Monday 7 July 2008

BBC Learning English - Words in the News

Compulsory cooking classes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/01/080123_cooking.shtml

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7200949.stm

new word
subsidise v. : to give money to sb or an organization to help for sth
- The charge for a school lunch is subsidised for fatherless families by the government in Japan.

summary
Cooking lessons are to be compulsory for pupils aged 11 to 14 in England. The move is part of the strategy to tackle obesity and improve people's health. However, there is a shortage of specialist teachers and schools without kitchen need time and money to fix all of the utensils.

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