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<p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I almost didn’t see the you who wasn’t you.</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">I was walking past the outdoor tables of the French café, and just at the last second, I caught a familiar hand gesture, and looked again.</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">It couldn’t have been you though, my love, because your other hand was clasping the hand of the woman opposite. Your heads were too close. She was laughing, that abandoned laughing you do when you’re totally in the moment, totally in love. I walked on, heels tapping out a staccato rhythm, as I no longer wanted to look at the you who wasn’t you.</p><div><br /></div>
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<a name='more'></a><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>The story</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">‘Neither headscarf nor humiliation. Freedom and equality’. This is what university students in Iran have been shouting.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Protests began last month when a young woman died after being arrested by</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">morality police for not covering her hair.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Many members of the younger generation say they want a different lifestyle and don’t identify with the Iranian regime.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Human rights groups think 200 people have died in the protests so far.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Key words and phrases </b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>fan the flames</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">encourage a tense situation</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">. His angry Twitter post fanned the flames of political tension.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">. Stop spreading rumours. You’re fanning the flames. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>wave</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">lots of things are happening at once</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">. There was a wave of support for the new football manager.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">. A wave of sickness made all the students ill. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Gen Z</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">the group of people born in the late 90s and early 2000s</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">• It’s often said that Gen Z are very obsessed with social media.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">• He’s from Gen Z - Of course he doesn’t drink alcohol.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">News Review ©British Broadcasting Corporation 2022 bbclearningenglish.com</p></div></div></div>angelpuentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065488804316690770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121391367227852979.post-51445214892638413462022-10-11T03:20:00.002-07:002022-10-11T03:38:34.728-07:00Groups Aim to Reduce Wasted Food by Changing ‘Best By’ Dates<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="144" scrolling="no" src="https://learningenglish.voanews.com/embed/player/0/6778854.html?type=audio" width="100%"></iframe>
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Each food product in the United States must show a "best before" date on its container. <div>The goal of placing the date on food is to tell the buyer when the food will be at its freshest. </div><div>Some people call the date the “expiration date.” </div><div>Many people believe it is unsafe to use the product after that date. </div><div>But some observers say "best before" labels have nothing to do with safety. </div><div>They worry that the information will lead consumers to throw away food that is good to eat. </div><div>People around the world are thinking about ways to prevent wasting food. </div><div>They think that “best before” labels are one cause of waste. </div><div><br /></div><div>Patty Apple is a manager at Food Shift in Alameda, California. </div><div>It is a nonprofit group that collects and uses expired or bad looking foods. </div><div>"They read these dates and then they believe that it's bad, they can't eat it… when these dates don't actually mean that they're not edible or they're not still nutritious or tasty," she said. </div><div>Some food sellers in Britain recently removed "best before" labels from prepackaged fruit and vegetables. The European Union may soon announce changes to its labeling laws. </div><div>It may even end the requirement to include a date. </div><div>In the U.S., there is no similar effort to do away with "best before" labels. </div><div>But there is a movement to make changes to labels that will help educate buyers about when food can be eaten. </div><div>Some big food store owners and food companies are pushing for the U.S. Congress to pass new laws on the subject. </div><div>Dana Gunders is executive director of ReFED. </div><div>It is a nonprofit group in New York state that studies food waste. </div><div>Gunders said the level of support for the new laws is growing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Wasted energy</b> </div><div>ReFED says as much as 35 percent of available food goes uneaten in the United States. That adds up to a lot of wasted energy. </div><div>The waste includes the water, land and labor that goes into the food production. </div><div>The group says it also means more greenhouse gases coming from landfills, where people bury waste. </div><div>But ReFED estimates that seven percent of U.S. food waste comes from people’s misunderstanding of “best before” labels. </div><div>That percentage is equal to about 3.6 million tons each year. </div><div><br /></div><div>Date labels first appeared in the 1970s but there are no federal rules controlling them. </div><div>The food producers themselves decide when they believe their products will taste best. </div><div>Only baby formula must have a "use by" date in the United States. </div><div>Since 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that producers use the label "best if used by" for freshness. </div><div>The FDA recommends "use by" for perishable goods, based on opinion studies showing that consumers understand those expressions. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Good for years </b></div><div>Richard Lipsit owns a store called Grocery Outlet in Pleasanton, California, that specializes in low-priced food. He said milk can be safely used up to a week after its "use by" date. </div><div>And you can safely eat canned goods and many other packaged foods for years after their "best before" date. </div><div>The FDA says people should look for changes in color, thickness, or feel to learn if foods are all right to eat. </div><div>"Our bodies are very well equipped to recognize the signs of decay, when food is past its edible point," Gunders said. </div><div>"We've lost trust in those senses and we've replaced it with trust in these dates." </div><div>Clearer labeling and donation rules could help groups like Food Shift. </div><div>The group trains cooks using outdated food. </div><div>If new laws are approved in Congress, food could be donated to food rescue organizations even after its quality date has passed. </div><div>Food rescue describes efforts to find uses for outdated food. </div><div>Currently, the Associated Press says at least 20 states ban the sale or donation of food after its quality date has passed.</div><div><br /></div><div><span face="Skolar-Light-Latin, Georgia, Times, "Times New Roman", serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 47, 58); color: #222f3a; font-size: 18px;">I’m Jill Robbins.</span><br />
