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Episode 102 - World Cup stories: The heroic rise of the Cape Verde keeper

In today's news, we find out how a World Cup goalkeeper has gained millions of social media followers overnight!
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Episode 101 - World Cup stories: Pickles the Dog who saved the World Cup

For today's news story, we go back in time 60 years and learn about a dog who saved the World Cup.
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Episode 100: Everest guide survives six days alone on the mountain

In today's news, a guide gets lucky up Everest.
I'll also be sharing my own lucky escape up a mountain in Croatia. 
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Episode 99: Italian hotel wins court battle over tap water

In today's news, should tap water be free and available at all restaurants?
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Episode 98: What is ‘Spygate’ and why is it causing controversy in English football?

In today's episode, we discuss a big controversy called 'Spygate'.
 
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Episode 97: World Cup final to feature first ever halftime show

In today's news, we find out who is playing the first ever World Cup final half time show.
In the grammar section, we practise using the phrase 'to be/get used to...'
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Episode 96: German tourist wins compensation in “sunbed war” holiday dispute

In today's news, an angry tourist and his quest for sun bed justice!
We also look at how to use 'although' and 'despite'.
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Episode 95: Bus driver’s training day ends in the River Seine

In today's news, a bad day at the office for a trainee bus driver.
In the grammar section, we look at how to use the preposition 'to' with the gerund.
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Episode 94: “Timmy”: the lost whale in the Baltic Sea which has captured national attention in Germany

In today's news, the story of "Timmy" the lost whale, whose story has gone viral in Germany and beyond. 
We also study modal verbs in today's episode.
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Episode 93: Escaped zoo wolf captured after week on the run

In today's news, a wolf on the run in South Korea! We also look at how we talk about how we spend our time. 
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