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2022-07-15 07:52:56 Children and Screens (level B2-C1)

The World Health Organisation issued new guidelines on physical activity and sleep for children under 5. The guidelines overall echo what many parents have been saying for years.

Generally, children should move more, sit less and get enough quality sleep so that they grow up physically and mentally healthy. Children between the ages of 1 and 4 should spend at least three hours a day in a variety of physical activities, and infants less than 1 year old should also be physically active several times a day.

The WHO says that kids between 2 and 4 years old should not spend more than an hour a day watching an electronic screen, and kids younger than that should not be looking at them at all.

words to learn:
- issue (send out),
- echo (repeat, say again),
- infant (a baby).

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2022-07-15 07:50:13 Children and Screens (level A2-B1)

The World Health Organisation sent out new guidelines on physical activity and sleep for children under 5. The guidelines repeat what many parents already know.

Children should move more, sit less, and get enough sleep to grow up healthy. Children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old should move at least three hours a day. Babies younger than 1 year old should move several times a day.

The WHO says that children between 2 and 4 years old should not spend more than an hour a day watching an electronic screen. Children younger than 2 years old should not look at electronic screens at all.

words to learn:
- guideline (a rule; advice),
- several (some),
- electronic screen (the ‘window’ into a computer/tablet/phone).

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2022-07-14 16:15:51 60. preposition + Ving
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2022-07-14 12:15:46 Insect Ice Cream (level - B2-c1)

At a store in Cape Town, South Africa, food technicians turned maggots into ice cream. The employees make a juice from the maggots, add ingredients like cocoa, and put the insects into the ice cream-making machine.

An employee explained that this is good for the environment, as the maggots are normally thrown away or given to pigs. A professor said that people are willing to eat gourmet burgers made from insects, but they may not be willing to eat ice cream like this. He said that plant alternatives to dairy taste better and are culturally easier to stomach.

People who tried the ice cream said that it tasted like organic or vegan ice cream. The store wants to spread from South Africa to other parts of Africa, Europe, and then the United States.

words to learn:
- maggot (a soft, legless larva of a fly or other insect which looks like a worm),
- stomach (digest or eat; understand or accept).

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2022-07-14 12:14:08 Insect Ice Cream (level - A2-B1)

In Cape Town, South Africa, food scientists turned maggots into ice cream. The employees make a juice from the maggots, add sweet ingredients, and put all of it in the ice cream-making machine.

An employee explained that this is good for the environment, as people are recycling the insects instead of throwing them away. A professor said that people may not want to eat this ice cream because plant alternatives taste better and are culturally easier to stomach.

Some people tried the ice cream and said that it was good. The store wants to spread around the world eventually.

words to learn:
- maggot (a baby insect that looks like a worm),
- plant alternative (a food made out of a plant that is not typically made from a plant, such as a meat, milk, or cheese),
- stomach (accept – say ‘yes it’s fine’ and eat it).

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2022-07-13 07:39:47 Truck Hits Supermarket (level B2-C1)

Russian police released security camera footage showing the moment that a truck ploughed into a supermarket in Irkutsk, one of Siberia’s largest cities.

The truck was going quite fast and seriously injured one shopper. The driver, who was unharmed, reportedly said that the brakes failed.

words to learn:
- footage (a video),
- plough (drive),
- unharmed (not harmed – not hurt),
- reportedly (according to what somebody said).


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2022-07-13 07:35:53 Truck Hits Supermarket (level A2-B1)

Russian police released security camera video which shows the moment that a truck drove into a supermarket. The incident happened in Irkutsk, one of Siberia’s largest cities.

The truck was going quite fast and seriously injured one shopper. The truck driver was unharmed. People say that he said that the brakes on the truck failed.

words to learn:
- unharmed (not harmed – not hurt),
- brakes (the things on a truck/car which make it slow down or stop).

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2022-07-12 15:10:45 Horse vs Human (level B2-C1)

Thirty-eight-year-old Dwain Chambers, a former Team GB sprinter, is one of the fastest European sprinters ever recorded, but can he beat a racehorse?

Chambers and thoroughbred Heat Storm had a 100-metre race at a racecourse in England. The human got off to a flying start, but the horse soon got close behind him.

In the end, two legs proved to be faster than four on the 100-metre track. The athlete won in a time of 10.36 seconds.

words to learn:
- former (-ex),
- thoroughbred (of pure breed),
- get off to a flying start (to begin very successfully).

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2022-07-12 15:08:03 Horse vs Human (level A2-B1)

Dwain Chambers is a 38-year-old sprinter. He is one of the fastest European sprinters, but can he beat a racehorse?

Dwain Chambers and a racehorse raced 100 metres at a racecourse in England. The human started running immediately while the horse took a while to get moving. However, the horse soon got close behind Chambers.

In the end, two legs were faster than four on the 100-metre course. The sprinter won in a time of 10.36 seconds.

words to learn:
- racehorse (a horse for racing – the sport of running on time),
- racecourse (the ‘road’ where you race/run),
- immediately (right now).

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2022-07-12 06:43:09 59. prefer / would rather
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