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The eagle image lands on bank jokesCEFR A1
29 Nov 2023
Adapted from Janine Mendes-Franco, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Chris Boland, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
82 words
- The phrase began with the moon landing event.
- People in Trinidad and Tobago use eagle images now.
- The images often show an eagle near bank logos.
- People share the pictures on the social site.
- Many people check bank accounts at month end.
- Workers wait for salary payments near Christmas time.
- Some bank customers get paid later than others.
- People used bird nicknames for small pay amounts.
- The pictures made people laugh and share.
- End-of-month chats became more fun and personal.
Difficult words
- phrase — a short group of words with meaning
- landing — the act of arriving on a surface
- eagle — a large bird with a strong beak
- logo — a picture or symbol for a companylogos
- share — to send or show something to others
- salary — money a person gets for their work
- nickname — a short informal name for a personnicknames
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Discussion questions
- Do you share pictures on a social site?
- Do you check your bank account at the end of the month?
- Have you ever used a nickname for money or things?
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