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Your Inspiration For Learning More English Kjell Ljungberg Helena Wallberg Matthew Ward

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Your Inspiration For Learning More English

EAT THAT FROG!

and get it over with

WHAT KIND OF SHOPPER ARE YOU?

A closet shopper, a shopaholic or …?

FEATURE: MAN HUNT

Terri Jentz wants to find the man who tried to kill her

“ WHY WEAR POPPIES IN NOVEMBER?” The flower of the First World War The true story of

AmeliaEarhart The first woman who flew over the Atlantic

ISBN 978-91-27-40863-0

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Hills Like White Elephants

Contents

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The Balloon Disappeared “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Teacher Man Cult Books Famous Writers Big Brother is shouting at you

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Man-man

‘It really is psychological torture’ The Milgram Experiment Man-man Girl Wyngadee – my story “Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street?”

The National Anthem of Australia (song) My Real Name The Naming of Cats (poem) Memory (song)

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The Naming of Cats

A Man in the Laundrette Man Hunt Hills Like White Elephants Farangs

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Eat That Frog !

“If you have to eat a live frog, it doesn’t pay to sit and look for it very long.”

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A Man in the Laundrette

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Dead Artists’ Society

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Visit New Zealand

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The Next Stars of YouTube?

Around the world in 13 years 8 cities 8 cities – quiz The National Anthem of New Zealand (song) What is Anzac Day to you, Alastair?

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Around the World in 13 years

World War I Why Wear Poppies in November?

In Flanders Fields (poem ) But, why poppies?

Ashbah (poem) The National Anthem of the USA (song) Abdul Aziz and the Intifada The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

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Styles & Fashion

Eat That Frog!

NYC comedian finds new home at IKEA Styles & Fashion What kind of shopper are you?

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Hot Bodies – Cool Styles

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World’s Largest Shopping Mall Baglady The Compact Hot Bodies – Cool Styles Christmas in Ireland Does Santa Claus Exist?

Trouble in Space Sitcom quotations

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Teacher Man

Do the Simpsons have a soft spot for science?

The Simpsons’ Quiz High Wire Act Vocabulary

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“There were fireworks in my head. It was New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July a hundred times over.”

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Famous Writers

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Here are some of the best-known writers, from the 18th century onwards, from the English-speaking world. How many of them have you heard of or read literature by?

Mary Shelley Wollstonecraft British (1797–1851) was the daughter of famous feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and the wife of writer Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her most famous novel is Frankenstein which still inspires writers and readers today. Frankenstein is considered a great example of the gothic romantic style.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806– 1861) British. Wrote Sonnets from the Portuguese, a collection of poems that describe her love for Robert Browning, another British poet, who was her husband. Her poetry has a sentimental touch but also often deals with the injustice of the world.

Edgar Allan Poe, (1809–1849) American. Known for his mysterious and macabre stories.

One of his most famous works is the poem The Raven.

Charles Dickens (1812–1870) British. Considered one of the finest writers in English-speaking literature. His works often deal with the consequences of industrialization. He is also known for his rich storytelling and the characters that he invented. Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities and Nicholas Nickleby are just a few of his novels that have been dramatised.

A Christmas Carol, Dickens’ story about a grumpy man who hates Christmas, has inspired films, musicals and radio recordings.

Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) American. Famous for her original and new style in poetry. Her poems

were published after her death by her sister. Dickinson’s poetry often reflects the hardships of life and are considered quite difficult to interpret.

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist and poet. Many of his plays continue to capture audiences today, notably The Importance of being Earnest.

Wilde’s love affair with a younger man resulted in him being an outcast from the society in which he lived. After a few years in prison (homosexuality was a crime in those days) he went into exile in Paris and died a sick man at the age of 46.

Despite his tragic life, Wilde wrote humorous stories and is still famous for his ironic and positive quotations such as “I can resist anything but temptation”.

James Joyce (1882–1941) Irish.

