Reading and Texts
Sir Ranulph Fiennes reached the summit of Everest today on his third attempt at conquering the world
Arriving at the summit just before 1am BST, the veteran explorer became the first man to cross the north and south poles and climb the Himalayan mountain. At 65, he also becomes the oldest Briton and the first British pensioner to climb Everest. The record-breaking adventurer, who hopes to raise £3 million for cancer charity…
Read MoreWhat makes robins sing at night?
In this exercise, can you firstly read this article and also this one about birds adapting their singing in urban environments?For exercise one, can you supply the missing words in the texts, drawn from both newspaper articles? Report by Mark Kinver Science and nature reporter, BBC News Robins in urban areas are singing at night…
Read MoreJargon in the workplace – exercise B – key
to be up to speed on something – informal – to be fully informed, up to date 1G A demanding environment A3 A fast-growing company 2E Dynamic B8 A self-starter 3A A fast-growing company C10 The X-factor / X factor 4H Flexible hours D5 A market leader 5D A market leader E2 Dynamic 6I Problem-solving…
Read MoreRefugee wins by asking for a mentor – A
Matthew Foster, head of the international office at the Royal College of Physicians, offered to help an Afghan doctor who had come to the UK as a refugee. This article describes what happened next.
Read MoreOrganic T-shirts – 1
Some vocabulary you may not have met yet and which will help with the article about organic T-shirts
Read MoreSt Pancras railway station – step 1 – VB
London’s busiest railway station has been given an £800 million facelift and a ceremony to mark its completion.
Read MoreGetting the facts straight about muslims
Three letters from readers correcting misrepresentations of muslims in the press.
Read MoreFood companies
A journalist’s findings on the recent performance of food companies concerning the reduction of sugar, fat and salt in their products.
Read MoreA pair of spider socks for the man in your life?
Coming soon – spider socks (in packs of 8) Before reading the article, guess the answers to the following questions! 1 There have been two research teams working on creating a commercially viable spider-silk thread. What nationalities are the two main contenders? American, Japanese, Australian or Swiss? 2 For how long have humans been involved…
Read MoreSorry seems to be the easiest word
Canada is apologising to its immigrant communities for their treatment in the past. But where will such gestures end, the journalist Anne McIlroy asked in an online Guardian article from Ottawa.Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper**, apologised to Chinese Canadians last week for a punitive tax, first set in 1885, which was designed to keep the…
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