GGLC-I

This 11-week intermediate ESL course helps students improve speaking, reading, and discussion skills through real-world news articles from the Breaking News English website. Each week focuses on a different keyword (sleep, fitness, technology, weather, shopping, food & cooking, vacations, celebrities, travel, sports, hobbies & free time), with students reading aloud an assigned article, receiving pronunciation feedback, and leading a conversation using discussion questions. The instructor provides corrections and guidance, helping learners build fluency, expand vocabulary, and discuss topics confidently. Perfect for students who want to practice English in a structured yet engaging way! [syllablus] Breaking News English offers a variety of personal study opportunities to pursue outside of class time:

Resources

Class Website - http://www.cutt.ly/gglcif
Breaking News English - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/#google_vignette
Transcription App
- Live Transcribe for Android - www.android.com/accessibility/live-transcribe
- Live Transcribe for Apple - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/live-transcribe/id1618181875
Skills to apply when reading

1001 - Shopping

Online shopping addiction is a mental illness - [words/[match] [starters]

Carrying the shopping makes over-65s stronger - [words/[match] [starters]

New store lets you shop, walk out and pay later - [words/[match] [starters]

Online shoppers fooled by fake reviews - [words/[match] [starters]

Women have to pay more in shops - [words/[match] [starters]

Donald Trump interested in buying Greenland - [words/[match] [starters]

Get an electric shock to stop buying things - [words/[match] [starters]

1008 - No Class

1015 - Food & Cooking

Cooking began 600,000 years earlier than we thought- https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2211/221121-cooking-4.html
Ultra-processed food linked to cancer risk - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2209/220912-ultraprocessed-food-4.html
China launches 'Clean Plate' food waste campaign - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2008/200817-clean-plate.html
Stealing food is not a crime, says Italian court - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1605/160507-food-theft-4.html
More and more people are eating insects - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2109/210927-eating-bugs-4.html#google_vignette
Job offers $30 an hour for eating and testing candy - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2101/210126-candy-4.html
Intermittent fasting could lead to heart problems - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2509/250908-intermittent-fasting-4.html

1022 - Vacations Porpourri

Travelling could slow down the ageing process - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2410/241003-the-travel-bug-and-ageing.html
Company makes booth for vertical napping - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2309/230925-vertical-napping.html
Store staff get body cameras to protect themselves - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2309/230907-supermarket-workers.html
Tunnel under Egypt could lead to Cleopatra's tomb - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2211/221114-cleopatras-tunnel.html
Study finds blue is the most popular colour - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2206/220609-the-colour-blue.html
World's largest ever cruise ship sets sail - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2203/220317-cruise-ship.html
Venice set to charge tourists to enter the city - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2108/210824-venice.html

1029 - Celebrities

YouTuber MrBeast earns $250,000 from video on X - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2401/240125-youtuber-mrbeast.html
K-pop stars BTS to do military service - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2210/221020-bts-military-service.html
Former Malaysia leader to run for office aged 97 - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2210/221017-mahathir-mohamad.html
11-year-old's ballet video goes viral - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2007/200714-ballet-dancer.html
Researchers work out Santa Claus' salary
- https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1412/141213-santa-salary.html
Woman marries a bridge - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1307/130707-marriage.html
Tightrope Walker Breaks World Record - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1008/100830-tightrope_walker.html

1105 - Travel / Education

El Salvador cracks down on discipline in schools - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2508/250825-school-discipline.html
Students using A.I. over humans to learn English - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2412/241223-learning-english-ai.html
Human speech is 8 times older than we thought - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2403/240321-human-speech.html
Australian universities to allow AI in assessments - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2301/230123-a-i-in-assignments.html
We may be able to learn vocabulary while sleeping - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1902/190206-learning-vocabulary.html
Best to learn a new language before age of 10 - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1805/180504-language-learning.html
Hotter weather lowers exam results - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1806/180601-exam-results.html

1112 - Sport /Play

Night golf becomes a thing in South Korea - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2106/210623-night-golf-4.html
Rugby players to hide tattoos in Japan - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1809/180924-tattoos-4.html
Japanese government to play matchmaker - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1503/150317-matchmaking-4.html
Sportswear maker accused of sexism - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1503/150311-sexism-4.html
First Esports World Cup ends in Saudi Arabia - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2408/240829-esports-world-cup-2024.html
Team sport training best for all-round fitness -https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1906/190626-team-sports.html
Bees like playing with balls, study finds -https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2211/221103-bees-and-balls.html

1129 - Hobbies & Free Time & Years

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for record 31st time - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2505/250529-record-everest-climb.html
Microplastics found in human heart for first time - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2308/230814-microplastics-in-human-heart-4.html
Giving children time-outs won't harm them - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1909/190916-time-outs-4.html
Time travelers invited to Stephen Hawking memorial - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1805/180516-time-travel-4.html
Robotic Muscles - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1711/171130-muscles-4.html
Life expectancy in Africa grows by 10 years - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2208/220808-life-expectancy-4.html
Scientists change how we calculate dog years - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2007/200706-dog-years-4.html

09/03 - Sleep

0910 - Fitness

Time Permitting

Pronunciation: Long E & Short i [twisters] [Videos: a) Long E and b) short i]

0917 - Technology

A.I. Love - https://share.google/vNmWwSegNSxRSV5Kl [read] [words] [starters] [match]
Internet Access - https://share.google/JArkfbREdwaihTh81 [read] [words] [starters] [match]
Self-checkout Machines - https://share.google/eENaYJXwrhj0q6nE6 [read] [words] [starters] [match]
Flying Taxis https://share.google/uo0EQ8IaLXjVq5HAG [read] [words] [starters] [match]
Brain Implants https://share.google/A1WkEOLyEpaVpvHPU [read] [words] [starters] [match]
Lab-grown Meat - https://share.google/PZ4apFotJS9KfDDHw [read] [words] [starters] [match]
World Wide Web - https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1703/170315-world-wide-web.html [read] [words] [starters] [match]

0924 - Weather

Scientists warn of more extreme hot weather - [read] [words] [starters] [match]
Dry weather affecting autumn leaves colours - [read] [words] [starters] [match]
Hotter weather lowers exam results - [read] [words] [starters] [match]
Arctic Circle sees highest-ever temperatures - [read] [words] [starters] [match]
Amazon rainforest fires are an international crisis - [read] [words] [starters] [match]
Arctic wildfires visible from space - [read] [words] [starters] [match]
Fog harvesting could provide water for dry cities - [read] [words] [starters] [match]