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Tweet A dissident is a person who objects to the politics of the government that rules their country, and actively protests against them. Most political protests are serious, but from time to time political activists decide to express their dissent in Read More...
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Tweet A preview is a special event, organised to showcase a film or product before it is launched onto the market. This week, we attended the UK preview of a new film called The Sapphires. We thought it was a great film, and we really enjoyed it!* Watch Read More...
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Tweet A surprise is when something unexpected happens. Watch the video below to find out what happened when a zombie flash mob turned up to surprise people in Alverado who were waiting to catch a bus home one Friday afternoon :-) Related Activities: Halloween Read More...
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Tweet An anniversary is a point in time that marks an important event that is celebrated or remembered. This week marks the anniversary of two significant pop culture events : The fiftieth anniversary of James Bond and the fiftieth anniversary of the Read More...
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Tweet Rap is a popular music genre which features rhyming lyrics chanted over instrumental music in time to the beat, by rap artists (or rappers). Watch the short video below about the rapper Azad Right to find out more: Related Quizzes: Vocabulary Quizzes Read More...
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Tweet A carnival is a large, organised street party and procession. Carnivals are popular events that are held all over the world to celebrate the heritage and culture of communities and other groups of people. People wear elaborate and colourful costumes, Read More...
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Tweet An instrumental is a piece of music played by instruments only, without anybody singing or speaking over it. Watch the fun animated video below to see and hear an example of an instrumental piece of music. Related Quizzes: Vocabulary Quizzes and Read More...
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Tweet A catnap is a short period of light daytime sleep, taken in the afternoon to catch up on sleep that was missed the previous night. As you may have guessed, the word 'catnap' is a compound word, made by joining the words cat and nap together to form Read More...
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Tweet image credit: nonu on Flickr,Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) The United Nations marked World Humanitarian Day on August the nineteenth to honor humanitarian workers who put their lives at risk on behalf of millions of destitute, Read More...
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Tweet Jumbled is a word we use to describe things that are mixed up or out of order. Can you unscramble the jumbled words for Olympic sports in this word cloud? Click on the link below to do an online quiz and check your answers: The Summer Olympic Games Read More...
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Tweet A peeve is something that you find annoying enough to be bothersome. A pet peeve is something that particularly annoys you, over and above most minor annoyances. What is your personal, worst pet peeve? Watch the amusing video below about someone's Read More...
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Word of the day, by esolcourses.com - gridlock. Gridlock happens when the roads get so busy that traffic can hardly move at all, and vehicles end up crawling along at a snail's pace. One of the biggest challenges at any Olympic Games is getting to and Read More...
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Word of the day, by esolcourses.com - holidaymaker. A holidaymaker is a person who is on holiday. Blackpool is a traditional British holiday resort, which is very popular with holidaymakers. Watch this fun video to find out more about Blackpool, and learn Read More...
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Tweet Evolution is the way that people and things undergo gradual change over long periods of time. Watch the interesting video clip below to find out more. Related Quizzes: Vocabulary Quizzes and Games for English Students >> Listening Activities and Read More...
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Word of the day, by esolcourses.com: penny. A penny is a very small unit of currency, made of metal. Some people argue that pennies are a bit of a nuisance to carry round, and should be withdrawn from circulation. Others worry that without pennies, prices Read More...
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