1. Discussion: taboo words and code switching
2. Listening: The pros and cons of tourism. Inside Europe 30/03/2017 (43:30 - 49:00)
3. Listening: The Happiness Index 2017. Inside Europe 30/03/2017 (49:00 - 53:30)
To listen or download: http://www.dw.com/en/inside-europe-30032017/av-38214759
Vocabulary
To slap a fine on (someone/some behaviour)
To gobble up
To crack down on (something/someone)
To squander
A deep rooted sense of (something)
To save for a rainy day
To blow away the conwebs
To put something to good use
Homework
Reading: Quake Brain
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/91027782/editorial-quake-brain-is-real-and-the-cost-of-canterburys-psychological-recovery-has-been-underestimated
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/91027782/editorial-quake-brain-is-real-and-the-cost-of-canterburys-psychological-recovery-has-been-underestimated
Going further
1. To download your very own copy of the UN's Happiness Index 2017 go to: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sdsn-whr2017/HR17_3-20-17.pdf
2. The comedy of U.S. comedians, Key and Peele, often pokes fun at taboo words, code switching and identity politics. Jordan Peele's film Get Out has just been released in the U.S. and the U.K. to great box office and even better reviews. The film is a mix of comedy and horror dealing with racism in contemporary America.
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