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1.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | New books this month
The Long Night
This is David Reilly's first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years.
Maha is a nurse in northern Australia, where she works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lo... |
10.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | BURGLARS LOVE THE AFTERNOON
Most house burglaries happen between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.,say the police.
Inspector Ian Saunders told our newspaper that the number of house burglaries has gone up by more than 30% compared with last year. He also said that 67% of burglaries happen when people have gone out and forgotten to do... |
11.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Madame Tussaud's
One very famous place for tourists in London is Madame Tussaud's museum. Here people can see figures of famous people made of wax.
Madame Tussaud was born in France in 1761. Her uncle, a doctor, made wax figures of people. He opened a museum of these figures in Paris. Marie helped him in his work.
In ... |
12.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Memo
To: All staff
Subject: Holidays
From: D Brown
Date: 22.2.02
I am planning the holidays for next year. Please tell me when you would like to take your holiday. If possible, could you give me two dates? Please give me your answer by the end of the month.
Thank you.
D Brown
Memo
To: D Brown
Subject: Holidays
... |
13.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | CANADA GEESE
Canada Geese are large blue and white birds. When autumn arrives, they have to fly south where the weather is warmer. The winters are so cold in Canada that the birds die if they stay there.
Last spring, Bill Lishman found sixteen young Canada Geese on his farm. They had lost their parents. Bill thought, ... |
14.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | BICYCLES
The bicycle is a cheap and clean way to travel. The first bicycle was made about one hundred and fifty years ago.
At first bicycles were expensive. Only rich people could buy one. These early bicycles looked very different from the ones we have today. Later, when bicycles became cheaper, many people bought ... |
15.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear Sir,
I read your advertisement for English courses in the newspaper. I would like to have some more information. How much does a course cost? Also, how long is each course and when does the next course start?
Yours,
Maria Gonzalez
Dear Ms. Gonzalez,
Thank you for your letter. Our next course starts in three... |
16.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | ESTHER'S STORY
When Esther left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt Flory gave her PS500 for her birthday. Most of Esther's friends decided to go to college, but Esther used her aunt's money to start her own business. She bought fruit, sugar and some glass jars and began making her own jam. She sold the jam for PS1... |
17.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | A HISTORY OF AIR TRAVEL
In 1783, two French brothers built the first balloon to take people into the air. One hundred and twenty years later, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flew in it. This was in the United States. Then, in 1918, the US Post Office began the first airmail servi... |
18.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear Sir,
I lost my bag on a train last week. I was on the 8.30 a.m. train to Cambridge on 10th May. It is a large blue bag and my name is written on the outside. Have you found this bag?
Yours faithfully,
Mary Johnson
Dear Ms Johnson,
I am pleased to tell you that we have your bag here. If you come to this office,... |
19.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | REBECCCA STEVENS
Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London.
In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest ... |
2.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Schnauzer Dogs
There are three sizes of Schnauzer dog.
The two smaller sizes first came to England over 50 years ago, but the Giant Schnauzer has not been here very long. The name Giant is a good one because the dogs are 65 to 67.5 cm high.
All the dogs have long hair, which should be cut quite often. Most smaller Sch... |
20.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | THE OSTRICH
The ostrich is the largest bird in the world, and an adult can be more than 90 kilos. Most wild ostriches live in southern Africa, but there are only a few of them left. Like all birds, ostriches have wings, but they cannot fly. They use their wings to help them turn when they are running. Ostriches can r... |
21.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear Jacqueline,
Would you like to come to the cinema with me after school today? We can go to see Pocahontas at the ABC cinema. The film starts at 6 o'clock. Shall we meet outside the cinema?
Love,
Isabella
Dear Isabella,
I am very sorry but I can't go to the cinema this evening. My mother has some work, and I am ... |
22.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | WORKING FOR AN AIRLINE
Nicola Peet left school at eighteen, went to college and then worked at a local airport. After nine months, she went to work for Saudi Arabian Airlines and then she joined British Airways as an air hostess. Four years later, she got her present job as a manager.