Considered one of the most original and experimental writers of the 20th century, Joyce brought forth a style of writing called stream of consciousness where the characters’ thoughts and feelings are written down in a realistic way without punctuation. This technique wants to imitate the true flow of thoughts that all humans experience. Parts of the novel Ulysses were written without any punctuation marks and the novel is considered the most prominent example of stream of consciousness writing.

Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) British. Woolf was part of the Bloomsbury group, a group of intellectuals who changed the

traditional style of writing. Like Joyce, Woolf used the stream of consciousness method but more to imitate spoken language than internal thoughts. She is recognized as one of the first feminist writers who explored the world of women.

Her most acclaimed novels include titles such as To the Lighthouse and Mrs Dalloway. The Oscar-awarded film The Hours is based on Mrs Dalloway.

Tennessee Williams (1911–1983) American. One of the greatest American playwrights. His play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was made into a major Hollywood film. His plays, such as The Glass Menagerie, often deal with families, homosexuality, mental illness and alcoholism.

Doris Lessing Born 1919. British.

Nobel Laureate 2007. Lessing grew up in Persia and Africa and has portrayed life in these settings. Her writing has made her acclaimed as a feminist writer but she has later questioned the role of feminism.

The women in her stories, such as To Room Nineteen and The Grass is Singing are often victims of lives they do not want to lead but are forced to by convention.

Seamus Heaney Born 1939. Irish.

Nobel Laureate 1985: “for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past”. Heaney writes in a simple but precise way, often with references to his ancestry and history. The Spirit Level is considered one of his major poetry collections.

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Quest recommends

Nineteen Eighty-Four (paperback)

RRP: £8.99 Our price: £7.99 Availability: In stock. Next day delivery, if you order before 3 pm.

Add to shopping basket Product details: Publisher: Secker and Warburg (London) Publication date: 8 June, 1949 Other media available: (Hardcover & Paperback) & e-book, audio-CD Pages: 326 pp (Paperback edition) ISBN: 0-452-28423-6 (Paperback edition)

The Hours is based on Virginia Wolfe’s most acclaimed novel Mrs Dalloway.

Salman Rushdie Born 1947.

Indian. Rushdie is famous for his magical realism in books such as Midnight’s Children. His novels frequently deal with the differences and similarities between the Eastern and the Western worlds.

The Satanic Verses caused a major controversy in the Muslim

community as it was thought to portray the life of Mohammad and to descibe the Koran in a negative way. Rushdie was forced to hide and live underground for many years because of the controversy over the book since a fatwa demanding Rushdie’s execution was made in 1989.

Synopsis Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal.

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The Youngest Country

Visit New Zealand

Watch out for Kiwi birds

New Zealand is the youngest country on earth – the last major landmass to be discovered. It has a rich and fascinating history, reflecting both its Maori and European heritage. Amazing Maori historic sites and taonga (treasures), some dating back almost a thousand years, are a contrast to many beautiful colonial buildings. A walk around any New Zealand city today shows what a culturally diverse and fascinating country it has become.

New Zealand’s awesome landscapes, lush forests, amazing wildlife and pleasant climate make it a haven for many outdoor activities, and a great place to unwind. New Zealand society is diverse, sophisticated, and multicultural, and the honesty, friendliness, and openness of Kiwis will impress you. And the great advantage of New Zealand is that all of its diverse physical, cultural, and artistic landscapes are so close to each other.

History New Zealand is an independent nation and a member of the British Commonwealth.

It has a diverse multi-cultural population of 4 million people, the majority of whom are of British descent. New Zealand’s indigenous Maori make up around 14 percent of the population.

The Maori were New Zealand’s first settlers. They made an epic journey from the legendary Hawaiki, probably in Polynesia to the north of New Zealand, about 1000 years ago. The great explorer Kupe, who legend says first discovered New Zealand, named the new land Aotearoa – Land of the Long White Cloud.

The first documented European to discover New Zealand was Dutch

navigator Abel Tasman, who came here in 1642 in search of the fabled great southern continent. Over 125 years later, Captain James Cook claimed it for Britain in 1769 and produced a map of the country.

