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Eriksson named Ivory Coast coach Vocabulary sacked dismissed him from his job failed to get past the quarter-finals didn't advance beyond the final eight teams in the competition a high-profile replacement a well-known person to take over the positio
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Tracking crime on Twitter Summary 28 August 2012 Growing numbers of residents of the American city of Los Angeles are taking an active interest in tracking crime. More and more of them are now tuning in to private radio conversations between police o
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Tracking crime on Twitter Vocabulary scanning to search with a scanner airwaves e.g. radio programmes or phone conversations police radio conversations private police conversations on wireless devices crime reporters journalists that report on crimin
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Jackson's record record deal Summary 17 March 2010 Record company Sony have signed a deal to release old and new songs by the late pop star Michael Jackson. The deal is worth about $250 million and is the biggest ever made for any artist, living or d
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Jackson's record record deal Vocabulary long-time record company organisation which had published his music for many years re-issued made available again re-mixed with different musical production a bonanza a large amount of something good a shrewd b
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Beckham likely to miss World Cup Summary 15 March 2010 David Beckham is likely to miss this year's World Cup following an injury in a match on Sunday. Beckham is one of the most well known sportsmen in the world and losing the chance to play will dis
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Beckham likely to miss World Cup Vocabulary the turf the area of short, thick grass where people play football pulled up stopped suddenly clutching holding tightly hobbled walked uncomfortably and in pain Achilles tendon a cord inside the leg which j
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Oscar triumph for Hurt Locker Summary 8 March 2010 The prize for best film at this year's Oscars went to The Hurt Locker, a film about American troops in Iraq. Its main rival, the multi-billion dollar blockbuster Avatar, didn't pick up any of the maj
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Oscar triumph for Hurt Locker low-budget not expensive, cheap to make beat off was more sucessful than ground-breaking new and different to other things of its type fantasy epic a make-believe film which is long bomb disposal teams groups of people w
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Sale of Vasari's papers suddenly stopped Vocabulary an acclaimed artist a well known, respected and highly praised artist chronicling writing about, detailing, keeping records of the founder of the person who is responsible for starting something in
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An ice treat for animals Summary 23 August 2012 A heatwave across much of Europe has left people struggling to keep cool, but the zoo in Rome has come up with a novel way to ensure that the animals are comfortable in the boiling temperatures. Reporte
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An ice treat for animals Vocabulary code red emergency nicknamed known as scorches heats or burns joints of meat parts of an animal where two bones join lollipop flavoured sweet on a stick veterinarian doctor who treats animals treats tasty snacks le
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Gold for Canada as Olympics end Summary 1 March 2010 The flame was put out and the organisers were praised as the Olympic Games in Vancouver came to a close. But the real excitement was provided by Canada's men's ice-hockey team winning the final gol
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Gold for Canada as Olympics end Vocabulary making gentle fun of themselves smiling or laughing at things about themselves that others sometimes find funny a nod to an acknowledgement of, in recogition of a glitch in a small problem or fault that stop
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The Hurt Locker wins at Baftas Summary 22 February 2010 The British film awards, the Baftas, have just been announced. The big winner was the film 'The Hurt Locker' which won six awards including Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow. Reporter: Rebecca J
