Black Friday

Black Friday The day after Thanksgiving has become America’s biggest shopping day. Closed all day on Thursday, shopping centres all across …

three popular inventions from the 1920s

Three popular inventions from the 1920s The 1920s was an exciting time for inventions. Some of the things invented around that time changed…

online shopping

*Online shopping* My name is Sara, and I love shopping online. I prefer mobile phone apps, but sometimes I use my computer. The phone is m…

United against food waste

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. 1. Snowshoe Hares in Canada In the vast wilderness of Canada, snowshoe hares are a common sight. The snowshoe hare can grow up to 21” in…

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1. I Like To Help I have always enjoyed helping people out. In my hometown, I volunteered at a homeless shelter on the weekends. I served …

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Ancient Egypt !  A. The people of ancient Egypt emerged as one of the first Western civilisations. Sustained by the River Nile and prot…

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LIVING   TREASURES !   The Tower of Pisa. Machu Picchu. The Taj Mahal. You   probably know them as famous UNESCO1   World   Heritage site…

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WHO KILLED  THE   ?ICEMAN In 1991, high in the mountains of Europe, hikers made a shocking discovery: a   dead man partly frozen in the ic…

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FOOD FOR THE FUTURE ! In 1845, a deadly disease struck the farms of   Ireland, killing all the Lumper potato plants.   The death of a sin…

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SWEET LOVE   Many scientists believe our love of sugar   may actually be an addiction. When   we eat or drink sugary foods, the sugar   …

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Memories of childhood holidays ! Mark Reed Am returning to the place I spent my childhood holidays this week. First time in more than two…

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My new home ! Im from Harbin, in the north-east of China, but I moved to Wales last year to do a Masters degree. Its the first time Ive li…

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Breakfast around the world ! They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Maybe thats why many people may be open to trying …

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Living in space   A science laboratory 360 kilometres from Earth?  A preparation for a flight to Mars?  A cathedral in the sky?  The Inte…

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My perfect weekend – Shilpa Shetty   Indian film actress and model Shilpa Shetty has homes in   Mumbai and England. She enjoys takeaway piz…

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Annalisa’s blog Day 1:   Welcome to my blog! It’s in English!! (Posted on April 6th by Annalisa) Hello! I’m an Italian student. I’m in…

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A2 listening Mari: I'm Mari from Japan and I'm here with Ron from Hawaii. Today we are going to be talking about abiliti…

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A2 listening Dai: So Miss Naomi from...where is it you are from? Naomi: Wales. Dai: Wales, OK, and how old are you now? Naomi:…

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A2 listening Mari: Hi, I'm Mari. I'm here with my friend Ron. Today, we're talking about food. So Ron, what's yo…