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1 DAY 91 Malaysia to have 92-year-old leader Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad has staged a remarkable political comeback to end the six-decade rule of the Barisan Nasional (BN) party. It is still unclear when Mr Mahathir, 92, will be sworn in as Malaysia's next prime minister. When he assumes power, he will be the world's oldest elected leader. Mahathir was Malaysia's prime minister from 1981 to At that time, he was leader of the BN party, which came to power in 1957 after Malaysia gained independence from British colonial rule. He was instrumental in his country's economic success and in making Malaysia an "Asian tiger". He was also accused of being an authoritarian leader who used security laws to imprison his opponents. years, he joked about age. He said his new cabinet would be, "a gathering of men and women, including a young person". Remarkable Authoritarian Sufficient GIVE YOUR BEST ANSWER Malaysia's Barisan Nasional party ruled for around 60 years. Mr Mahathir will be sworn in as prime minster on Monday. Mr Mahathir was Malaysian prime minister in the 1980s and 90s. Official polling results show Mahathir's Pakatan Harapan party has won 113 seats. This is sufficient to form a simple majority in the country's 222- seat parliament. Mahathir came out of retirement and joined the opposition party. In an often bitterly-contested election race, he defeated his former protégé Najib Razak. Mr Najib had been beset by allegations of corruption and a multi-billion dollar financial scandal. Mahathir told reporters that he wanted to put Malaysia back on the right track. He said: "What we want to do is to restore the rule of law." When reporters asked about his advancing People have accused Mr Mahathir of putting his opponents in jail. How many seats are there in Malaysia's parliament? What was Mahathir Mohamad's opponent accused of? What rule does Mahathir Mohamad want to restore? What will Mahathir Mohamad's new cabinet include?

2 DAY 92 Like chickens with their heads cut off!!! Timmy I'm going out, Michelle. Do you want to come? Michelle Where are you going? Timmy To the day market. Michelle No, thanks! Timmy I thought you liked going there. Michelle I liked it when I was younger, but now it's too crazy. Everyone's running around like chickens with their heads cut off. It's horrible. Timmy Thanks. Michelle For what? Timmy Reminding me that I need to get some chicken for dinner. Explanation : Like chickens with their heads cut off - In a frenzied manner, distractedly, crazily Example: She ran around the station looking for her lost bag like a chicken with its head cut off. KEY WORDS AND PHRASE 1. Horrible 2. Reinstate 3. Plagued

3 DAY 93 Get a job riding a Harley-Davidson all summer Climate scientists from the University of Sydney in Australia say tourism causes over 8 per cent of greenhouse gasses. They also say that this figure will continue to increase because the tourism industry is growing. Their study looked at the carbon footprint of many different areas of tourism. It studied the CO2 emissions from transport, events, hotels, restaurants and shopping. It even researched the carbon emissions from producing souvenirs. The researchers spent 18 months conducting the research. They included the tourist activities of 189 countries. Researcher Dr Arunima Malik said her team analyzed the impact on the environment of over one million businesses involved in tourism. The researchers said domestic travel was a bigger cause of CO2 emissions than international or business travel. Air travel was the largest part of tourism's footprint. The researchers said flying would continue to increase global emissions as more people in the world become richer. The countries causing the most harm were the biggest and richest nations. The USA, China, India and Germany had the largest tourism carbon footprints. Their carbon emissions will continue to increase as more of their citizens travel. The researchers encouraged holiday-makers and travelers to try and reduce their carbon footprint when on vacation so their travel causes less harm to the planet. Analysed Emission Urged GIVE YOUR BEST ANSWER International travel causes more C02 emissions than domestic travel. Air travel was the biggest part of tourism's carbon footprint. Germany was one of the countries with the biggest carbon footprint. Researchers suggested tourists reduce their carbon footprint. How long did the research take? How many businesses did researchers analyze? What was a bigger cause of CO2 emissions than international travel? What was the largest part of tourism's carbon footprint?

4 Day 94 Explanation : Cut class!!! Carla Amy, can I borrow 500 dollars from you? Amy What for? You just got your allowance yesterday. Carla I saw a sweater I want to buy. Amy No way. You still owe me 200 dollars. Carla If you don't lend it to me, I'll tell Mom and Dad that you cut classlast week. Amy That's blackmail? Carla It's not blackmail. It's information control. You pay me, and I control what I tell Mom and Dad. Cut class - Absent oneself from a class or other, usually mandatory event Example : If he cuts one more class he'll fail the course. KEY WORDS AND PHRASE 1. Allowance 2. Blackmail 3. Considerably

5 DAY 95 Number of Japanese children at record low The number of children in Japan has fallen to its lowest number since records began. There were 170,000 fewer children in Japan at the end of March 2018 than there were a year earlier. Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications issued a report on Friday showing the falling numbers of children. According to the statistics, the number of children aged 14 or under dropped for the 37th consecutive year. There was another record fall in the ratio of children to the overall Japanese population. This dropped to a new record low of 12.3 per cent and was the 44th year of decline in a row. This ratio is the lowest among countries in the world with a population of 40 million or more. have 23 per cent fewer citizens. This means a rapidly aging society and a greatly diminishing workforce. 1. Consecutive 2. Decline 3. Dwindling Give your best answer Japan's leader has been very successful in increasing the birth rate. The number of babies born each year is always over one million. Japan's government began collecting data on births in There could be 23% fewer Japanese citizens by the year Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been trying to address the country's dwindling birth rate. He has introduced several measures to encourage lower-income families to have bigger families. However, these measures seem to be having little success. This is coupled with the fact that fewer Japanese people are getting married, which demographers say is a "ticking time-bomb" for Japan. The number of annual births in 2016 fell below one million for the first time since the government began collecting data in Japanese demographers predict that by 2050, Japan will How many fewer children were there in Japan in the year to March 2018? What did Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications issue? How many years in a row has the number of children in Japan fallen? What is the percentage of children to the whole Japanese population?

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