Out in the Cold

Yup, it’s still winter and really cold in some parts of the world. Northern USA and Canada are in the grip of the polar vortex. How did it all happen? Read the following words and phrases and their definitions. in a freeze frenzy – influenced and controlled by the effects of the freezing weather to […]

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Enjoy Your Meal!

Many countries have their own food guides. Food guides give guidelines for healthy eating: what you should eat and how much you should eat. Canada has just released a new food guide. Alexia Sabau takes a closer look. Read the following words and phrases and their definitions. to drop something from the menu – to […]

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An Icy Sight

Did aliens create this beauty? Read the following words and phrases and their definitions. frigid – very cold disc – a flat, thin, round object the far side of the moon – the side of the moon away from the earth to spin – to turn around in circles rotation – the act or process […]

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Standoff

Heavy snowfall has caused chaos in Germany and Austria. Snow belongs to winter as sun belongs to summer. It’s not snowing here now, but there’s lots of the stuff where the little ones in the video live. Before you watch the video, meet the main characters: a group of penguin chicks (groepje jonge pinguïns) a […]

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Ultima Thule

For space lovers, 2019 started with a bang: NASA’s New Horizons mission arrived at Ultima Thule on 1 January 2019. Ultima Thule is the oldest rock in space ever explored by humans. It is more than 4 billion miles away from earth. Brian May is best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band […]

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