Learn English as a Netizen

By Ben Church, Ben Morse and Steven Poole, CNN https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2021/02/sport/tiger-woods-golf-career-moments-spt-intl-cmd/ #B2+ #IELTS #Reading #CNN #Biography #Golf 1. break (n) (informal) an opportunity to do sth, usually to get sth that you want or to achieve success; a sudden or unexpected chance to do sth that allows you to become successful in your job I got my lucky break when I won a 'Young Journalist of the Year' competition. We've had a few bad breaks (= pieces of bad luck) along the way. If you just give me a break, you won't regret it. Kiefer's big break came with the movie Stand By Me. There are hundreds of young musicians out there looking for their first break. 2. shot (n) the action of hitting, kicking or throwing the ball in order to score a point or goal in a game Taylor scored with a low shot into the corner of the net. Goood shot! You get tired and you start playin bad shots. That was another fine shot from Tiger Woods. Shaw t...

By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/14/business/france-wine-production-losses/index.html #C1+ #IELTS #Reading #CNN #Business 1. Frost (n) a weather condition in which the temperature drops below 0°C (=freezing point) so that a thin white layer of ice forms on the ground and other surfaces, especially at night I will be a clear night with some ground frost. a sharp/hard/severe/heavy frost There were ten degrees of frost (= the temperature dropped to -10°C last night) the risk of frost damage to crops Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost. 2. Vineyard /ˈvɪnjəd/ (n) a piece of land where grapes are grown in order to produce wine; a business that produces wine from the grapes it grows in a vineyard Dutch settlers planted the first vineyard when they arrived in 1652. What I have in mind is to offer him a tenancy of the vineyard. Compare Winery 3. Heap (v) if you heap praise, blame, criticism, etc. on sb, you give them a great deal of praise, blame, criticism...