Sept. 12, 2020: Communities

A new phenomenon is taking hold across the world – “shrinkflation”. This is when companies reduce the size of their products or range of services while maintaining prices.

All of us from a very early age are told how to live our lives. We’re given stories about what the perfect life looks like and some of those stories work for some people some of the time but not all of us all of the time. There’s no checklist that each of us should tick off in order to live a perfect life.

Remember life before smartphones and the internet? This week, we’re taking a fun trip down memory lane to 1990! We’ll play an interactive game to compare our lives ‘then and now,’ sharing stories and practicing useful phrases for talking about the past.

An American pharmaceutical company called Allergan has developed eye drops that can treat an eye condition called presbyopia. This is when people’s close- up vision starts getting blurred.

Kim Kardashian West has angered people in Japan after launching a new line of lingerie called ‘Kimono Intimates’. People in Japan have reacted with anger and have accused Kardashian of cultural appropriation. They say the lingerie greatly disrespects Japanese culture.

Ready for a creative challenge? This week, we’ll tackle a desert island dilemma! Practice collaborating, problem-solving, and narrating events using key vocabulary like “resourceful” and “devise”. Let’s invent survival stories together and boost our speaking skills!