The Worst Musical Trio

By Cecilia Brabin | February 7, 2019

Georges Enesco (1881 – 1955) – Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, pre-eminent Romanian musician of the 20th century, and one of the greatest performers of his time.   Alfred Cortot (1877 – 1962) was a Swiss pianist and conductor. He is one of the most popular 20th century musicians, especially renowned for his…

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A pair of spider socks for the man in your life?

By Berni | April 25, 2017

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…

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Behaving badly stage 1

By Rosamund Place | January 17, 2017

Behaving badly step 1   When you have finished this exercise try step 2 – tackling the article   1. [Match] See if you can match the two halves of these statements about bad behaviour! Answers for Quiz [1]. 1. were every restaurant owner’s nightmare. (correct) 2. on the village. (correct) 3. bottles of wine…

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Giant rabbit

By Berni | October 4, 2016

Strange ‘goings-on’ in Northumberland! Read this article and answer the questions to improve your English language skills.

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Trust me. I’m a robot

By Louise Tanoto | September 6, 2016

Trust me. I’m a robot information on the phrase ‘Trust me. I’m a … Robot safety: As robots move into homes and offices, ensuring1 that they do not injure people will be vital2. But how?IN 1981 Kenji Urada, a 37-year-old Japanese factory-worker, climbed over a safety-fence at a Kawasaki plant to carry out3 some maintenance…

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Some facts about bicycling

By Cecilia Brabin | July 1, 2014

BICYCLE COMMUTING FACTS More than half of all Americans live less than five miles from where they work according to Bicycling magazine. Only 1.67% of Americans commute by bicycle. In Japan, 15% commute by bicycle About 12 bicycles can be parked in the space required for one automobile. Traffic jams in the 29 major cities…

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The worry of having too much money

By Louise Tanoto | March 26, 2013

Can you put this story into its correct sequence? Part 1 A In addition, he locked up most of his valuable articles in a cupboard which he had had specially made for this purpose. B Because of the many valuable articles which he kept on the premises, he was always afraid that one night someone…

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