allegations ahead of their publication. However, a woman identified as a manager of one of the singer's Caribbean pro...

  Image created with Chat GPT What do you remember about  the Concordia ? Was El Corte Inglés' week of discounts on cruises a last minute MARKETING PLOY to TAKE ADVANTAGE OF the big news story? — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) January 23, 2012 Can you think of any other marketing ploys ? Do you remember the difference between "take advantage of sth" and  "make the most of sth" ? Have you ever BEEN ON A CRUISE? What was it like? Would you GO ON A CRUISE after what has happened? Where would you go? — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) January 23, 2012 Didn't REALIZE that the Concordia tragedy happened on Friday 13th... And the bottle of champagne used to LAUNCH it, didn't break... — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) January 23, 2012 Are you superstitious?  Seville goes green   Seville goes green: http://t.co/OEvnXDQO Travel guide SINGS THE PRAISES OF Seville. Do you agree with the description? — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) January 9, 2012 Have y...

Image created by Chat GPT From booze to black belts: Virginia's drunk raccoon suspected in karate shop break-in A raccoon that broke into a Virginia store and joyfully drank its way through the liquor aisle is now suspected of a wider crime spree , officials say. A Hanover animal control officer suspects the stripe-tailed mammal also broke into a nearby karate studio and then raided the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for snacks. "Supposedly, this is the third break-in he's had," said Officer Samantha Martin. The raccoon, now nicknamed the " trashed panda", was first discovered passed out in the bathroom of the Ashland liquor store two days after Thanksgiving. After sobering up , the unlikely outlaw was released back into the wild . A new study found the masked mammals known for rummaging rubbish bins for easy food, are evolving and getting comfortable around humans. Ms Martin says it's only a matter of time before the masked bandit stri...

Image created with Chat GPT Italian cooking awarded Unesco cultural heritage status Italian cooking has been awarded special cultural heritage status by the United Nations' cultural agency Unesco. National favourites including pizza are already on Unesco's list of "intangible cultural heritage", but now Italian cooking traditions and the way they are practised and transmitted have been awarded. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has been pushing for her country's cuisine to be recognised since her election, said: "For us Italians, cuisine is not just food or a collection of rec ipes . It is so much more: it is culture, tradition, work, wealth." For millions of fans the news confirms what they already believed - from Sicilian Cannoli to Calabrian 'Nduja - Italian is the best. The announcement was made during a Unesco assembly meeting in the Indian capital Delhi on Wednesday. The cultural agency described Italian cuisine as a "means of connec...

Image created with Chat GPT Have a look through these Christmas tweets. You can reply in X/Twitter or write a comment in the blog. Some of the links will take you to Lyrics Training - it's free! Click on Go to lyricstraining.com , press here to start the game and finally click on Maybe Later . #oldtweets Read about the Christmas switch-on in an English town 👇🏼and go through the #Quizlet : https://t.co/L4OMzYPHF0 #talkabout What do you think about the Christmas displays around Madrid? https://t.co/tgU7WiT1CU — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) December 1, 2025 BBC News - Abstract Christmas tree sparks protests in Brussels http://t.co/0Ew9yLUy Are you happy with the Xmas decorations where you live? — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) December 1, 2012 Here you'll find a Quizlet with an A-Z list of Christmas-related vocabulary: https://t.co/tKtOBPgW72 Here is an A to Z list (2 parts) of all things Christmassy. https://t.co/hNGfhka5gU — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) Dec...

Image created with Chat GPT    ' Rage bait ' named Oxford word of the year 2025 Do you find yourself getting increasingly irate while scrolling through your social media feed ? If so, you may be falling victim to rage bait, which Oxford University Press has named its word or phrase of the year. It is a term that describes manipulative tactics used to drive engagement online, with usage of it increasing threefold in the last 12 months, according to the dictionary publisher. Rage bait beat two other shortlisted terms - aura farming and biohack - to win the title. The list of words is intended to reflect some of the moods and conversations that have shaped 2025. What is rage bait? Even if you don't know the term, if you're a social media user, it's quite likely you have been rage baited. According to Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, it is defined as online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by ...

Here are seven Phrasal Verbs that are worth learning: #CAE #speaking #PV Where do you see yourself in five years time? I COULD WELL BE in the same job I have now. I wouldn't RULE OUT workING abroad AT SOME POINT THOUGH. I MIGHT HAVE SETTLED DOWN and have a wife and two kids BY THEN. Who knows? https://t.co/kFYY298Keh — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) November 30, 2022 Spanish PM refuses to RULE OUT suspending Catalonia's autonomy https://t.co/VmxFV1YW2M #PV to rule out = not to consider (descartar) — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) October 8, 2017   #PV PULL OUT (OF STG) - to stop being involved in an activity e.g. The favourite PULLED OUT OF THE COMPETITION due to injury. e.g. After a long war, the Soviets PULLED THEIR TROOPS OUT OF Afghanistan in the 1990s. e.g. Lack of funding meant he had to PULL OUT. — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) January 14, 2020 As a child I used to watch it. Now it's just hyped up trash. I reckon the UK should pull out of the event...