Books on wheels

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 by VocabularyInChunks ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

[AJ+]

Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :

At about 3 books a week I probably read over 50 books
Sit around with nothing to do
Just stare off into space
A leisure time activity
There are a lot of misconceptions about people who are living outside
Interested in literature
They haven’t been to college
There are many assumptions that people make
Part of the Street Books’ mission
To restore the dignity of people who have been cast aside
To put at the margin of things
Patrons are often grateful for the opportunity
Get the books, get the stories
We have short stories, long stories, true stories, love stories, war stories

Street Books is a bicycle-powered traveling library that serves homeless people in Portland, Oregon. Librarians bike to select locations where people can borrow books without having to show ID or proof of address Read more @ Street Books

Have you ever climbed a tree?

November 14, 2017November 14, 2017 by VocabularyInChunks ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

[Londonist Ltd]

Follow Jack’s tree climbing adventures HERE

Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching video :

I’m an obsessive tree climber
Probably 200 or so trees across the city
I’ve distilled that into my book
The tree climber’s guide
Central London
All the emails, the phone calls and the spreadsheets
So I stepped out into a park with a sandwich
A pine tree
60 Feet above London
The view was just amazing
Start at the end of your road
Local green space, a park or garden
Start on a low branch
Until your confidence builds
Take a friend to help you out
With a friend you can get into 100 more trees than you would on your own
Work your way up
Risk-averse (opposed to taking risks) age
Councils are terrified about being sued
If you’re cautious and respectable
There is no reason you shouldn’t explore trees across the city
It grows up to 60 or 70 feet high
You can get all the way to the top
Maybe one day we’ll come back

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Hefted

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 by VocabularyInChunks ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

[Waterstones]

Some people’s lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks’ isn’t. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations.
In evocative and lucid prose, James Rebanks takes us through a shepherd’s year, offering a unique account of the rural life and fundamental connection with the land that most of us have lost.

Buy online HERE

Vocabulary chunks to learn from the video :

• A shepherd is nothing without his sheepdogs
• My work is only possible because of them
• Gather fields
• Dog and stick farming
• Old fashion way of farming
• I wanted to tell everybody about it
• Historically significant
• We’re a family farm
• Loving every moment of it
• He was free, he was independent, he was proud
• Loved every moment of it
• However big or small
• My book is an attempt to share that world and explain it
• A deep sense of belonging
• They’re shaped by the landscape
• We are proud of what we are
• Try and keep it going in the future