1.Hot air!(胡扯!) 2.Kill two birds with one stone.(一石二鸟.) 3.It's a matter of life and death.(事关生死.) 4.The sooner the better.(越快越好.) 5.That was a close call.(千钧一发.) 6.We are even.(我们扯平了.) 7.The walls have ea...
Todd: Hey, so Jeff, you have an MBA, or you're studying to get an MBA? Jeff: I'm studying to get an MBA. Todd: OK, why did you choose to get an MBA. You don't seem like the business type of guy. YOu're always talking about nature and travel and art....
After you have greeted your guests, you will begin to go through the main body of your presentation. It's very useful to have some visual aids - some slides, pictures or graphs that help explain what you are saying. Sometimes they can also help to k...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 December 2006 Pope Benedict XVI gestures from his study window overlooking St. Peter's Square, 3 Dec 2006 Pope Benedict expressed hope Sunday that his trip to Turkey would lead to useful dialogue with Muslims. But on a...
1.3 Narrator: Exercise 1.3. Radio Item 1: RADIO This week's controversial topic is.. . 'violent video games'. Are they responsible for a rise in the number of attacks ITEM by children in the schoolyard?' Some social commentators say yes. Worse, it ha...
D Narrator: Write down the telephone numbers of the tourist offices in the following Scottish towns: i. Jedburgh (01835/863435) v. Loch Tay (01567/820397) ix. Stonehaven (01569/762806) ii. Stirling (01786/475019) vi. Dunoon (01369/703785) x. Braemar...
C Narrator: Spell correctly the names of the following persons associated with Scotland: i. John Knox - (religious leader who helped shape the democratic Scottish government) ii. Robert Louis Stevenson - (one of the best-loved authors of classics'Tre...
Narrator: B. Spell correctly the names of the Scottish cities and towns you hear: i. INVERARAY iv. KIRKCALDY vii. ABERDEEN x. BANNOCKBURNii. HELENSBURGH v. DUNFERMLINE viii. GLASGOWiii. FALKLAND vi. SKYE ix. LOCHINVER...
The earliest known inhabitants established settlement in Scotland in 6000BC. Scotland is 275 miles long and its broadest point only 152 miles wide. Edinburgh averages 140 days of rain a year, with an average of 1.89 and 2.72 inches in January and Jul...
a. Edingburge is the capital city of Scottland. b.The city is often regarded as the most cultured and cosmopolitan city north of London. c.The annual Edingburge international festival attracts millions of visitors from all around the world. d.The cen...
