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With the Women’s World Cup taking place right now in Australia and New Zealand, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the history of women’s football. From its early history to a time when women’s football was more popular the men’s sport, to being banned across the world… it is a fascinating story!




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 Association football (n) - Also known as soccer, the most widely played form of football with specific rules established by the Football Association (FA).
 Spectator (n) - People who watch a sports event or performance.
  Prejudice (n) - Preconceived opinions or attitudes towards a certain group or individual.
  Newspaper coverage (n) - Reporting or news articles published in newspapers.
  To found (n) – to bring something into existence.
  Professional (adj) - used to describe someone who does a job that people usually do as a hobby.
  Unsuitable (adj) - Not appropriate or fitting for a particular purpose or situation.
  To overshadow (v) - to make something seem less important.




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Haiti is in the middle of another crisis. Gangs have taken over the capital city, another leader has resigned, and the future is uncertain.


Today I’d like to take a look at the history of Haiti to see how the country has become one of the least stable and poorest in the world!




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 Gang (Noun): A group of people who associate closely, for social reasons, criminal activities, or other common interests.
 Intervention (Noun): The action or process of intervening in a situation, typically to alter or prevent an outcome.
 Enslave (Verb): To make someone a slave.
 Reparation (Noun): The making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.
 Instability (Noun): The state of being unstable; often characterized by unpredictable changes.
 Overthrow (Verb): To remove from power, especially a government or ruler.
  Devastation (Noun): Severe and widespread destruction or damage.


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Botswana’s president made worldwide news headlines in April after he threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany. Why did he do this? What is the connection between elephants, hunting and conservation?


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 Big Game (Noun Phrase): Large and exotic animals, typically hunted for sport or trophy collection.
 Trophy (Noun): An object, such as an animal's head or horns, kept as a symbol of a successful hunt.
 Hunt (Verb): The act of capturing or killing wild animals.
 Endangered (Adjective): at risk of extinction or disappearance from the wild.
  Conservation (Noun): the protection and preservation of natural resources and ecosystems.
  Cull (Verb): to selectively slaughter a portion of a wild animal population for management purposes.
  Overpopulation (Noun): the condition of having too many individuals of a species in a given area.


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 IELTS: International English Language Testing System
 TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language
  Cambridge English Tests: Suite of standardized English language proficiency exams developed by Cambridge Assessment English
  TOEIC: Test of English for International Communication
  PTE: Pearson Test of English
  OET: Occupational English Test
  Duolingo English Test: Online English proficiency test offered by Duolingo
  LanguageCert International ESOL: Suite of English language exams offered by LanguageCert
  IELTS Life Skills: Specific version of the IELTS test for visa and immigration purposes
  LanguageCert SELT: LanguageCert Secure English Language Test


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What is coffee? Who was the first person to think of creating a drink from coffee beans? 
How did coffee spread from the forests of East Africa to almost every town on earth? And what is the future of the coffee industry?
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 Brew (Verb): To prepare a beverage by extracting flavours from a substance through the use of hot water.
 Coffee Beans (Noun): The seeds of the coffee plant, often roasted and ground to make coffee.
  Roast (Verb): To heat coffee beans at a high temperature, typically in an oven or over an open flame, in order to enhance flavour and aroma.
  Aroma (Noun): A distinctive, usually pleasant smell, often associated with food or beverages.
  Consume (Verb): Eating food and drinking beverages.
  Spread (Verb): To extend something over an area or among a group of people, often referring to the distribution of information, products, or practices.


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 Bilingualism (Noun): The ability to use two languages well.
 Lingua franca (Noun): A common language used for communication between speakers of different native languages.
 Proficiency (Noun): Skill or expertise in a particular field or subject.
 Simultaneous (Adjective): Occurring, existing, or done at the same time.
  Dominant (Adjective): Having power or influence over others.
  Sequential (Adjective): Happening in a particular order or sequence.
  Balanced (Adjective): Having equal proportions of different elements.


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