Lance Armstrong Date of Birth: 8th September, 1971 Country: USA Lance Armstrong's Guinness record for the fastest average speed at the Tour de France was set in 1999 with an average speed of 40.27 km/hr. In his teens he was a triathlete but at 16 he...
THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records. Over the last 25 years, he hasbroken approximately 93 Guinness records. More than twenty of these he still holds, including the record...
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This was one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Its find was as dramatic and exciting as the discovery itself. Here is the story. The first hint The first hint that led to the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankham...
Worried about the preparations for her feast, Lala quickly turned for home with her collection of nuts, melons and other fruit. It was the custom of family groups to separate and then gather again at different sites for reunions as they followed the...
A group of students (S) from England has come to the Zhoukoudian caves for a visit. An archaeologist (A) is showing them round. A: Welcome to the Zhoukoudian caves here in China. It is a great pleasure to meet you students from England, who are inter...
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Act Five AFTERWARDS Colonel Pickering and Henry come in with Eliza after eating their supper. She is still in her beautiful clothes. They sit and Eliza gets Henry's slippers. H: What an evening! Thank God it's over. (Suddenly he sees the slippers) Oh...
Act Two, Scene 1 MAKING THE BET It is 11am in Henry Higgins' house the next day. Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering are sitting deep in conversation. H: Do you want to hear any more sounds? CP: No, thank you. I rather fancied myself because I can p...
MAIN CHARACTERS: Eliza Doolittle (E): a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself Professor Higgins (H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person's English decides his/her position in society Colonel Pickering (CP): a...