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Words in This Story </b></div><div><b>label</b> –n. a piece of paper stuck to containers that tell about the product inside </div><div><b>customer</b> –n. a person who buys goods or services </div><div><b>edible</b> – adj. safe to eat and not poisonous. </div><div><b>prepackaged</b> –adj. something that has been put in a package for sale and usually has been prepared for use upon opening </div><div><b>formula</b> –n. a food for babies that is similar to mother’s milk </div><div><b>perishable</b> – adj. something, esp. a food, likely to spoil or deteriorate </div><div><b>confusion</b> –n. a situation in which people are uncertain about what to do or unable to understand something </div><div><b>consumer</b> – n. a person who buys a product to use it for themselves </div><div><b>canned</b> –adj. put in a metal container </div><div><b>decay</b> – n. rot that is a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/groups-aim-to-reduce-wasted-food-by-changing-best-by-dates/6778880.html" target="_blank">Original site</a></div>angelpuentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065488804316690770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121391367227852979.post-29080487647779071862022-10-10T02:47:00.000-07:002022-10-11T03:44:58.283-07:00UK Government Says OK To Fracking But Will It Help?<audio controls="controls">
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<div>Nobel prize winner Bob Dylan is considered to be one of the best American songwriters.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><b>The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind</b></i></div><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><i><b>The answer is blowin' in the wind</b></i></div><div><br /></div><div>In today’s Everyday Grammar, we will explore how Blowin’ in the Wind, a famous Bob Dylan song, can teach you about English grammar. You will learn about question words, nouns and more.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let’s begin by listening to part of the song:</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Yes, and how many years must a mountain exist</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>Before it is washed to the sea?</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>And how many years can some people exist</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>Before they're allowed to be free?</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Dylan’s song has a group of questions, one after the other, followed by an answer:</div><div><br /></div><div><i><b>The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind</b></i></div><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><i><b>The answer is blowin' in the wind</b></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Questions</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Let’s explore the grammar of the words in greater detail. In English, we use question words – what, where, how - to ask for information.</div><div><br /></div><div>The word “how” generally asks about manner – the way in which something is done. For example, imagine you saw a circus performer swallow fire.</div><div><br /></div><div>You might ask them:</div><div><br /></div><div>- How did you do that?</div><div><br /></div><div>But when used with words such as “much” and “many,” how asks about quantities.</div><div><br /></div><div>For example, you might hear an American ask the following about a price:</div><div><br /></div><div>- How much money does it cost?</div><div><br /></div><div>Or</div><div><br /></div><div>- How much [money] does it cost?</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is another example of a quantity question:</div><div><br /></div><div>- How many people came to the Bob Dylan concert?</div><div><br /></div><div>But, how do we know when to use “much” and when to use “many?</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Noncount vs. count nouns</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>The answer is about nouns.</div><div><br /></div><div>We describe nouns as either common or proper. Common nouns include words such as music, song or guitar. The words themselves do not point to an exact, specific thing. Proper nouns include words with an exact, single meaning - Bob Dylan, the United States of America, Blowin’ in the Wind and so on.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are two kinds of common nouns – count and noncount nouns. Count nouns include words like guitar or song. You can count guitars and songs. Consider the following statements:</div><div><br /></div><div>- I own five guitars.</div><div><br /></div><div>- I wrote 3 songs.</div><div><br /></div><div>The question form “how many...” is used with plural count nouns. For example:</div><div><br /></div><div>- How many guitars do you own?</div><div><br /></div><div>- I own five guitars.</div><div><br /></div><div>Noncount nouns include words like money or music.</div><div><br /></div><div>- I need to make money.</div><div><br /></div><div>- I love music.</div><div><br /></div><div>In general, the question form “how much...” is used with noncount nouns.</div><div><br /></div><div>- How much money did you spend on that new guitar?</div><div><br /></div><div>- I spent all of the money that I earned last week!</div><div><br /></div><div>How does this discussion connect with the Bob Dylan song?</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A series of questions using countable nouns</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>If you listen carefully to the Bob Dylan song, you will notice that the structure “how many...” plays an important part.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>And pretend that he just doesn't see?</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>And consider these lines:</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Yes, and how many ears must one man have</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>Before he can hear people cry?</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>Yes, and how many deaths will it take till he knows</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>That too many people have died?</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Questions about count nouns make the base of Dylan’s song. He does not sing about noncount nouns. He does not ask “how much...”?</div><div><br /></div><div>And the answer to his questions is always the same:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The answer is blowin' in the wind</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Closing thoughts</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>The next time you listen to any song in English, try to look for some kind of pattern.</div><div><br /></div><div>One way to think about Dylan’s song is that it is about questions, answers and count nouns. But other songs have different structures, ideas and grammar points. By carefully studying songs, you can learn a lot about English grammar.</div><div><br /></div><div>I’m John Russell.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #999999;">John Russell wrote this story for VOA Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>_________________________________________________________</div><div><br /></div>
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