This is what she told us about he... |
23.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | The Ruwenzori Mountains
Mary Daniels is a student in England. This year she had a very interesting summer holiday. She travelled with fifteen other people to the Ruwenzori Mountains in Africa. They went there to help make a road through a forest between two big towns. 'It was very difficult because there was no water... |
24.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear Mike,
I am sorry you could not come to my party yesterday. Jon told me you had a very bad cold and you decided to stay in bed. Are you feeling better now?
It was a very good party; the nicest I have ever had! Lots of my friends were there and they gave me some lovely presents. I will tell you more about the part... |
25.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | HOWARD BONNIER
Bray is a beautiful village about fifty kilometres west of London. A young Englishman named Howard Bonnier opened a restaurant called The Palace there about three and a half months ago. Not many people in Britain know Mr Bonnier's name yet, but he's already quite famous in France. This is because he has... |
26.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Line dancing
Thousands of people in Britain have a new hobby -- line dancing. In almost every town, you will find clubs and classes for this new activity.
'Line dancing is easy to learn. If you have two feet and can walk, then you can do it!' Fiona Lever, a teacher, says. 'You don't need a partner because you dance ... |
27.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear Lynne and Tony,
I'm writing to say thank you for the two nights I stayed in
your lovely home. It was good to see you again.
Here are the photographs of your children that you asked for. They're good photos, aren't they? I hope you like them. I really love my new camera.
I am going to visit my sister in New Yo... |
28.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Bill Prince-Smith
Bill Prince-Smith was a farmer and a teacher and a dentist before he became a writer of children's books at the age of 60. Now, thirteen years later, he has written more than 80 books. Every day, he goes into his office and writes. In the evening, he gives the work to his wife to read. 'She tells me ... |
29.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Otters
Not many people have seen an otter. These animals live near rivers and
make their homes from small pieces of wood. They usually come out of their
homes at night. Otters are very good in the water and can swim at more than
10 kilometres an hour. They have thick brown hair and this keeps them warm in the water.... |
3.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 28 Long Road Brighton
22nd March
Dear Pat,
I arrived here three weeks ago. I 'm studying at a language school in Brighton. The students come from many different countries and I have made a lot of new friends.
There are classes for five hours every day. I like our teacher very much. His name is John and he helps m... |
30.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | TO ALL STUDENTS:
Would you like to come on a camping trip this weekend?
We are going to go to the forest in the school bus and we will stay at a camp-site from Friday to Sunday. It has hot showers and a small shop and you can rent bicycles there.
The trip costs PS25. It is very cold there at night, so you should take ... |
31.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | HOW DO THE IRISH POP-GROUP 'BOYZONE' LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE?
Sleeping well is very important. When I can get home to my mother's house, I sleep for ten hours. But I find it very difficult to sleep at night after a concert because my head is full of music.
Sport is important. Before I had a car accident I was at the sport... |
32.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | The Cerne Giant
Sherborne and Dorchester are two towns in the south of England that are quite near each other. On the road between them, there are a lot of green hills and fields. On one of these hills is a picture of a very large man. The man in the picture is called the Cerne Giant because the village that is next ... |
33.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear Lorna,
How are you? I'm happy because last month I got a new job in the city centre. I am working in a Tourist Information Office and it is very interesting. I start work every morning at half past seven, so I have to get up very early! I love this job because I meet people from a variety of different countries. ... |
34.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | John Pickering
In a park in a small town in central England, John Pickering cuts the grass and waters the flowers. But all last week he was in Tokyo and millions of Japanese people watched the thirty-five-year-old gardener on television because John is the number one singer in Japan at the moment. John visited Japan a... |
35.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | POSTCARDS
Today, people like to send postcards to their friends and family. These postcards often have pictures of beaches, mountains or castles on them and you can write a message on the back. Many people send postcards when they are on holiday because postcards are cheap and the pictures on them are often better th... |
36.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear Mrs Brian,
I am sorry but I can't come to your class any more because I have to return to my country. My sister is going to get married next month. I want to go shopping with her to choose a dress. My parents are going to make a big meal for the guests and there will be a lot of work in the kitchen.
