Successful Language Learners Some people seem to have a knack for learning languages. They can pick up new vocabulary, master rules or grammar, and le...
Car CrimeA million motorists leave their cars filled up with petrol and with the keys in the ignition every day. The cars are sitting in petrol statio...
Science Fiction Amongst the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are p...
AlaskaIn 1858 Americans welcomed Alaska into the Union as the 49th state, symbolizing a change of attitude that hold in 1867, when the peninsula was p...
Recreation and Sports "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is a popular saying in the United States. Other countries have similar sa...
Work and Careers ?Sometimes we say that someone we know is a "square peg in a round hole"(1). This simply means that the person we are talki...
Radio and Television ?There are few homes in Britain today that do not have either a radio or television set. Both of them have become an essential p...
Singapore ?1 Singapore is an independent city-state in southeastern Asia, consisting of one major island -the Singapore island-and more than 50 small...
ParisParis, the capital and the largest city of the country, is in north central France. The Paris metropolitan area contains nearly 20% of the nation...
Adult Education ?Voluntary learning in organized courses by mature men and women is called adult education. Such education is offered to make people ...