http://www.english-online.at/ This website is specially designed for learners of English.The articles are carefully chosen and rewritten, so that they can be more easily understood. At the end of each article there are words that are explained. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.english-online.at/entertainment/beyonce-knowles/beyonce-knowles-american-entertainer.htm Beyoncé Knowles is one of the really multitalented entertainment stars of the present. She is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer and fashion designer. Knowles became famous as the lead singer of the Rhythm and Blues group Destiny’s Child, probably the most successful female groups of all times. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:31:15 GMT http://www.english-online.at/biology/animal-migration/animal-migration-travel-throughout-the-year.htm Many mammals, birds, fish, insects and other animals travel regularly from one place to another during a certain time of the year. This journey is called migration. Animals change their living areas because they may get more food, better places to build nests or more sunlight somewhere else. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:32:42 GMT http://www.english-online.at/places/vatican/vatican-worlds-smallest-state.htm The Vatican is the world's smallest country. This tiny nation has an area of only 44 hectares. Its 800 residents could fit comfortably into a large apartment building in New York City. The Vatican serves as the spiritual center of the Roman Catholic Church and is surrounded by the city of Rome. The Pope, presently Benedict XVI, presides over Vatican City--and the world's largest body of Christians. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:33:48 GMT http://www.english-online.at/people/albert-einstein/albert-einstein-life-and-discoveries.htm Albert Einstein was a famous scientist who completely changed the way that people saw our world and the universe. Einstein created many theories which proved that things like gravity , light, energy and matter were connected with each other. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:34:39 GMT http://www.english-online.at/health_medicine/aids/growth-causes-of-aids.htm In the middle of the 1970s a new disease emerged. It was called AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Scientists and doctors didn’t know anything about it at first but until today AIDS has killed 25 million people and about 50 million may be infected. AIDS occurs all over the world, but southern Africa, Asia and the United States have had more AIDS victims than other countries. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:35:36 GMT http://www.english-online.at/biology/bats/bats-physical-features-of-flying-mammals.htm Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Like all mammals they feed their young ones milk. We don’t see bats very often because they usually fly around only at night. During the daytime they hang in dark rooms of buildings, caves, hollow trees and other dark places. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:57:24 GMT http://www.english-online.at/history/elizabeth-i/elizabeth-i-tudor-monarch.htm Elizabeth I was queen of England from 1558 until she died in 1603. Her reign was called the Elizabethan Age, a very exciting and glorious period in English history, in which England became an important world power. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:01:33 GMT