Friday, September 20, 2013

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Fireman saves a woman

A woman from China is very sad. She wants to die. She wants to jump from a window.
The woman is in the window. From time to time, she shouts something. Her family tells her to go home. But she is still in the window. Firemen put a big air bag on the ground. The bag will catch the woman.
But the bag is not used. A fireman goes to the woman. He catches her. He saves her life. The woman goes to the hospital.
Difficult words: from time to time (sometimes), shout (say something loudly).


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Chemical attack in Syria

There is an attack in Syria. It is probably a chemical attack. Some people film it.
The video is very sad. It shows dead people. The people are lying between destroyed buildings.
People find a missile. The missile brings the chemicals. Experts say that this missile is a chemical attack. But they don't know the type of poison.
Many people died in the attack. But we don't know how many. It can be hundreds or even thousands.
Difficult words: destroyed (broken), missile (rocket), poison (something that can kill you).


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Big Russian ship

People from Russia are on a beach. The people are sunbathing. But something not normal happens. A ship goes on the beach.
The ship is very big. It is a military ship. It goes fast. Many people run away. But everybody is fine.
Russia says that this situation is normal. It is a normal training.
Difficult words: sunbathe (lie in the sun and get brown), military (army has it), training (learning to do something)


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First photos of Prince George (28th August, 2013)

Britain's royal family released the first official photos of Prince George on Sunday. The photos are a little different because a royal photographer didn't take them. The photos came from the private family album of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (William and Kate). George's grandfather Michael Middleton took the pictures. One photo shows one-month-old George with his happy parents. They are all standing under a tree. Another snap includes the family dog. Portraits of royal babies have always been taken in royal palaces by professional photographers. The photographer makes a special studio and background. Prince George's photos break this tradition.

Read more:http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1308/130828-prince_george.html#ixzz2dJ288Txp

Good grammar means more money (20th August, 2013)

Most people think big companies use grammar very well. Many people wondered about Apple's use of grammar with its "Think Different" advertising campaign in the late 1990s. A new study shows that big companies make grammar mistakes. The proofreading website Grammarly.com looked at the writing of six of the world's most famous companies. It found that they all made mistakes. It also found that the companies who made the fewest mistakes made the most money. Grammarly compared the comments made by the companies on the social network site LinkedIn.com. It looked at the spelling, grammar and punctuation errors in 400 words of text from each company.

Read more:http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1308/130820-grammar.html#ixzz2dJ1xbLvu

One Direction's movie premieres in London (22nd August, 2013)

The British boy band One Direction created a frenzy in the heart of London when thousands of adoring fans turned up to see their heart-throbs at the premiere of their first movie, "This Is Us". Some die-hard fans had been camping in London's Leicester Square for three days for the chance to catch a glimpse of the band. The first 200 fans were guaranteed tickets for a front-row, red-carpet experience. Event organisers encouraged many fans to go home and watch the premiere live. They said: "We would like to remind fans that the red carpet is being streamed live all over the world, so they can get the best views from the comfort of their own homes."

Read more:http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1308/130822-one_direction.html#ixzz2dJ1qhB4c