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On Sunday the Dutch comedy news show  Zondag met Lubach  released a YouTube video introducing President Trump to the Netherlands. It has since been viewed over nine million times. A voice over ( Greg Shapiro ) describes the Netherlands in speech patterns oddly reminiscent of the commander-in-chief ... HT www.englishblog.com

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Welcome to Deep English. Are you looking for a way to improve your listening and speaking? You are in the right place. If you can understand 70% of more of the free lessons on this site, you are at an intermediate or advanced level. You might feel discouraged about your English fluency, but you are not a beginner. You need lessons made for intermediate and advanced students. If you’re like many of our students, you want to improve your speaking, but you don’t have anyone to speak with. And you want to understand native English, but sometimes it feels too fast and difficult for you. At your level, the best way to improve your English is by using English, not studying English. Using English means listening and talking about real ideas. It also means using English lessons that are interesting and will keep you motivated. In the free lessons section, you have a library of interesting lessons that will help you learn English through stories.  HT  http://mythatsenglish.blog...

Read - Listen - Learn   is a collection of graded reading activities ranging from elementary to advanced level. Most of the texts have audio recordings, so learners can read and listen at the same time. Similarly, the stories have a glossary and some graphic aids to help the student understand the most complex vocabulary in the stories. The stories can be either fictional or non-fictional and they range  between 1,000 and 2,000 words. To select which story to read, just click on the Find articles tag at the top. Read - Listen - Learn   is free, but you have to log in with through Facebook. HT mythatsenglish.blogspot.com.es     

Finding the right partner in the modern dating world is no easy feat. And so in a bid to prove that appearances aren't everything, one Japanese dating company is using surgical masks to force their clients to concentrate on character -- instead of superficial looks. 

Choose one of your fantasy dinner party guests and write a letter of invitation. Include the topics below: who you are and what the event is why you want to invite him/her who the other guests are

Imagine you have been to the mission for three months and are allowed to send your first email home. Write to friends and family about the topics below: the other volunteers and what you think of them what it is like living together the best/most difficult things about the mission how you feel about the mission now

2nd September - 9th October 2016 The world famous Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival draws huge crowds of over 20,000 people to the busy pubs and hotels every year during the whole month of September. They come for love, dancing, music, racing and a good time, and they don’t leave disappointed! Matchmaking is one of Ireland's oldest traditions and a good deal of it has taken place in Lisdoonvarna during September and early October. The town developed into a tourist centre in the 18th-century when a well-respected Limerick surgeon discovered the positive effects of its mineral waters. People travelled from all over Ireland to bathe in, and drink the mineral waters. The water that was rich in iron, sulphur and magnesium gave relief from the symptoms of diseases such as rheumatism and glandular fever. It was due to the popularity of these mineral springs and the huge amount of people going there that led to the Lisdoonvarna "matchmaking tradition". September became the pea...

Friday the 13th has been a part of superstition lore for hundreds of years, but where did that come from? Mo Rocca reports on the origins of Friday the 13th, those that hate the date, and those that love it. (CBS News) Friday the 13th, considered by many as one of the unluckiest days of the year, is almost here again. If you are worried about what's in store this time, then you're not alone. Psychologists have even come up with a word for how you're feeling – paraskavedekatriaphobia, or fear of Friday the 13th. One option is to stay tucked up in bed all day to avoid any potential Friday the 13th bad luck that may come your way, or alternatively, you could ignore the superstitious chatter and embrace it.   READ MORE...