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The Internet has tons of information but the articles printed there are not always easy to read.
This website is specially designed for learners of English.The articles are carefully chosen and rewritten, so that they can be more easily understood. Each article has a vocabulary list at the end. Most articles have PDF Downloads of the text, as well as printable comprehension exercises . Presently there are about 230 topics in various categories.
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In The News
- Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - In April 2010 one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history happened off the coast of Louisiana . The Deepwater Horizon, a BP oil platform, exploded killing 10 workers and spilling millions of litres of oil into the ocean.
- 9/11 - On September 11, 2001 terrorists attacked New York and Washington with four jet airplanes. The World Trade Centre was completely destroyed and the Pentagon gravely damaged. Over 3,000 people were killed in the deadliest attack on American soil
- Michael Jackson - A year ago, one of pop musics great stars died in Los Angeles
- Hurricanes - As the hurricane season starts in North America this usint tells you everything you have to know about tropical storms, how they develop and the damage they cause
- Soccer - European Football - With the finals of the European club competitions getting underway shortly and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa as the big sporting event of the year we take a look at a game that fascinates hundreds of millions around the world.
- Volcanoes - A volcanic eruption in Iceland has led to thousands of cancelled flights across the north and west of Europe.
- The Beatles - 40 years ago one of the greatest music groups in history announced that they would break up.
- Earthquakes - In the last few weeks and months massive earthquakes have caused great damage in Haiti, Chile and China . But why do they happen and what damage is caused ?
- South Africa - The former Apartheid republic will be the center of the football world as the 2010 World Cup gets under way in June. This unit deals with the geography and people of South Africa as well as the nation's history and economy.
- Golf - As the new golf season gets underway we take a look at a sport that millions around the world play for fun and professional athletes compete for millions of dollars.
- Running the Marathon - As spring approaches and the new running season starts we take a look at the world's longest race and what you need to do to achieve good results.
World War II - Special Unit
- Introduction
- Causes of World War II
- The Rise of Adolf Hitler and the NSdAP
- Blitzkrieg and the Battle of Britain
- Battle of the Atlantic
- The Holocaust
- Operation Barbarossa - The German Invasion of the Soviet Union
- Attack on Pearl Harbour - America Enters the War
- D-Day - Allied Invasion of Europe
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Japan Surrenders
- Life During World War II
- End of World War II
- Key Figures of World War II
- Results and Aftermath of World War II
New Articles
- New York
- Skyscrapers
- Airports
- Nutrition
- The Middle Ages
- Stocks and the Stock Market
- The Vikings
- Tropical Rainforest
- Climbing Mount Everest
- Rice - Asia's Most Important Crop
- The Internet
- Motion Pictures
- Native Americans
- Cities
- Russian Revolution
- Light and Optics
- Global Economic Crisis 2008
- London
- Discover Australia
- French Revolution
- Theatre
- Cars
- Athletics - Track and Field
- The Atmosphere
- Atoms and Elements
- Air Pollution
- Inside Iraq
- NASA at 50
- Iceland
- First Aid
- Teeth
- Globalization
- Newspapers
- Glaciers and the Ice Age
- Tsunamis - Killer Waves
- Nile River
- Pablo Picasso
- Hinduism
- Toronto
- Geologic History of the Earth
- Blood Diamonds - An African Conflict
- The Great Depression
- Age of Exploration
- Submarines
- The Romani - Nomadic People of Europe
- William Shakespeare
- Nuclear Energy
- Global Warming
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- World of Energy
- Tea
- Mushrooms
- Magnets and Magnetism
- Electricity
- Deserts
- The Human Brain
- The Nobel Prize
- The Solar System
- Martin Luther King
- Fascism
- Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
- Age of Jazz
- Volcanoes
- The Holocaust - Mass Murder of Jews during World War II
- Renaissance - Rebirth of Europe
- Reptiles
- X-rays
- Dinosaurs - Prehistoric Reptiles of the Mesozoic Era
- Birds
- Gravity