This week’s Love Speaking magazine feature is called ‘The Global Forecast for 2013′ and discusses the highs and lows of 2012 and how we can use them to predict if 2013 will bring good or bad things. Read this short extract for the article and take note of the new vocabulary, and if you want more sign up for your FREE Love Speaking magazine trial to test other sections of the magazine.
There’s no doubt that 2013 will bring many surprises, both good and bad. Not everyone likes a surprise though, so for now, let’s stick with the forecasted trends for 2013. These predictions are made by global analysts andthink tanks who, at the beginning of every year, publish reports to give us a taste of what’s to come.
volatile (adj.) = having many unexpected changes
the faint of heart (n.) = people who scare easily or aren’t brave
The Red Planet (n.) = Mars
global analyst (n.) = an expert in global economics
think tank (n.) = a group of experts providing advice and ideas on specific political or economic problems
to give a taste of (idiom.) = to preview, or give a small bit of information on something
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