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World's first lab-grown burger Summary 5 August 2013 Researchers are unveiling the world's first lab-grown burger in London today. The burger has been grown from stem cells taken from a dead cow. It has cost ￡215,000 to grow but researchers believe
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Camels could be source of deadly virus Vocabulary striving making a great effort spreads goes from one person to another antibodies substances which are a part of blood and which help to protect against diseases reservoirs sources prevalent widesprea
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Camels could be source of deadly virus Summary 9 August 2013 Scientists studying a deadly virus say they are closer to finding its source. Research suggests that camels could be responsible for passing Middle East Respiratory Syndrome - or MERS - to
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China green industries Vocabulary polluter a person or organisation that puts harmful substances into the environment toxic smog a poisonous mixture of fog and smoke which appears in some industrial cities generating producing turnover the amount of
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China green industries Summary 12 August 2013 Chinese state media say the government is trying to tackle pollution caused by the country's fast economic development. According to the state-run news agency, new measures are being introduced to encoura
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World Athletics Championships Vocabulary address announcement to an audience flat not exciting, not interesting vociferous spoken with great energy and determination, expressing views loudly and many times shout about become excited or pleased about
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World Athletics Championships Summary 19 August 2013 The World Athletics Championships have ended in Moscow with a third gold medal for Usain Bolt. The first of three big international sporting events hosted by Russia over the coming years was descri
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Manning given 35 years for leaks Vocabulary burst into tears suddenly started to cry counts particular crimes a person is accused of whistleblower person who works in an organisation and informs an authority about illegal or dishonest activity pardon
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Manning given 35 years for leaks Summary 23 August 2013 A military court in the US has sentenced Bradley Manning, the former intelligence analyst who leaked hundreds of thousands of documents to Wikileaks, to 35 years in prison. The judge at the cour
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Manning given 35 years for leaks Summary 23 August 2013 A military court in the US has sentenced Bradley Manning, the former intelligence analyst who leaked hundreds of thousands of documents to Wikileaks, to 35 years in prison. The judge at the cour
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World War I wills Vocabulary wills documents which say what a person wants to happen to their money and property after they die the front places where armies face each other and fight extracts short sections taken from longer writing in active servic
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World War I wills Summary 30 August 2013 The last wishes, thoughts and concerns of more than 230,000 soldiers who died in World War I are to be made available online. Reporter: Martin Vennard Report The wills and letters that accompanied them give a
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Climate change 'spreads crop pests' Vocabulary pests insects or small animals that damage crops fungi (singular: fungus) organisms that eat decaying material (e.g. mushrooms) harvests crops which are cut and collected on the move going from one place
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Climate change 'spreads crop pests' Summary 2 September 2013 Global warming is helping pests and diseases that attack crops to spread around the world, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Researchers from the univ
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BBC Learning English 19 June 2013 Protests in Brazil Transcript: Brazil hasn't seen protests on this scale for over 20 years. Police in riot gear stood behind barriers to protect state buildings in Rio, where over 100,000 people joined the march. Dem
