Changes for teachers 2012-05-16
The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, today announced changes which will affect teachers. She said that class sizes for Years 2 to 10 will average 27 students. This means that some ...
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English Cafe #346 2012-05-16
Topics: Ask an American: Innovation; pain versus sorrow versus woe; manhood; to be over someone versus to be all over someone
Words:
show and tell
to stumble across
to trigger
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World's first underwater mosque built 2012-05-16
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US Considers Approving Drug to Prevent HIV 2012-05-16
Families with Disabled Children 2012-05-14
Today families with disabled children won an Appeal Court decision to be paid for looking after their children. Many of these children are now adults and caring for them is hard work.
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790 - Giving Birth to Twins 2012-05-14
It’s a boy! And a girl!! And another boy! And…well, you get the idea. Have lots of babies in this episode.
Slow dialogue: 0:54
Explanations: 2:19
Fast dialogue: 13:30
Jerome: ...
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A Time For Parades. 2012-05-14
There is a festival in this town that brings in thousands of visitors, and livens(1) the valley for over a week. It's called Apple Blossom. By the name, you can tell that it ...
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Sounds that mean yes and no 2012-05-14
In every language, there are funny little sounds that we make that are very important! In English, we have lots of noises we make while speaking. In this episode, we’re looking at ...
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New Rules for Sina Weibo Users in China Take Effect May 28 2012-05-14
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Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012: His Imagination Redefined Children’s Literature 2012-05-14
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Simple Ways To Diminish Back Pain Through Exercise 2012-05-14
There are some simple exercises you can perform that will make healing your back problem go faster, even if exercising seems like it would be difficult to do while you are in pain. When ...
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Surfer breaks record for biggest wave 2012-05-13
Sean Banville's News Written for ESL Students
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Words and Their Stories: Green Expressions 2012-05-13
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Artie Shaw, 1910-2004: Last Great Musician of the Big Band Era 2012-05-13
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Explaining English idioms – To sell like hot cakes; They can’t make them fast enough. 2012-05-06
Here’s an episode all about popular items. The expressions we talk about are used when something is in demand, which means that people are buying a lot of it. You can use these ...
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