9 Healthy Diet In order to stay healthy it is important to have a balanced diet in other words， food that contains something from each of the three main groups of food． These groups are protein， carbohydrate and fat． Proteins are very importan...
8 Volcanic Eruption In north-west Cameroon in August 1986， there was a volcanic eruption which devastated the area． At least 1，200 people were killed and many were left seriously ill with burns and respiratory infections． Nobody could escape b...
7 No Work in the Dark I urgently needed a few days off work， but I knew my boss would not allow me to take a leave． I thought that maybe if I acted crazy he would tell me to take a few days off． So I hung upside down on the ceiling and made funn...
6 The 21st Birthday All of his life George from Cape Breton had heard stories of an amazing family tradition． It seems that his father， grandfather and great-grandfather had all been able to walk on water on their 21st birthday． On that day， t...
5 Three Jokes Joke 1 Co-workers sympathized with my mother when she complained that her back was really painful from moving furniture． Why don't you wait till your husband gets home? someone asked． I could， my mother told the group， but the co...
4 Reading I think that people should spend more time reading． Reading has a lot of advantages． One of them is that it helps you develop reading skills． You have to read if you want to become a good reader． In other words， the more you read，...
3 Where Does the Word Robot Come From ？ The word robot comes from the Czech word robota ， meaning heavy labour ． A robot is a machine that works automatically ． Robots can do a wide variety of tasks ． They are especially suitable for doing j...
2 Too Difficult To Spell A policeman returned to his police station one evening and reported to the sergeant that he had found an old car with no license plates ． Where was it? asked the sergeant ． In Ecclesiastes Street ， beyond the bridge ， ...
1 Learning English in a New Environment I was a little shy about talking to people when I first arrived in America ， but I had a strong desire to broaden my horizons and meet new people ． Once I gathered the courage to start conversations with peo...
27 Humour What Is a Teenager? A teenager is ... ... someone who can hear his favourite singer three blocks away but not his mother calling from the next room. ... a whiz who can operate the latest computer without a lesson but can't make a bed. ... a...