I'm sorry I w... |
37.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Bill Bryson
I was born in the United States but I have written several travel books about England. I lived there with my wife and four children for 20 years, but for the last three years we have lived in the United States. Our children are now learning about life in the United States. I'm sure they will be happier bec... |
38.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | CROCODILES
We can find crocodiles in tropical parts of the world, for example Africa, South America and Northern Australia.
They spend most of the time in slow-moving water but they can move fast through the water and on land.
You often see crocodiles together in large groups. They eat everything they catch, like f... |
39.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear Maria,
It's good to be back home in my country but I still think about all the friends I made in our English class, especially you. I cried when I left England because my visit was too short. I would like to return to England but next time I will stay in a different city.
I have started English classes again her... |
4.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | THE HISTORY OF THE LONDON POLICE
Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700 London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid very much.
About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There w... |
40.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Snowboarding
Victoria Jamieson from Britain started snowboarding at 20. She is now 23 and has won many competitions in this sport. We spoke to her when she was at a snowboarding competition last week in Switzerland and asked her why she started the sport.
'I've always liked all kinds of sports, especially skiing, and ... |
41.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | BEARS
The bear can be a dangerous animal. The adult bear is very strong and it can kill a person. Bears are good at climbing trees and they can run very fast. But they cannot see well and, like most animals, they find food by using their noses.
There are seven kinds of bear: The largest is the white polar bear, which ... |
42.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear David,
I am going to visit your country next month. I'm going to travel with two friends. We don't know where to stay. Are there any cheap hotels in your town? We would like to stay somewhere in the centre. Can you help us?
Carlos
Dear Carlos,
Hotels in the centre are expensive, but I have good news. I have spoke... |
43.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | ICE-FISHING
If you drive north from Toronto for three hours, you come to Lake Nipissing. In winter, the lake becomes ice, and thousands of Canadian fishermen travel there each weekend. They build little houses of wood on the ice and paint them in bright colours. Then they sit inside to catch the fish that swim under t... |
44.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | The History of Farming
Before people started farming, they went to the forest to look for plants or fruit they could eat. This meant that people were moving all the time to find food. But about 12,000 years ago, in the Middle East, people began to grow food. These people were the first farmers. Farming made it possib... |
45.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 23 Oak Avenue Manchester
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like a room at your hotel for three nights from September 15th to 17th.
I'd like a single room with a shower. I also need a telephone in my room. Please can I have a quiet room on the ground floor?
I am going to drive to the hotel. Is there a hotel car park?
I will a... |
46.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Corryvale Farm
Corryvale Farm is in the west of England. Stephen and Jenny Blackler keep cows and chickens and sell milk and eggs. But most of their money comes from Jenny's sheep.
She has 50 sheep and each one has enough wool for six sweaters. Every six months, Stephen cuts this wool off the sheep so they won't get t... |
47.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | The Globe Theatre
Visiting the theatre in London 400 years ago was very different from visiting a modern theatre. The building was round, there was no roof, and people got cold and wet if the weather was bad. The queen loved going to the Globe Theatre, by the River Thames, to see the plays of William Shakespeare. All... |
48.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear Jeff,
I'm having a good holiday in Australia. When we arrived two weeks ago the weather was bad and it was cold. Now the weather is better and we go to the beach every day.
This week we are staying in Sydney but next week we went to the Great Barrier Reef. Because the water was so warm, I loved swimming there. T... |
49.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | A great idea!
Frazer and Peter are two 14-year-old boys who grew up in the same small Canadian town.
