Idioms

Get real!: Be realistic! / Don't be naive.

A: "I'm going to Las Vegas. I know I'll win a lot of money!"
B: "Get real! You'll probably lose a lot of money!"

 a (real) go-getter: a (very) ambitious, hard-working person.

"I'm not surprised that Jean finished before anyone else. She's a real go-getter."

 green: inexperienced.

"I don't think you can depend on Jack to do that job by himself. He's too green."

 hassle (noun): a troublesome situation; something troublesome that interrupts one's normal routine.

"I know it's a hassle to complete this form now, but Mr. Rogers
needs it in his office by the end of the day."

 have one's hands full: be extremely busy.

A: "Will you be able to help us this afternoon?"
B: "I'm afraid not. I'll have my hands full trying to finish my research paper."

 hit the books: study.

"I wish I could go to the movies, but I've got to hit the books."

 hit the hay: go to bed; go to sleep.

"It's late, so I guess I'll hit the hay."

 hit the sack: go to bed.

"I'm really tired. I think I'll hit the sack."

Idioms

Get real!: Be realistic! / Don't be naive.

A: "I'm going to Las Vegas. I know I'll win a lot of money!"
B: "Get real! You'll probably lose a lot of money!"

 a (real) go-getter: a (very) ambitious, hard-working person.

"I'm not surprised that Jean finished before anyone else. She's a real go-getter."

 green: inexperienced.

"I don't think you can depend on Jack to do that job by himself. He's too green."

 hassle (noun): a troublesome situation; something troublesome that interrupts one's normal routine.

"I know it's a hassle to complete this form now, but Mr. Rogers
needs it in his office by the end of the day."

 have one's hands full: be extremely busy.

A: "Will you be able to help us this afternoon?"
B: "I'm afraid not. I'll have my hands full trying to finish my research paper."

 hit the books: study.

"I wish I could go to the movies, but I've got to hit the books."

 hit the hay: go to bed; go to sleep.

"It's late, so I guess I'll hit the hay."

 hit the sack: go to bed.

"I'm really tired. I think I'll hit the sack."

David Cameron vows to get tough on freeloading foreigners

DAVID Cameron yesterday promised to crack down on the benefits free-for-all for migrants coming to Britain.

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Express, the Prime Minister revealed that newcomers are to be banned from claiming legal aid in cases involving benefits, housing and other civil claims. And the measure – expected to save taxpayers millions of pounds – is the first step in wide-ranging regulations to curb immigrants from getting immediate access to public services and benefits.

Express

David Cameron vows to get tough on freeloading foreigners

DAVID Cameron yesterday promised to crack down on the benefits free-for-all for migrants coming to Britain.

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Express, the Prime Minister revealed that newcomers are to be banned from claiming legal aid in cases involving benefits, housing and other civil claims. And the measure – expected to save taxpayers millions of pounds – is the first step in wide-ranging regulations to curb immigrants from getting immediate access to public services and benefits.

Express

Caesarean births ‘can raise risk of allergy’

MOTHERS who are “too posh to push” and opt for a Caesarean section birth are dramatically increasing their child’s chances of suffering allergies. Express

Caesarean births ‘can raise risk of allergy’

MOTHERS who are “too posh to push” and opt for a Caesarean section birth are dramatically increasing their child’s chances of suffering allergies. Express

Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Second Language Learning

There has been much debate in recent times about when young people

should take up a second language. This has been especially fuelled

in recent times by the increasing  placed on the English

IMPORTANT

language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a

substantial amount of on additional tuition on language

FUNDING

lessons to give their children every  edge. In the past

COMPETITION

decade, language institutes have sprung up inurban

NUMBER

centres, all claiming to provide rapid  in English.

ADVANCED

There has been a push by many parents to expose their children to

English in their years. This, many claim, will make the

FORMATION

language more and ensure that all pronunciation errors

INSTINCT

can be avoided. There is some evidence which points to youngsters

who have been raised in  families, where the language

LANGUAGE

spoken at home is different to the one that they with

CONVERSATION

in their external environment. While these children can switch between

two languages with greater , it remains to be seen

EASY

whether this is when learning additional languages.

ADVANTAGE