You can't control your stress? Play with it!

If you want to further practice English stress try THIS LINK. You can practice stress by playing! You can choose three levels of difficulty ;)

Improving your listening in 6 minutes! (thanks to BBC)

Do you want to improve your oral comprehension? Have a look at this site from the BBC. There are many podcasts about a variety of topics (only 6 minutes!). Besides, there are interesting expressions underlined and explained for you. It's an excellent chance to improve your listening! don't miss it!
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The boy does nothing by Alesha Dixon

Even though the boy does nothing... she uses the present simple incredibly well! check this out! ;)

I got a man with two left feet
And when he dances down to the beat
I really think that he should know
That his rhythms go go go

I got a man with two left feet
And when he dances down to the beat
I really think that he should know
That his rhythms go go go

CHORUS
Does he wash up? Never wash up
Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
Does he brush up? Never brushed up
He does nothing the boy does nothing
(Repeat chorus)

Hey boy how you been?
I got a thousand lines
Where do I begin?
And II been here, been there
Traveling
I saw you at the corner
My vibe kicked in

And
Two fields
I clock you
Wearing tight jeans
A real nice suit
He was smiling like you
Was just seventeen
I asked him for a dance
He said 'yes please'

Take a sip of dancing juice
Everybody's onto you
Through the left and to the right
Everybody hit the rhythm
It's on tonight
I'm gonna feel the heat within my soul
I need a man to take control
Let the melody blow you all away

CHORUS
Does he wash up? Never wash up
Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
Does he brush up? Never brushed up
He does nothing the boy does nothing
(Repeat chorus)

Work it out now
Work it, Work it out now

Do the mumbo
Shake it all around now

Everybody on the floor
Let me see you clap your hands

I wanna see you work
I wanna see you move your body in turn
I wanna see you shake your hips and learn

I wanna see you work it, work it, work it out now

I wanna see you work
I wanna see you move your body in turn
I wanna see you shake your hips and learn

I wanna see you work it, work it, work it out now

CHORUS
Does he wash up? Never wash up
Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
Does he brush up? Never brushed up
He does nothing the boy does nothing
(Repeat chorus)
And if the man can't dance, he gets no second chance

Phonetic symbols pronounced and with examples!

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It also contains examples!

Postcard

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Hi Josh!
How are you?
I'm now in London and I thought it would be nice to send you this postcard.
I've seen many things this morning. I went to Picadilly Circus, I walked along Oxford Street, Regents Street, Tottenham Court Road... And I've bought a super nice jumper in GAP!
You should have come man! You can't imagine how nice this city is. The streets are packed with people and the shops are amazing!!
Looking forward to hearing from you,
xoxo
Ann

Earthquake science

The geophysicists, from the U.S. Geological Survey and from Harvard University, said that strict building regulations in Chile had undoubtedly saved lives. The country has a long history of earthquakes and as a consequence has some of the toughest building codes in the world.

But Doctor Walter Mooney, who's studied dozens of earthquakes around the globe, said there were also other factors behind the relatively low death toll.

Walter Mooney:
"First and foremost, people are used to earthquakes in Chile and so they did know that they have to evacuate from dangerous structures Secondly, this earthquake had a slow and gradual build-up. They had some 20 or 30 seconds to look at each other, realize that the ground shaking was crescendoing, and building up, and they made the right decision in almost all cases by getting out of the dangerous structures and running out into the open area. So, education, and a bit of luck is the answer to why so many people survived."

Doctor Mooney contrasted that with the Haitian quake, which split open the hard rock beneath the capital Port Au Prince within seconds. Buildings collapsed instantly, giving people no time to escape.

Despite the relatively low loss of life in Chile, Dr Mooney said the country must learn from this disaster, particularly with regards to building along the coast. Many of those who died were killed not by the quake, but by the tsunamis that followed it, which swept away coastal villages.

And the geophysicists said that even if Chile took precautions, it would remain highly vulnerable to earthquakes. They said that the north of the country was a particular worry. It hasn't suffered a big quake for around a hundred years and is probably due for one soon, they said.

Gideon Long, BBC, Chile

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