The Treaty of Waitangi, seen as New Zealand’s founding document, established the country as a nation. It was signed in 1840 between leading Maori chiefs and representatives of the British Crown and established British law in New Zealand, while at the same time guaranteeing Maori authority over their land and culture. The signing of the treaty began on 6 February, which has become New Zealand’s national day, known as ‘Waitangi Day’.

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Queenstown, New Zealand

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WORLD WAR I • It was the war to end all wars. Effective weapons – machine guns, gas, tanks and submarines – made generals assume that it would soon be over.

• It was the war that was enthusiastically welcomed by huge crowds of young men who were eager to show their bravery and nationalism in battle.

• It was the war that would eventually take 10 million soldiers’ lives and cripple millions more.

• It was dubbed ‘The Great War’.

One of the bad guys of the war was German emperor Wilhelm II, who created an atmosphere of nationalism, imperialism and militarism in his country. Not that these isms were unknown in the rest of Europe but Wilhelm’s attitude was particularly aggressive.

In order to secure assistance in time of war, alliances were formed towards the end of the 19th century.

One alliance was the Triple Entente, which constisted of Britain, France and Russia. The other alliance was The Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria and Italy.

Italy refused to fight Britain, however.

◄ 28 June 1914 – 28 July 1914 On a visit to the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, the Austrian heir to the throne, Franz Ferdinand, is assassinated by a young Serbian nationalist. Austria accuses Serbia of the murder and asks for German help. Thinking it will be possible to confine the war to the Balkans, Austria declares war on Serbia.

Police arrest at Sarajevo on the day of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.

◄ 31 July 1914 – 4 August 1914 Russia, friend of the Serbs, orders full mobilisation.

Knowing that neither Russia nor France is quite ready for war, Germany declares war on both these countries in the space of a few days. As France is attacked through Belgium, Britain enters the war. But German soldiers are confident. ‘We will be back by Christmas’ they cheer on departure.

Housewives are queueing in Berlin to buy food (1914).

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◄ 1914–1917 German troops take the north-eastern part of France.

But as they are unable to take Paris they draw back and dig defensive trenches. British and French troops do the same and soon the trenches stretch from the English Channel to the Swiss border. Conditions are absolutely horrible: constant attacks and counterattacks, mud, disease and then gas. Names like Marne, Ypres, Verdun and Somme have become infamous as millions of men die for no gain in territory.

Tank crossing a British trench on its way to attack (1916).

◄ 1914–1915 The Ottoman Empire – Turkey – enters the war on the side of the Triple Alliance. The British and the French try to capture the waterways linking the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, but as they have underestimated the Turks, they fail at Gallipoli south of Istanbul. Many of the tens of thousands of soldiers that die in the battle are from colonies such as Australia and New Zealand, the Anzacs.

The British Cemetery at Mudros on the Greek island of Lemnos.

1915–1918 After several heavy defeats on the eastern front the Russians pull back their troops. The Russian population is plagued with famine and in 1917 the tsar is deposed.

Communist leader Vladimir Lenin promises to end the war and in the peace made in 1918, Russia loses a lot of territory. Germany is now able to move troops from the eastern front to the west.

1917 Germany launches unrestricted submarine warfare on the Atlantic. This makes the USA join the war on the British / French side. ◄ 1918 Germany mounts a last, desperate offensive, but fails.

Representatives of the German government are forced to sign an armistice. A peace treaty is negotiated in several locations, Versailles being the most famous one. The peace solved many problems but created countless others.

It is not an exaggeration to claim that we still live in the shadow of ‘The Great War’.

†††††††††††††† German Field Marshal von Hindenburg with highly ranked Germans in the railway station of Lemberg, 1916.

Victims Figures in various sources differ, but they all point towards human sacrifice on an unprecedented scale: More than 10 million men were killed in battle.

20 million were wounded.

13 million civilians died from famine, disease or war injuries.

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