They have always been friends and classmates. Like all their other friends, they enjoy going fishing or swimming at weekends. But for the last few months, they've spent every weekend in Peter's room working on his lapt... |
5.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dinosaurs
No one has ever seen a dinosaur. The last dinosaur died about 60 million years ago, a long time before there were any people on the earth. Nobody knows for sure why they all died.
The nearest living relatives of dinosaurs are birds.
Dinosaurs didn't all look the same. There were more than 5000 kinds. Some we... |
50.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Parrots
Perhaps you have seen these beautiful birds, with their lovely colours and long tails in the forest or in the zoo. Parrots are found in countries like Brazil, Australia and India. They usually live in large groups and because they like to eat fruit, they are sometimes a problem for farmers.
There are many di... |
51.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | From: Greg
To: Anna
Hi Anna,
I'm not having a very good week!
Yesterday my team had a volleyball match, but we lost. The other team played much better than we did! Then my friend Jeff, who lives in Australia, telephoned with bad news. He can't come to stay with us during the holidays because he's got a summer job. We... |
52.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Piano players - when they were young
Ivan Petrov
Ivan was born on a farm in Russia, but from the age of twelve to eighteen he studied in Poland. His first music teacher couldn't play the piano but taught him and his sister songs from the opera. His mother began to teach him the piano when he was six. At ten, he decide... |
53.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | The history of horse racing
From the first history books ever written, it is clear that horse racing has
always been an important sport. It started in Central Asia about 4,500 years ago and was a favourite sport in both Greek and Roman times.
Modern horse racing began when Arab horses were brought to Europe in the 1... |
54.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Indre,
I have a problem and I need your help. Can you come shopping with me tomorrow? My grandmother is going to turn 80 next month and she is having a party on Saturday.
The problem is I don't have anything to wear. I have grown so much that all my trousers are too short for me now! I want to buy some new ones and m... |
55.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | World traveller
Nick Barlow loves his work. He's a British actor and he travels around the world making TV programmes. 'People welcome me everywhere I go and when I get home I remember all the wonderful things that happened in each country.' Nick has travelled to many places but there are a few trips that he would sti... |
56.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Big cats
There are many different kinds of cats. They are different in size and they do not look or act the same.
Tigers are the biggest cats. From head to tail they can be 3.7m long. Most cats don't like water, but tigers will often lie in a pool of water when it is hot!
Lions are the only cats that stay together ... |
57.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear Deshini,
It's great that you are my new penfriend. My name is Tom and I am fifteen years old. I was born in Canada but I live in England now. Please write and tell me all about your life in India. I would love to go there one day.
Do you live in a small village or in a big town? What is your school like? Have yo... |
58.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Bollywood
'Bollywood', which is the name of the film industry in Mumbai, India, makes almost 1,000 films a year. Since making its first film in 1913, Bollywood has made over 29,000 films. This is a much higher number than the USA and means it is the biggest film industry in the world. Most Indians like watching films ... |
59.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Buildings
People have always made buildings. We need houses to keep us warm and dry and we build stadiums so we can watch football matches and pop concerts. We use other buildings, like museums, to keep beautiful things in.
Many people work together on a building. The architect decides how the building is going to l... |
6.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 14 Sheffield Road Rotherham
20th May 2002
Dear Mary,
I will be in London next Thursday morning. Would you like to have lunch with me? Write and tell me when you are free and where I can meet you.
Hope to see you then.
Yours
Joan
20 Didsbury Drive London NW1
22 May 2002
Dear Joan,
Thanks for you letter. I got ... |
60.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Dear Keira,
Thank you for your letter. I had my first day at my new school today. A girl called Nicole looked after me and showed me where the classrooms were. She is very nice and I am going to visit her this weekend.
