Happy Monday, word lovers! Here’s another word which pops up a lot in newspaper headlines.
✨ PROMPT✨
This means to cause someone to act or cause something to happen
🔹 I wonder what PROMPTED him to quit his job.
🔹 The bad weather PROMPTED us to change our plans.
🔹 Boredom PROMPTED Charlie to take up kick boxing.
🔹 Her smartphone PROMPTS her to drink water.
🔹 The heavy rains PROMPTED several road closures.
🔹 The discovery of the unusual fossil has PROMPTED much debate.
🔹 A tragic fire on the London Underground in 1987 PROMPTED a smoking ban on the whole Tube network.
Now for some headlines:
“Louvre museum’s poor conditions PROMPT outcry” (France 24)
“Kenya floods PROMPT calls for warning systems” (SciDevNet)
“The swarm of earthquakes shaking Santorini PROMPTS Greece to declare an emergency” (AP News)
“AirBnB in Belfast advertised at £19k for 10 weeks PROMPTS call for changes to law” (Belfast Telegraph)
“Heavy snow PROMPTS avalanche warnings in Japan” (Reuters)
Over to you!
Obviously choose the questions which are relevant to you, or adapt them to your circumstances. The point is to practise your English 😉
1. What prompted you to start learning English?
2. What prompted you to take up your latest hobby?
3. What prompted you to become a nurse/doctor/teacher/engineer/entrepreneur/marine scientist…..?
4. What prompted you to adopt your dog/cat?
You can write your answer(s) in the comments or in my EnglishSmarts Telegram channel.
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