BBC Learning English
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Words in the NewsA German pensioner has finally sampled a tin of food which was given to him over six decades ago. Words in the News: 6 February...
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Express EnglishWhat do you associate with the colour red? Hear what people in London told us, then join the conversation! Express English: 6 February 2012
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Europe's cold snapThe death toll from the ongoing cold snap in Central and Eastern Europe has risen to more than 100. Words in the News: 3 February...
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Calendar 2012: ColoursMushroom, calendar, Russia, february
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London's booming TheatrelandLondon's theatres are one of the city's biggest tourist draws and new figures show that audiences swelled by over three percent in 2011. 2nd February...
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I had been playing Hide & Seek Vocabulary with a 7 year old boy (close your eyes, and when you open them find the missing object from the table and ask for it). His mother told me the next week that the boy had been playing basketball with his two older brothers. The ball rolled away and the boy asked without hesitation, “Where is my ball?” He didn’t even realize that he had asked in English. |
Tips
überschlafen = sleep on over sleep = verschlafen |