Posts Tagged ‘english’

Disney, Univision in Talks for News Channel

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Would be 24-hour English.

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Disney, Univision in Talks for News Channel

Medieval barn ‘saved from decay’

Monday, January 30th, 2012

A medieval barn in west London described by poet Sir John Betjeman as the “Cathedral of Middlesex” is bought by English Heritage for £20,000.

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Medieval barn ‘saved from decay’

Arizona Candidate’s English Under Challenge

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Alejandrina Cabrera’s political opponents in San Luis, Ariz., say she cannot speak English well enough to serve on the City Council.

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Arizona Candidate’s English Under Challenge

An American is caught in Iran’s spy game

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Amir Hekmati, a 28-year-old former Marine, was sentenced to death for espionage on Jan. 9 by Iran’s Revolutionary Court. In December, Iran released videos in which Hekmati in both Persian and English gave his history and “confessed” to being trained to become a double agent by the CIA. Read full article > >

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Steel warns PM on independence

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Former Holyrood presiding officer Lord Steel urges David Cameron and senior English politicians to withdraw from the Scottish independence debate.

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Steel warns PM on independence

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Former Holyrood presiding officer Lord Steel urges David Cameron and senior English politicians to withdraw from the Scottish independence debate.

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Steel warns PM on independence

Report offers way to overhaul ICT

Friday, January 13th, 2012

A report suggests computer lessons in schools should be divided along similar lines to English literature and language.

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Report offers way to overhaul ICT

He Shoots. He Scores? From Soccer to Lacrosse, Goalkeepers Get in on the Act

Friday, January 6th, 2012

When Tim Howard, the American goalkeeper for the English club Everton, scored a goal Wednesday, he joined a long list of mostly accidental scorers in soccer and several other sports.

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He Shoots. He Scores? From Soccer to Lacrosse, Goalkeepers Get in on the Act

Body found on Queen Elizabeth estate

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Police launched a murder investigation Tuesday after a woman's body was found on Queen Elizabeth II's estate in Sandringham, in the English county of Norfolk.

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Body found on Queen Elizabeth estate

Language help time limit warning

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Proposed changes to funding for specialist English language classes could set minority pupils behind their peers, says a national language teaching group.

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Language help time limit warning

Gene Weingarten: Revisiting his ‘genius’ for combining poetry and jokes

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

D ear reader: Please do not cancel your subscriptions to this fine newspaper, or otherwise punish it. Its editors have not ordered me to rewrite corny jokes into poetry ; I do it of my own volition. It will be over soon. “The Camel” in the style of an English heroic sonnet An officer takes up his new command: Read full article > >

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Parents help their kids speak fluent Spanish and maintain their heritage

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

The nannies’ most important credentials include speaking no English, only Spanish. The elementary schools are bilingual, or full immersion. Summer vacations unfold in, say, Colombia or Peru. The “¡Vamonos! Let’s Go!” CDs with Dora and Diego have been played so many times that finally they must be summarily disappeared for the sake of everyone’s sanity. Even the family dogs are bilingual, enthusing equally to “afuera” and “outside,” “juguete” and “toy.” Read full article > >

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RFU has hit rock bottom – Andrew

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Rob Andrew admits English rugby has hit “rock bottom” following the leak of damning reports into their World Cup failure.

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RFU has hit rock bottom – Andrew

In the Pilgrims’ Footsteps, Through England and the Netherlands

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Before they set foot on the Mayflower, the Pilgrims journeyed from English farmlands to the urban streets of Leiden, in the Netherlands.

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In the Pilgrims’ Footsteps, Through England and the Netherlands

Beckham wants Englishman at helm

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Ex-England captain David Beckham says he would like an English manager to lead the national team after Fabio Capello steps down following Euro 2012.

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