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Section 12 Different Values 1Weights and measures are different in different countries. 2We call the different systems decimal and imperial. 3Most countries use the decimal system. 4That’s a system
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Tim called Howard. Tim needed help. He needed help with his golf swing. He had a bad golf swing. He was a bad golfer. Howard had a good golf swing. He was a good golfer. Will you help me improve my golf swing? Tim asked. Yes, I'll help you improve yo
Whoa! Stop! Stop! Stop, dammit! STOP! Noah was astounded. His heart was racing. Webster, Noah's 18-year-old driving student, had just run a red light. Instead of stopping at the light, and then making a right turn after traffic had gone by, Webster h
By Ivana Kuhar Heiligendamm, Germany 07 June 2007 Leaders of the world's leading industrial nations (G8) are arriving/have arrived at the German resort town Heiligendamm for their annual three-day summit. As the leaders gather, VOA's Ivana Kuhar and
By Phuong Tran Dakar 22 March 2007 In Benin, disputes over ballots and voter registration lists have pushed preparations for Sunday's parliament election to the last minute. A spokesman with the national electoral commission says he believes ballots
Romney Attempts Campaign Reset Mitt Romney was in damage control mode as he tried to appeal to Hispanic voters on the Spanish language network Univision. So my campaign is about the 100 percent in America, and I am concerned about them. Im concerned
California Earthquake Swarm Rattle Nerves, Teaches Lesson Workers in Brawley repair quake damage, as scientists at the California Institute of Technology learn more about the network of fault-lines beneath the desert community. Since Sunday more than
Analysts: In Syria, Few Arab Spring Lessons Apply In the past year and a half, uprisings across the Arab world have toppled four men whose rule had lasted decades. Tunisia's Zine el Abidine Ben Ali fled into exile in Saudi Arabia. Libya's Moammar Gad
Eisenhower Memorial Design Debated Washington, D.C., is full of grand tributes to U.S. presidents who are judged to have made remarkable contributions to the nation and the world. They include monuments or memorials to George Washington, Thomas Jeffe
Former Prostitute Rescues Girls from Sex Trade Rachel Lloyd understands why and how young girls become prostitutes. She was once once herself. I grew up with a lot of trauma and dysfunction in my family, she says. So by the time I was like 13, I drop
Probably only one or two Americans in a hundred could tell you the name of the nation's toughest, seemingly most escape-proof prison. It's the Marion federal penitentiary in Illinois. But for the better part of three decades, from the mid-1930s to 19
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BBC Learning English Weekender Poles in the media Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. One of the largest groups of new migrants to Britain are Poles. In 2004 Poland entered the European Union which gave Polish people much great
The blue bike was sitting in Owens living room. It had no kickstand, so he had wedged the front tire in between two bookshelves so that the bike would stand upright. Both tires were flat. Dust covered the bike. However, no household spiders had set u
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 June 2007 Lesotho women draped in blankets walk to a voting station set in a school in the village of Machache (FilePhoto -17 Feb 2007) The World Food Program says the tiny South African country of Lesotho needs urgent inter
Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan (R) takes the oath of office to become the nation's next leader, at the Presidential villa in Abuja, Nigeria, 06 May 2010 Goodluck Jonathan is Nigeria's new president. He was sworn in Thursday, hours after
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On Wednesday, high school students who sat scholarship exams at the end of last year, found their results on the NZQA website. By now, all students will have their results by mail too. Scholarship exams are for the top students in schools. They are e