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A2-B1-B2 New Zealand
an extract from the BBC
I talk to my neighbour, who says she has spent 10 minutes just looking at a butterfly when she should be tidying up. Life seems unreal and time seems to unravel.
We keep telling ourselves time will put this right. With time, the aftershocks will lessen. With time, power and water and sewage will be restored. With time, our roads will be repaired. With time our houses will be rebuilt. With time.
But at the moment time goes slowly. Time brings us pain and anguish – and fear that we might not have the strength to get through this. Time brings despair because all that we have built up has gone and our future is in jeopardy.
Tuesday’s quake was less energetic but more destructiveResearchers are investigating the relationship between September’s Magnitude 7.1 quake and last month’s 6.3 event.
The latter is very much considered to be an aftershock from the first, even though they were separated by six months.
The former occurred about 40km to the west, rupturing a similar length of fault. The most recent quake ruptured about 15km of fault.
What scientists need to know now is the nature of any “seismic gap” between the two; that is, a segment of fault which was not broken in either tremor but which may have been loaded with additional strain because of both those events.
Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk
Related Stories
- No bodies in NZ quake cathedral 05 MARCH 2011, ASIA-PACIFIC
- NZ quake: The epicentre town 25 FEBRUARY 2011, ASIA-PACIFIC
- Depth and location key in NZ quake 22 FEBRUARY 2011, SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
A1-A2 Let us tell the time: What time is it?
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A2-B1 Enjoy Australia with music !
The biggest, I wonder?
Look on the link and give an answer:
Is Australia bigger than France?
Is France bigger than Australia?
Is Australia the same size as France?
Is Australia the same size as the United States of America?
Is Europe the same size as Australia?
Is it more difficult to live on the coast than in the middle of the country?
Is it easier to live in the city or in the countryside?
Is it more dangerous to play on the beach than on the land? (sharks)
Is it safer to swim near the Australian coast than close to the French southern coast?
Which country is the biggest?
Is Ayers Rock the highest mountain in Australia?
Is the nuclear accident in Japan the most frightening event at the moment?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T20Twjiu9Y4&feature=related[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_QKPleYeGo&feature=related[/youtube]
New York …
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjsXo9l6I8[/youtube]
A1-A2-B1 Kina Grannis Valentine Lyrics
Underline the [ai] sounds in red, circle the [i:] sound in red and draw a rectangular shape for [au]
Are there any more sounds you recognized?
Love, it’s a special day
We should celebrate and appreciate
That you and me found something pretty neat
And I know some say this day is arbitrary
But it’s a good excuse to put our love to use
Baby, I know what to do
Baby, I will love you
I’ll love you, I’ll love you
Love, I don’t need those things
I don’t need no ring
I don’t need anything
But you with me
‘Cause in your company
I feel happy, oh so happy and complete
And it’s a good excuse to put our love to use
Baby, I know what to do
Baby, I will love you
I’ll love you, I’ll love you
So won’t you be my honey bee?
Giving me kisses all the time
Be mine, be my Valentine
So won’t you be my honey bee?
Giving sweet kisses all the time
Be mine, be my Valentine