My favourite lesson today was Maths and I was happy because I knew more than the other girls. I also ... |
61.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Gail Rollins
Gail Rollins is one of Edinburgh's best runners. This summer she wants to run the 10,000 metres - and possibly the 5,000 metres - at the European Championships. In the past, Gail was well known for coming second in big competitions. But she always laughed and smiled, and people in her home city love her ... |
62.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | The Weather
People are interested in the weather for a lot of reasons and it is important for people in many different jobs. For example, the weather makes a big difference for farmers.
Many years ago, farmers spent a long time looking at the sky and at animals and flowers to try and learn more about the weather. No... |
63.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | The Elephant Show
by Daniel Allsop, age 14
Last summer, I went to Thailand for a beach holiday with my family. One day, we took a trip to a park not far from our hotel. It had beautiful flower gardens but we were only interested in the elephant show.
We went straight to a large square with seats on three sides. Th... |
64.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. Many people have climbed Kilimanjaro, from a seven-year-old boy to an 87-year-old man.
There are several paths to the top. People think that the five-kilometre Marangu path is the easiest. It takes about five days and is very popular with tourist... |
7.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Visit the Edinburgh Festival!
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Bri... |
8.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | The Rhino
There are five different types of rhino in the world today. The Black and White Rhino live in the open fields of Africa. The others live in forests in Asia.
All rhinos have big, heavy bodies. Their skin is very hard and they have very little hair. The great body of the rhino stands on four short legs. Each f... |
9.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | A2 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 17 Green Street Camden London
29th August 2002
Dear John,
Thank you for helping me with my English. You are a very good teacher. I enjoyed my stay in Cambridge.
Now I am staying at my brother's flat. He is studying to be a doctor. I will stay with him for two weeks and then go home to Greece.
I like London very much... |
1.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | AUSTRALIA
for only PS1985
OUR PRICE INCLUDES
Scheduled flights by Australia's national airline, Quantas, from London or Manchester to Perth, returning from Melbourne.
After arriving in Perth, Air Australia flights between Perth/Alice Springs/Cairns/Sydney.
Coach from Sydney to Melbourne via Canberra and Albury.
All ai... |
10.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | NENE VALLEY RAILWAY
About the Railway
The twelve kilometre-long Nene Valley Railway passes through the lovely Nene Park, from an Eastern terminus at Peterborough to the Railway's headquarters at Wansford (next to the Al main road). A two-kilometre extension of the Railway takes passengers through Wansford Tunnel to th... |
11.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | No Title
Some people have complained about this year's collection, New Writing 3, although I cannot understand why. Surely 500 pages of original writing of this quality, for PS6.99, is pretty amazing?
Fiction - both parts of novels and complete short stories - makes up most of the book. There are some enjoyable pieces... |
12.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | CARTOON FILMS
Cartoon films have very few limits. If you can draw something, you can make it move on the cinema screen. The use of new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of all ages.
By the end of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were ... |
13.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | The Outdoor Centre
Fees are for car with four people. Each extra person is 50p. Fees to be paid at main office.
The centre is not a private club; it is an organisation whose aim is to provide outdoor sport and recreation facilities for all members of the public.
Group visitors are requested to inform the centre in adv... |
14.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | No Title
The best age to start learning the violin is between three and six," says Margaret Porter, a violinist and music teacher. "It's the time when you are learning about the world." Margaret, who lives in London, prefers to take pupils at three and four, although she has made lots of exceptions for keen five-year-... |
15.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH AN OPEN UNIVERSITY DEGREE
Like any other university, the Open University can give you a degree.
However, you don't have to stop working to study. It can also open up a whole variety of interests.
