DAY106 Korean boy band BTS No.1 in US album chart A South Korean pop act has reached number one in the U.S. album charts for the first time ever. The boy band BTS debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with their new album, "Love Yourself: Tear". The sevenmember K-pop band released their album on May 18. It sold 135,000 copies in the week ending May 24, including CDs and streamed music. The album is the second top-10 hit for K-pop. The first K-pop entry into the Billboard 200 albums chart was also an album by BTS. The group thanked their fans on social media by tweeting: "It's wonderful and very overwhelming. Thank you everyone who has listened to our music. We will keep doing our best." BTS was formed by the Big Hit Entertainment company in 2013. The group quickly became a big success in Korea with their debut song "No More Dream". They won several New Artist of the Year awards. Their popularity soon spread overseas and they started to get many fans in Japan and the USA. They have a huge following on social media. In March 2016, they broke the world record for the most retweeted artist on Twitter. In December 2017, they were the most tweeted about celebrities on Earth, being liked or re-tweeted over half a billion times. BTS' new album is performed mostly in the Korean language. Even though there is very little English on the album, they have sold out concert tours in the USA. Debut Premiere Hit GIVE YOUR BEST ANSWER The BTS album sold over half a million copies. The record sales included streamed music. The article said the band messaged its thanks to fans on Facebook. BTS first started singing together in 2014. On what social media platform did BTS thank their fans? What did BTS say they would keep doing? When was the band BTS started? What was the name of the band's debut song?
DAY 107 Ballpark figure!!! Brent How many people will attend the French club meeting? Lila I'm not sure. Brent Come on, Lila. Don't you have a ballpark figure? After all, you're the club president. Lila Maybe 10 or 20. Brent That's a big difference. Lila Actually, only two people, you and me, have signed up for it so far. Explanation : Ballpark figure - a number which is a guess, but which you believe is near the correct number Example : We'll have to go away and cost this carefully, but as a ballpark figure I'd say that it'll be about two million dollars KEY WORDS AND PHRASE 1. Prospect 2. Circumvent 3. Predicted
DAY 108 Malaysians give cash to help government Malaysians have helped their government with its money problems. They gave nearly $2 million to help the country with its national debt. Malaysia has a new party in power for the first time since the nation's independence in 1957. The new government promised to fix the problems left by the previous government. One of these problems was the huge national debt. Malaysia's current leaders say the previous government lost a lot of money. They now want to put that right. The government has used a new way of raising money. They decided to ask for help by using crowdfunding. This means setting up a special page on the Internet to raise cash. People can give money to the page using their credit card. The amount the government has raised so far is very small compared to its multibillion-dollar debt. The $2 million is just a drop in the ocean compared to the country's $251 billion debt. This is about 80 per cent of Malaysia's economic output. However, Malaysia's finance minister Lim Guan Eng said it was important to let people try to help the country. He said: "The people voluntarily want to share their earnings with the government to help ease the burden." The idea came from a 27-year-old Malaysian lady who said she was, "very much in love with and proud" of her country. She set up a private fundraising effort that very quickly attracted interest from like-minded people who also wanted to help. Pledge Enormous Split GIVE YOUR BEST ANSWER The new government used a new way of raising money. The government wants to drop the debt in the ocean. Malaysia's debt is equal to 80% of its economic output. The crowdfunding idea came from Malaysia's leader. What did the old government lose? What method is the government using to raise money? What did the article compare the money raised to? How much is Malaysia's national debt?
Day 109 Get into the swing of things!!! Flint I can't believe spring break is already over. Roche Yeah, but it's nice to be back in classes. Flint Are you kidding? Roche Not at all. It's good to get back into the swing of things. Flint Well, I'd rather be back in the dorms in bed. Roche Flint, you can't sleep your life away. Flint True, but at least I can sleep through the first class. Call me when it's over. Explanation : Get into the swing of things - Become active, make progress. Example : She only started work last week, but she quickly got into the swing of things. KEY WORDS AND PHRASE 1. Overseas 2. Overwhelm 3. Underwhelm
DAY 110 Hotter weather lowers exam results Hotter weather leads to lower exam results, according to a new study from Harvard University, the University of California and Georgia State University. What's more, hot weather may reduce learning in both the short term and long term. Researchers reported that hot weather on test days and higher than average temperatures throughout the school year resulted in poorer grades. The study is the first major research into the effect of heat on students in the USA. Researchers analyzed how test scores from 10 million American students were impacted by the weather. Their findings showed that an average temperature increase of just 0.55ºC over one year resulted in a one per cent decrease in learning. The researchers also found that hotter weather was, "particularly damaging...for low income and minority students" across the USA.. 1. Forecast 2. Reduction 3. Avoid Give your best answer The research paper was called "Heat and Exam Success". Global warming may affect students' later income when working. The use of air conditioning would not help students do better in exams. The research is in a paper called "Heat and Learning" and was published last month by the USA's National Bureau of Economic Research. One of the more concerning conclusions contained in the study is that global warming may affect learning and the income-earning potential of students around the world. The researchers predicted that if global temperatures continued to rise, the average American student could lose $25,000 in income over their lifetime because of lower exam results. Using air conditioning in classrooms could circumvent this. Hotter weather was particularly damaging for rich and poor students. How much of a temperature rise caused a 1% decrease in learning? What is the name of the research paper? What other thing did the researchers say global warming might affect? How much money could the average American student lose?