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Rabbit-Proof Fence (extract 1)
Watch the video and answer the following questions: When? Where? Who? (people+ how do they look?) What? Why? (make hypotheses) Watch the video again and try to pick some words used by the policeman to justify his actions. Pick out words explaining why...
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Many Asians 'do not feel British'
Many Asians 'do not feel British' Monday, 30 July 2007, 14:27 GMT 15:27 UK More than a third of British Asians do not feel British, a BBC poll suggests. The research among the under-34s for the Asian Network found 38% of the UK residents of South Asian...
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Indian Bread: chappatti
In India's national language "Hindi", bread is referred to as "Roti". Indian Breads are simple and easy to make. Most Indian women make fresh breads everyday. Chapattis are round, thin and very delicious. Make sure you do not get the stone ground flour....
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Singin' in the rain
"Singin' In the Rain" is a song with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown, published in 1929. However, it is unclear exactly when the song was written with some claiming that the song was written and performed as early as 1927. Lyrics:...
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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a holiday in the USA and Canada when people give thanks. It is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November in the USA and on the second Monday of October in Canada. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln set aside the last Thursday of November...
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The Devil Wears Prada (film)
The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 comedy drama , a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name . It stars Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs, a recent college graduate who goes to New York City and gets a job as a co-assistant to...
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She loves you by The Beatles
She loves you by The Beatles Chorus: She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Verse #1 You think you lost your love, Well, I saw her yesterday. It's you she's thinking of And she told me what...
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Zita Wallace's interview
'We lost our heritage, we lost everything' The Guardian's Australia correspondent Barbara McMahon has met with some of the country's 'stolen generation' ahead of the government's apology. Monday 11 February 2008 The Guardian Journalist Barbara McMahon:...
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Saint George: patron saint of England
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier in the Guard of Diocletian who is venerated as a Christian martyr. Saint George is the patron saint of England. It is likely that Saint George was born to a Christian noble family in Nicomedia,...
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Fat soprano back on opera stage
'Fat' soprano back on opera stage Tuesday, 17 June 2008 14:01 UK Soprano Deborah Voigt has returned to London's Royal Opera House, four years after she was fired for being too big. The decision led to a debate in 2004 about weight discrimination in opera....
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Invictus "we need inspiration"
Nelson Mandela: "I remember when I was invited to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Every body in the stadium greete me with a song. At the time, the future, our future seemed very bleak but to hear that song and the voices of people from all over our planet...
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Yellow Submarine by The Beatles
Yellow Submarine by The Beatles In the town where I was born Lived a man who sailed to sea And he told us of his life In the land of submarines So we sailed up to the sun Till we found the sea of green And we lived beneath the waves In our yellow submarine...
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Home again by Blackmore's Night
Home again by Blackmore's Night I've been many places I've travelled 'round the world Always on the search for something new But what does it matter When all the roads I've crossed Always seem to lead back to you... Old familiar faces Everyone you meet...
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Cookies
Cookies Préparation : 5 min Cuisson : 10 min Ingrédients (pour 4 personnes) : - 250 g de farine - 1/2 sachet de levure - 125 g de sucre blanc - 125 g de sucre roux (cassonade) - 125 g de beurre fondu - 1 oeuf - 1 sachet de sucre vanillé - 1 pincée de...
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Invictus
Invictus is a2009 biographical drama film based on Nelson Mandela 's life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa . Directed by Clint Eastwood , the film stars Morgan Freeman as South African President Mandela and Matt Damon as François Pienaar...
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Pakistani London
Pakistani London BBC - 26 May 2005 Pakistani people have been in London for over 50 years contributing to the capital's business economy. But the young people are creating their own new identity in all aspects of London life. Britain's Pakistani community...
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Age discrimination
Quick guide: Age discrimination Monday, 25 September, 2006 Laws banning age discrimination in the workplace come into effect on 1 October 2006. It is the latest type of discrimination to be tackled after race and sex discrimination. The government wants...
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Took the children away (Archie Roach)
Archie Roach (born 1956) is an Australian musician. A singer, songwriter and guitarist, he survived a turbulent upbringing to develop into a powerful voice for indiginous Australians (the Aborigines), a storyteller in the tradition of his ancestors, and...
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Indian London
Indian London BBC - 26 May 2005 Indian people have made many remarkable contributions to the various aspects of London life. They've made a huge contribution to business as well as introducing Bollywood films to Bhangra music to the Capital. There are...
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Halloween (31st October, the United States)
Halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints, but is today largely a secular celebration. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating,...
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Dreaming story: how the kangaroo got its pouch
How the kangaroo got its pouch Long ago the kangaroo was grooming her joey on the bank of a brook. They liked to listen to the water burble as the mama combed her baby’s fur. On this day, an old wombat staggered toward them. “Oh dear,” the kangaroo whispered...
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Dinde glacée aux canneberges et à l'orange
Temps total: plus de 2 heures Difficulté: Facile Ingrédients: Pour 12 personnes - 200 ml de marmelade d'orange - 200 ml de jus de canneberges concentré - 3 c. à soupe de sirop d'érable - 1 1/2 c. à soupe de vinaigre balsamique - 1/2 c. à thé de sel -...
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Australian national anthem: Advance Australia Fair
Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free; We've golden soil and wealth for toil, Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in Nature's gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history's page, let every stage Advance Australia fair! In joyful...
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Fighting for the right to be fat
Fighting for the right to be fat Tuesday, 5 March, 2002, 12:17 GMT Jennifer Portnick: 'Judge me only on what I can do' If you are good enough to get a job, should it matter if you are fat? One woman's claim that her human rights are at stake could change...
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Riveside by Agnes Obel
Down by the river by the boats Where everybody goes to be alone Where you wont see any rising sun Down to the river we will run When by the water we drink to the dregs Look at the stones on the river bed I can tell from your eyes You've never been by...