If you have never studied before, you will enjoy the special, new pleasure of increasing your kno... |
16.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | STAMP COLLECTING - IT'S A HOBBY THAT CAN GROW AND GROW
Millions of people of all ages enjoy a hobby which is both interesting and fun. And every year, more and more people start a stamp collection of their own and discover an interest which can last a lifetime. Starting your collection is easy because stamps are every... |
17.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Atlantic College
Last week I went to visit Atlantic College, an excellent private college in Wales. Unusually, it gives young people much needed experience of life outside the classroom, as well as the opportunity to study for their exams. The students, who are aged between 16 and 18 and come from all over the world, ... |
18.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | LITTLE CAT, LITTLE CAT, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
When Bo the cat decided to explore a furniture van, she had a bigger adventure than she expected. She was discovered by the driver, after he had completed a trip of over 500 kilometres. It was the end of a long day. The driver and the cat were both hungry!He gave her some ... |
19.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Gallery News
Easter quiz for children
During the Easter holidays young visitors can take part in a quiz on the subject ofSurprises.The free quiz sheets can be picked up from the desk at the Orange Street entrance. Children will be directed to 14 surprising paintings and asked a variety of questions about them.
The qui... |
2.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | No Title
A month ago I had no idea that on a Saturday afternoon in November I'd be hanging 30 metres above the ground and enjoying it. Now I looked down at the river far below me, and realised why people love rock-climbing.
My friend Matt and I had arrived at the Activity Centre on Friday evening. The accommodation wa... |
20.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | No Title
When I injured my back I had to take a break from my running career. I decided to introduce more women to the sport, to show them how much fun it can be and to give them the confidence to get out and run.
I decided to start a running dub for women in my area because I was annoyed by the attitude of many race ... |
21.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | MONEY
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something else. A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a couple of cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a printed piece of paper which cost... |
22.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | SUNNINGDALE HOTEL
The Sunningdale Hotel was built in 1913 and opened by Princess Louise. It has provided excellent service for people from all over the world and people of all ages and nationalities have stayed here. During the past 80years over 50,000 guests from 174different countries have visited Sunningdale.
The h... |
23.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Letter to the Newport Evening News
On Saturday afternoon I left my handbag on the bus. In it were my cheque book, address book and my purse, which contained about PS50 in cash and some credit cards. When I realised what I had done, it was too late. I didn't know what to do: I'm 72 years old, I was a long way from home... |
24.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Little Chefs
For one group of children aged between ten and fifteen, Saturdays are spent learning the art of serious cooking. Their weekly lessons in small classes are so popular that there is a waiting list of 30 children who want to do the course. Parents pay PS280 for the course where their children can have fun an... |
25.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Membership
The Short Story Society exists to help writers in Britain today. Started in 1899, the Short Story Society is now one of Britain's most active arts organisations.
Society Magazines
We produce a range of excellent magazines, including the popular Short Story Review. This magazine includes short stories by som... |
26.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | New TV Star
Caroline Benson talks about her first TV role
'I never expected to spend some of my first year at university filming The Finnegans. I'd only ever acted at school, but I'd loved the book since I was eleven. My grandmother used to say I was just like Polly Finnegan and I always imagined myself playing her.
... |
27.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Grass
Grass is probably the most successful living plant in the world. There are over 9,000 different types of grasses and they are found in every region on the earth. They are the single flowering plants that can exist in the freezing environment of the Arctic and the Antarctic.
Grasslands support a wide range of an... |
28.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Antarctica Sightseeing Flights Website
Welcome to the website. Here is all you need to know before booking a flight.
During the brief Antarctic summer, Antarctica Sightseeing Flights takes tourists in a full- size passenger plane (Boeing 747) from Sydney, Australia, over the continent of Antarctica and back.
Flight da... |
29.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Maria Mutola
In 1988, Maria Mutola was playing football as the only girl in an all-boys team in a local competition in Mozambique. 'We won,' she said. 'At first no one thought it was a problem that I was a girl. But then the team we beat complained.'
The story appeared in a local newspaper and Jose Craveirinha, who ha... |
3.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | THE FIRST WOMAN SCIENTIST
Hypatia was born in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 370 A.D. For many centuries she was the only woman scientist to have a place in the history books.
