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Reuters Video: Superman flies in southern California 27 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
A start-up company in California creates life-sized remote controlled superheroes that soar through the air. Elly Park reports. TRANSCRIPT REPORTER: He is faster than a speeding bullet and is so str...
Blair English - Business and Social English Exercises 26 Aug 2013 | 09:57 am
ABOUT BLAIR ENGLISH Blair English is run by Chris Clayton, an English teacher based in Madrid. The website provides a series of free and quick online business, cv/resume and social English vocabulary ...
Words in the News: Green Belt 25 Aug 2013 | 10:41 am
Plans now exist for more than 150,000 homes to be built on protected land, an analysis of council documents has found. The sites include some of England’s most scenic areas, including parts of Dorset ...
Reuters Video: Data spying bins raise privacy fears 24 Aug 2013 | 10:45 am
The City of London has banned high-tech recycling bins from collecting phone data from passers-by. The CEO of Renew, the start-up who owns the bins, says their technology trial has been misunderstood....
Words in the News: GCSE 23 Aug 2013 | 09:55 am
Pupils are being pushed into taking exams early and often to meet "damaging" official targets, according to exam board heads in the wake of a larger than expected fall in national GCSE grades. Full st...
Crossword: Nationalities 21 Aug 2013 | 01:48 pm
Last week's crossword was about Countries, so I thought I'd follow that up with one about Nationalities. You can download a PDF version (with solution) here, and an interactive web version which will ...
Learn English With Photos 3 - The Whisky Distillery 19 Aug 2013 | 01:51 pm
This is the third in the series of ten videos I created for the EM Normandie's iTunes U site. It's based on a visit I made to the Glengoyne Whisky Distillery in Scotland. Click here to see the previou...
Crossword: Countries 15 Aug 2013 | 09:46 am
A lot of English Blog readers will be travelling abroad for their holidays in August (I'm going to Switzerland!), so this week's crossword is all about Countries. You can download a PDF version of thi...
Reuters Video: The hype on the Hyperloop 14 Aug 2013 | 09:57 am
Elon Musk reveals his Hyperloop futuristic transport system that he says can transport people from L.A. to San Francisco in just 30 minutes at a fraction of the cost of a plane. Bobbi Rebell reports. ...
Words in the News: Grasping 14 Aug 2013 | 09:48 am
The Tories and Lib Dems stood accused of ‘robbery’ yesterday after pocketing a £520,000 bequest to the nation left in an elderly spinster’s will. Full story >> VOCABULARY If you describe someone as g...
