Learning a language? Four ways to smash through the dreaded 'intermediate plateau'
How can I improve my English? This was a question frequently posed by my students in South Korea. My initial advice was straightforward—dedicate time and effort.
How can I improve my English? This was a question frequently posed by my students in South Korea. My initial advice was straightforward—dedicate time and effort.
Education
Aug 18, 2024
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NHS statistics suggest that 20.3%—1 in 5—children and young people aged from eight to 16 years in England had a probable mental disorder in 2023. This a huge rise from 2017, when 12.5% had a probable mental health disorder.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2024
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Adolescence is often characterized as a time of "storm and stress".
Education
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Healthy soil is teeming with life. An astonishing 59% of Earth's species live in soil. They play crucial roles in maintaining soil health and, by extension, the health of our planet.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2024
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No one is certain why Stonehenge was built. This world-famous monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire is thought to commemorate the dead, and is aligned with movements of the sun and moon.
Archaeology
Aug 18, 2024
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains mentions of someone who has died.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2024
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A team of UK divers has hailed the discovery of a wreck off Scotland believed to be a Royal Navy warship sunk during World War I but still "virtually intact".
Archaeology
Aug 18, 2024
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Senegal's first satellite has been successfully launched into orbit, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said, adding the move marked a major step towards the West African country's "technological sovereignty".
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2024
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Hurricane Ernesto was downgraded to a tropical storm Saturday after it lashed Bermuda with heavy rains and strong winds, leaving much of the British Atlantic Ocean territory without power before continuing on its path toward ...
Environment
Aug 18, 2024
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Firefighters were battling a strong forest fire in Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir for a third day on Saturday, AFP reporters said, a day after hundreds of local people in nearby villages had to be evacuated.
Environment
Aug 18, 2024
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