[00:07.99]READING [00:09.22]FOOTALL: A GOOD CAREER CHOICE? [00:12.15]Little David was football crazy. [00:14.71]He spent all his spare time kicking a ball in the school playground or on the streets near his east London home. [00:21.81]Like millions o...
[00:03.89]GAME ON OR GAME OVER? [00:06.45]Are you a gamer? [00:07.97]If you enjoy playing computer games like many millions of other teenagers worldwide, then yes, you are. [00:15.62]According to the China Internet Network Information Centre (CINIC),...
[00:08.99]READINGYOUNG VOLUNTEERS [00:11.94]On the annual International Volunteers Day, [00:15.41]the world acknowledges the work of millions of people who give their time to help others. [00:21.03]Many of those who do voluntary work young people, [0...
[00:11.00]READING AND SPEAKING [00:12.96]Marine turtles are among the oldest animals on our planet. [00:17.29]They have lived in the earths oceans for over 100 million years, [00:21.94]but are now close to disappearing. [00:24.29]Of the seven existin...
[00:07.89]A housemaid worked very long hours and only had half a day off each week. [00:12.93]Rosanna had to start work at 5:00 am in order to light the fires before the family of the house woke up. [00:20.79]Then she laid the table for breakfast whi...
[00:14.79]READING [00:16.43]THE MOONSTONE [00:17.87]The novel The Moonstone is set in England in 1848m by the story really began 50 years earlier. [00:27.01]The Moonstone is a huge yellow diamond that was once part of a statue of the moon god in Indi...
[00:08.20]Within a few decades, a quarter of Chinas population will be aged 60 or over. [00:13.77]As a result, there will be fewer full-time workers between the age of 20 and 65 to support the older people and children in the society. [00:24.03]As th...
[00:05.43]READING [00:06.27]EDUCATION FRO ALL [00:07.42]In 1986, the Chinese government introduced a law stating that by the year 2000 every Chinese child would have nine years of compulsory education. [00:13.61]Although there were several problems i...
[00:03.29]In his youth, Han Xin was a cheerful young man. [00:07.18]He always carried his sword, [00:09.35]no matter where he went. [00:10.89]One day, he went fishing. By the end of the afternoon, [00:14.65]he returned home to sell the fish he had ca...
[00:06.09]READING [00:06.14]MAKING THE TEAM WORK [00:07.50]We are often asked to work in small groups,but why? [00:10.08]Is it necessary to work with others? [00:11.47]What if you feel comfortable doing a task by yourself? [00:13.53]Especially at sch...