Hypatia's father was director of Alexandria University, and he made sure his daughter had the best education available. This was unusual, as most w... |
30.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | HONEY
Honey is a sweet liquid made by bees. It consists of water and sugars. Bees may travel as far as seventy-five thousand kilometres and visit over two million flowers to produce just half a kilo of honey. The colour and flavour of honey depend on the type of flower visited. In fact, there are more than three hund... |
31.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Climbing to the top of Britain
Each year thousands of people climb Ben Nevis in Scotland, and because of its northerly location, the climate can be bitterly cold. Climber Keith Hewitt describes his first time on Ben Nevis.
It was February, my first big winter climb. Our route was up the north face of the mountain to ... |
32.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Gareth Ellis
Gareth Ellis, 13, is the youngest son of Alan, an engineer, and Kath, a nursery teacher. His older brothers work in banking and computers, but Gareth's dream was always to become a clown. Three years ago, Alan, Kath and Gareth joined the circus. 'People laugh when we tell them,' says Kath. 'But it's true.... |
33.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | The History of Shoes
In the past, importance was not given to shoes being comfortable or fashionable. These early foot coverings were probably animal skins, which people tied round their ankles during cold weather. We still use leather today, but other materials such as silk, plastic, or cotton are also popular, depe... |
34.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Free-diving in the Caribbean
Tanya Streeter holds four world records in free-diving, the sport in which competitors reach extraordinary depths on only one breath of air.
In 2003, Tanya Streeter made history when she became the first person to dive 120 metres into the ocean while holding her breath, and come back up to... |
35.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Little Chefs
For one group of children aged between ten and fifteen, Saturdays are spent learning the art of serious cooking. Their weekly lessons in small classes are so popular that there is a waiting list of 30 children who want to do the course. Parents pay PS280 for the course where their children can have fun an... |
36.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | San Francisco
San Francisco lies on the coast of northern California. The earliest Europeans to discover the area were led by a Spanish explorer whose name was Gaspar de Portola.
He first saw it in 1769. Surprisingly, although San Francisco Bay is a wonderful natural harbour, it was discovered by land rather than by... |
37.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | International Book Club
Have you ever thought of joining a book dub and buying new books through the post? Here at the International Book Club, we already have many members buying books from us by mail.
To join:
You just need to send us your first order from our book list.
Immediate benefits:
As a special offer, you m... |
38.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Rock Band
Two years ago,our 14-year-old s on,Ben, asked us for a set of drums for his birthday. At first,we were very much against the idea because of the noise. 'It's better than watching television or playing computer games in my free time,' Ben argued ,'and it'll keep me out of trouble.' In the end we gave in. 'All... |
39.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history. However, life hasn't always been that easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had difficulty in finding friends, although he really enjoyed taking part in school plays.
After he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look ... |
4.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | A JOURNEY ALONG THE BEAUTIFUL DOURO RIVER
VOYAGES JULES VERNE operate a 'hotel ship' along the Douro river in Portugal. The MV Lady
Ivy May can take 160 guests in double cabins, all of which face outside and have a private shower and WC. On board the ship, which has air-conditioning, you will find a sun-deck, lounge, ... |
40.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | THE HISTORY OF THE IDITAROD - THE LAST GREAT RACE ON EARTH
In the 1880s, gold was discovered in what is now the most northern state of the USA,
Alaska. Many people came to the area hoping to get rich. New towns were built and grew quickly. One such town was called Iditarod, which means 'far, distant place'. This town ... |
41.txt | en | cambridge-exams | document-level | reference | B1 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Craigie Aitchison
The painter Craigie Aitchison was born in Scotland. He came to London intending to study law, but went to art school instead. There he found the traditional drawing classes difficult, but still kept on painting.
In his late twenties he was given money by the Italian government to study art, and becam... |
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Original Dataset Paper: Menglin Xia, Ekaterina Kochmar, and Ted Briscoe. 2016. Text Readability Assessment for Second Language Learners. In Proceedings of the 11th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications, pages 12–22, San Diego, CA. Association for Computational Linguistics.
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