WORD CHECK UP. Fervor. Debut. Obstacle

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1 DAY 36 Black Panther movie breaks box office records The new superhero movie Black Panther is breaking box office records. It is the highest moneymaking debut ever for a February film. Disney, the movie's maker, estimated that the film has earned over $361 million in its first three days. The opening was the fifth highest-earning film ever. The movie has been helped by great reviews from critics. The movie review site Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 97 per cent rating. It is very rare for any movie to get such a high score. The Los Angeles Times newspaper compared Black Panther to a Star Wars movie. It said "Black Panther fever" took over Los Angeles. It added: "The film opened to the kind of fervor typically reserved for the latest offering in the Star Wars franchise." Black Panther is the first Marvel superhero movie with an African-American in the title role. It also has a largely black cast and is directed by a black man. Many people of African descent have been showing their pride in the movie by attending movie theatres dressed in traditional African clothes. CNN writer Van Jones said the film was very important. He said: "This film is a godsend that will lift the self-esteem of black children in the US and around the world for a long time." A seventh-grade student who watched the film said: "For people of color, it shows us that we can get through any obstacles that are thrown at us if we work together. We can also help the world by sharing our resources." Fervor Debut Obstacle GIVE YOUR BEST ANSWER Black Panther is the highest-earning movie ever. The movie made over $360 million on three days. The movie scored over 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes review website. A newspaper said the excitement was like a Star Wars movie debut. For what month did Black Panther break records? How long did it take for Black Panther to make over $361 million? What score did the Rotten Tomatoes website give Black Panther? What did a newspaper say took over Los Angeles?

2 DAY 37 Single-sex schools!!! Grant My cousin and his wife can't agree about what schools to send their son and daughter to. Vera What's the problem? Grant Well, he would like them to go to single-sex schools. Vera And she wants them to co-educational schools, right? Grant Yes. He thinks they will do better in single-sex schools, but his wife thinks that co-educational schools are a more natural environment for them. Vera Well, there are good arguments on both sides. Explanation : Single-sex - Describes a school that is for either girls or boys, but not both Example: I graduated from a single-sex school. KEY WORDS AND PHRASE 1. Argument 2. Particular 3. Abundant

3 DAY 38 Airbnb enters luxury travel market The online accommodation booking company Airbnb is going upmarket. It is moving into the luxury travel market. CEO Brian Chesky has announced an improvement in the company's business model. It wants richer people to use it. The company will offer new types of places to stay such as vacation homes and boutique hotels. The company has over four million rooms on its site in 81,000 cities and 191 countries. It has helped make over 260 million reservations since it launched nine years ago. Mr Chesky hopes to increase this to more than one billion people staying in its rentals by Chesky said: "Airbnb is still an alternative. It's still not for everyone. Today we will show you our road map: Airbnb for everyone." Airbnb does not own any real estate, or properties. It acts as a broker between property owners who want to make extra cash by renting out their rooms or homes, and travelers looking for a cheaper, more homely alternative to hotels. The company makes money from the booking fees it charges. Its vision is to branch out into luxury accommodation, restaurant reservations, and adventure travel experiences. A new option will allow people to book "unique spaces". This includes things like yurts - the large, circular tents that are home to many people in Mongolia. Airbnb's new "Beyond" option will offer travelers "full-on luxury stays" that include "some of the world's nicest homes". Upmarket Alternative Launch GIVE YOUR BEST ANSWER The website Airbnb has decided to go downmarket. The CEO announced the company's business model would be better. Airbnb operates in over 190 countries around the world. The CEO of Airbnb showed people a road map of Mongolia. What position in Airbnb does Mr Brian Chesky have? What kind of model did Mr Chesky say he would improve? In how many countries does Airbnb have rooms? How many reservations does Mr Chesky want to have had by 2028?

4 Day 39 She's got a way with children!!! Madeline Is that your sister over there Richie, with the children? Richie Yes, that's her. Jeanie loves being with them. Madeline She's playing some kind of game with them. Richie It looks like one we used to play when we were children. Madeline She's managing to keep them all occupied and enjoying themselves. Richie Yes, she's got a way with children. Always has had. Madeline That's a real gift. A lot of people would just lose patience. Explanation: Get/ have a way with - Have success in dealing with Example: As an elementary teacher you have to get away with your students. KEY WORDS AND PHRASE 1. Occupy 2. Patience 3. Godsent

5 DAY 40 NASA spacesuits with built-in toilet Fashion designers and clothing experts are wandering how a new suit might change their industry. The suit is a little out of this world - literally. It is a spacesuit that has its own built-in toilet. The high-tech garb has been designed by NASA engineers to help astronauts deal with the call of nature in emergency situations in space. The new suits are called the Orion Crew Survival Systems Suits (OCSSS). They will be worn by astronauts on NASA's nextgeneration spacecraft, Orion, which will venture a lot farther away from Earth than previous space missions have gone. The spacecraft will not be advanced enough to reach Mars, but will be able to carry humans around the moon and back. The OCSSS spacesuits will allow astronauts to survive for six days in emergency situations. The suit is fitted with a revolutionary waste disposal system that will allow astronauts to do things like urinate and defecate without taking it off. Astronauts will also be able to eat in the suit. NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio explained how important and how much of a life-saver the OCSSS space suit will be. He said: "Spaceflight is not always glamorous. People need to go the bathroom, even in a spacecraft. How is this waste treated such that it does not harm the astronaut or even kill them?" The suit's technology could be used in hospitals and in the camping and trekking industries in the future. 1. Wandering 2. Glamorous 3. Garb Give your best answer The article said fashion designers helped design the new spacesuit. The new spacesuit will also let astronauts make telephone calls. The new spacesuit is called an Onion suit. A new spacecraft will be able to go around the moon and back. How long will astronauts be able to survive in the spacesuits? What will astronauts be able to do in the suit besides go to the toilet? What did an astronaut say was not always glamorous? Where did an astronaut say people needed to go?