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Month: March 2016

The NEWS

With so many news services out there today it can be difficult to discern which to choose.  Here to help is a round-up of some of the best providers in English.


 

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WEBSITE

BBC NewsThe old stalwart from the UK

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RADIO

One of the best areas of the BBC for keeping updated.

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WEBSITE

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WEBSITE +

  • Monocle for the trendy and informed. Also provides numerous podcasts and a radio station in addition to a very glossy magazine, several shops and a quarterly newspaper.

Take some time to look around this site there are several interesting radio programmes and videos.

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The Guardian The Guardian has an enviable  trusted reputation in the UK for investigative journalism. It’s editor, Alan Rusbridger, received the Right Livelihood honorary Award in 2014 alongside Edward Snowdon for exposing mass surveillance by the NSA and others.

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To finish with…Initially the bad boy on the media bloc, ‘Vice’ has now got all grown-up and has given birth to its very own Vice News service ‘an international news organization created by and for a connected generation. ‘… see what you think.

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The lost art of letter writing…

I have taught English for just under twenty years. It used to be such a regular part of the course to practice letter writing. Letters, both formal and informal. Now however they seem so old-fashioned. Even emails are not so frequent and are certainly not the replacement of the heartfelt letter. The idea of taking the time to carefully consider the words you will use when communicate with your friend, colleague or loved one seems like a luxuary in today’s speeding world.

So here is a letter read for your convenience. I hope you enjoy it and consider writing something of your own, if you do, try to do it in English I would be happy to take a look.

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