There are many different varieties of bee. Some live in large groups like the honey-bee, and make their nests in trees or holes in the rocks. Other species make their nests in holes in the ground. There are also varieties that do not live in groups a

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We are often asked to work in small groups, but why? Is it necessary to work with others? What if you feel comfortable doing a task by yourself? Especially at school, it sometimes feels as if we are being asked to work in teams for the sake of just t

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In the final year at high school, Li Yonghong knew that a career at university was not for her. Her parents had not wanted to pay for any other type of education, but had offered her some money to set up a small business to sell cigarettes. However,

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Teasing and bullying are major concerns in schools. Some people would say that it is an essential part of growing up. They may say that teasing and bullying are a way of learning how to deal with the reality of society. The truth, however, is that te

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A In 1986, the Chinese government introduced a law stating that by the year 2000 every Chinese child would have nine years of compulsory education. Although there were several problems in reaching this target, the outcome was highly successful. It is

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Students in your class are different from one another in many ways. You all have different personalities, abilities and physical appearance. In other aspects you have a lot in common. Certainly you are the same age and same nationality, and you proba

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Distance learning is being adopted in several countries to help children in remote rural schools, and it is also becoming increasingly popular with individuals as a means of obtaining higher or further education. While distance learning is a very dif

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The novel The Moonstone is set in England in 1848, but the story really began 50 years earlier. The Moonstone is a huge yellow diamond that was once part of a statue of the moon god in India. An Englishman murdered three holy men, stole the diamond f

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The case of the Moonstone was most unusual. I knew that the answer was in the smear of paint on Rachel Verinder's sitting room door, but I couldn't find the garment which made the mark. At the time Rachel was behaving very strangely, especially when

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A housemaid worked very long hours and only had half a day off each week. Rosanna had to start work at 5:00 am in order to clean and light the fires before the family of the house woke up. Then she laid the table for breakfast while other servants t

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Wilkie Collins was born in London in 1824 and his first novel -- a historical romance called Anatonia -- was published when he was 26. Shortly after this he met Charles Dickens, and they formed a close friendship that lasted for ten years and influen

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In his youth, Han Xin was a cheerful young man. He always carded his sword, no matter where he went. One day, he went fishing. By the end of the afternoon, he returned home to sell the fish he had caught in the fish market. Now, this town was also th

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On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as Shakespeare, wrote these words: Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to re

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In the spring of 1845, my father read a book about California. This account of the wonderful land beyond the Rocky Mountains gave him the idea to move there. Less than half a year later we packed all our things onto a wagon and left our farm. It was

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R: Our program today is about the eightieth, anniversary of the Anchorage-to-Nome dog sled race. Mr Parks, can you tell us something about the history of the race? P: The first race wasn't a competition, but it was a race against time. Eighty years a

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Once, in a dream, a boy called Chris Everyman took the advice of a wise man to go on a journey. The wise man pointed his finger across the land and told him to go through the gate at the end of the fields to enter the City of Happiness. Chris said he

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E: Ebenezer Scrooge S: Santa Claus Ca: Girl Y: Young Scrooge A: All B: Bob Cratchit C: Mrs Cratchit L: Little girl M: A boy E: Where are we? S: Ho, ho, ho. Don't you recognise it, Scrooge? You grew up here. Have a look through this window. (They watc

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On a cold November night in 1775, Miss Lucie Manette, who had grown up in England, traveled to France to meet her father, whom she thought was dead. Eighteen years before, her father, Doctor Manette attended to a young peasant boy and girl, who had b

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Learning a language is obviously more than just memorising words, phrases and structures. When we learnt our mother tongue, we did not receive much formal instruction. Few parents give language lessons to their children! Instead we learnt or acquired

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