The Amish came from Switzerland at the end of the eighteenth century and they settled in Pennsylvania. It is said that they look the same, talk the same, live in the same houses and do the same jobs as they did more than two hundred years ago. Nearly all of them are farmers.
The Boston Tea Party was led by the American colonists against Great Britain when they destroyed many crates of tea bricks on ships in Boston Harbor.
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"I had just turned right – there was nothing coming towards me – when a man on a bicycle ran into the road in front of me . He hadn't waited for the lights to change – they were still green for me and red for him. I didn't hit him, but unfortunately a green car knocked him over. The driver hadn't seen him."
This person:
"I have just changed schools. I was so popular at my old school but now, at my new school, it's awful because I sit alone on a bench thinking how happy I used to be."
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"Once upon a time, there was a poor widow who had one little girl. She was very fond of her, and she made her a little red cloak with a hood, so people used to call her Little Red Riding Hood when they saw her go by with her little basket. One day, the mother asked the little girl to ….."
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"Ginger belongs to Jason but she also helps his younger brothers Andy and Scott, they have hearing problems too. When the two boys grow older, both of them hope they can have their own Hearing Ear dog too."
London _______ is the world's oldest _________ . In 1826, a society was created for "the introduction of curious subjects to the animal kingdom."
The ______ opened in Regent's Park in 1928. London _______ is Britain's most popular wildlife centre.
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Every British town has one or more DIY centres and garden centers. They are like supermarkets for the home and garden. DIY centres sell things like wood for making shelves for example. People in Britain enjoy doing work on their home and garden, because it is cheaper than employing a builder or a gardener. And DIY and gardening are fun!
The correct definition of "DIY"is :
Wise old Viking ruler King Canute governed England, Norway and Denmark, but he disliked the nobles who treated him as special. One day he invited them down to the beach at Southampton. Sitting before the incoming tide on his throne, he ordered the sea to go back. Of course, the water kept on rising and Canute got wet feet.
King Canute invited the nobles to the beach to show them:
A - A few weeks later Harry and Brenda got married but as she insisted on living in Scotland, he had to change his job.
B - Harry had a good job working for Harrods in London.
C - The only job he could get was in a small kilt factory and it was very badly paid, that’s why in a desperate effort to get some more money, Harry tried to rob a bank and was arrested.
D - One evening his friends took him to the disco and he met a lovely girl there.
Choose the right order.
Anyone who goes to Antarctica must be fully equipped to cope with the rigours of the climate. You must take all your own food, your own hut, lots of clothing, and, if you want electricity, your own generator to make it. When we arrived, all we found was a cold, icy, empty beach, exactly the same as Captain Scott found in 1911.
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Today is the first of June 2007. Mr Jenkins started working as a clerk exactly thirteen years ago. Today he does exactly the same job as when he started.
As a conclusion, we can say Mr Jenkins:
I’ve never left England and I don’t want to. I mean, once you cross the Channel you meet a lot of disgusting foreigners, don’t you? Disgusting habits! Shocking food! They eat rats and snakes and things like that, you know. I’ve heard that foreigners hardly ever wash.
Which sentence IS NOT correct? The narrator has never left England because he says that:
To become a stunt performer Chrissy had to acquire six qualifications in various areas. She chose weight training, fencing, gymnastics, swimming, diving and trampolining. The levels of achievement are very high and Chrissy spent about a year training to get her qualifications.
Which adjective best qualifies Chrissy?
The storm was impossible to describe. Then someone started screaming something about a huge leak in the engine room. We all ran up onto the deck. I was sure I would never be able to get to one of the lifeboats. There were too many people fighting over them. I also knew that I would go down with the ship if I stayed any longer because it was going to sink any minute.
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