September 16, 2022: Ultra-processed Foods

Get ready to make some tough choices (in English!) this week! Using fun “Would you rather…?” questions, we’ll practice expressing our opinions, giving reasons, and maybe even predicting our friends’ answers.

“Hangry” means to be bad tempered or irritable as a result of hunger. The word is making a comeback because of research that suggests “hanger” is a diagnosable feeling.

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.

Asking “Would you rather” type questions is a humanistic exercise that focuses on the learners themselves, their attitudes and values.

What’s the best food from your hometown? This week, we’ll become food experts and share the delicious signature dishes of Japan. Let’s practice our B1 descriptive English and learn about each other’s local culture in a fun, interactive “food fair”

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.