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Learn to Fika | Try Swedish If you learn only one Swedish word, make it fika (fee-ka). Confusingly, it’s both a noun and a verb. Strictly speaking it means a coffee break. Flickorna Lundgrens, Kullahalvön peninsula, Skåne Started by the seven Lundgren sisters, in 1938, in an old fishing village near Arild, this café and bakery is still owned by the family. Olof Viktors, Glemminge, Österlenvägen, Skåne This café and bakery takes a bit of finding - in the countryside between Ystad and Simrishamn, near Glemminge - but is well worth it; it was voted Sweden’s best café in 2013. Cafe Husaren, Haga Nygata 28, Gothenburg Here is where you will find, possibly, the biggest cinnamon buns in Sweden. Da Matteo, Vallgatan 5, Gothenburg Named after the owner, Matts Johansson, who is passionate about craftsmanship and, with his team, both roasts his own coffees and bakes his own bread and pastries.

Stockholm's shocking take on Halloween American Bill Schacht missed the spooky outfits, family feasts and charity events he associated with Halloween when he moved to Sweden. So he did something about it. The Local meets the founder of the capital's annual Shockholm parade. Halloween is a relatively young tradition in Sweden, with few people celebrating it until the 1990s. But the festival is gradually becoming an annual event here as Swedes slowly embrace scary costumes, cobweb decorations and group get-togethers. "The potential for Halloween to grow in Sweden is huge but you can't compare it to how it's celebrated elsewhere just yet," American Bill Schacht tells The Local. Originally from New York, Schacht is a huge Halloween enthusiast who has experienced his home city's annual Village Halloween Parade many times over. Missing the autumn party atmosphere, Schacht started Shockholm in 2011 – the first Halloween parade around the Swedish capital, with residents invited to dress up and join the procession. Words by Mimmi Nilsson

Short Stories Free Audio Sort by Titles Per Page 1 - 10 of 343 Titles by Washington Irving Available on: Audio Download The quiet Dutch community of Sleepy Hollow lay in the Adirondack mountains on the western shore of the mighty Hudson River in America’s colonial period. by Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). by Oscar Wilde A collection of children’s stories written in 1888, dealing primarily with love and selfishness. by Edgar Allan Poe Monday, January 19, 2009 marked Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday. by Rudyard Kipling Just So Stories are considered some of Kipling's best works. Prince Prospero and his courtiers, locked safely away from the plague of the Red Death... by F. Ranging in tone from humor to sentimentality, these stories by F. by Henry R Schoolcraft by H.G. An idle villager experiences some strange events while taking a walk in the mountains.

Sweden elections: How do they work? National, regional, and local elections are taking place in Sweden on September 14th. Whether you're a first-time voter or a fresh armchair observer, The Local's beginners' guide will answer the key questions you were too afraid to ask. Why is Sweden holding elections now? There are elections in Sweden every four years. There are 349 seats up for grabs in the national parliament (Riksdag) and registered voters will also choose the next politicians to make up 21 county councils and 290 municipal assemblies. Can I have a say? You have to be a Swedish citizen aged 18 or over to vote in national elections. Where do I vote? If you're allowed to vote, you should get a voting card in the post, giving you the details of your nearest polling station. How do I vote? Sweden uses multi-coloured ballot papers. Once you've worked out what colour you need, you can then choose from three different types of ballot paper. Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT How are the winners chosen? How will we know which party has won?

English Listening Online Views: Biking in Cambodia Julia talks about cycing from Cambodia to Vietnam with her friends (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4). Mixers : Bad Hair Cut Six people talk about getting a bad haircut. Plus, be sure to check out all the re-edited mixers with new activities 1-25, 26-50, 51-75, 76-100. New Videos for Mixer Listen to over 20 new videos with new speakers from Chile, Argentina, Canada, the U.S. and more. Scenes: Erina in Vancouver Listen as the series ends with Erina starting her new job at Campus Pizza Scene #6 and Scene #7. E-waste, recycling, and sustainability - Geography (9,10) - ABC Splash - A TV monitor lies amongst electronic trash. Playing on it are images of recycling trash being picked up by truck and sorted and processed in plants.TANYA HA, REPORTERRight now, you are watching trashy television and I mean that in the nicest possible way. But the way we sort the stuff we want from the stuff we don't all boils down to some beautiful simple physics in action, starting with size and weight.Rubbish passes over a vibrating conveyer belt, some of it falling off.TANYA HAThis incline of vibrating, spinning rubber discs acts like a giant sieve.

English listening practice exercises - Sounds English Tips on how to make a video news report Do you want to make a TV news report but have no idea where to start? Watch this video to see how a group of students, with help from the BBC's Sophie Long, go about it and read the advice below. How to make a video news report What's the story? Before starting any news report, the most important point to remember is: Keep it simple. Planning As with any story, you must plan how you want to start your report and how you want to end it. When planning your report, you will need to consider the five Ws. What - What is the story? Why - Why is the story important to your audience? Who - Who is involved? Where - Where is the story happening, and where is the best place to film? When - Has the story already happened, or is it about to happen? By planning each of these points in detail, you'll know exactly what you need to film, where and when. Filming Once you have done all your planning, then you can start to film. A basic TV news report is made up of five parts: Equipment Health and safety

TV news report project | Miss Summer's Corner You are hired as a TV anchorman/ anchorwoman by the BBC. Present a TV news report! Carte des compétences et connaissances à maîtriser pour cette séquence projet: Utilisez votre souris pour naviguer sur la carte Évaluation de la tâche finale: Tache-finale-bareme (format docx) Your teacher’s advice 1. a short introduction of the various news items (if possible with illustrations)2 news items (international and local)a live commentary (interview, news commentary…)cultural news or sports newsweather forecast 2. who does what? 3. Write the script for each news item. ⇒You can watch TV news reports on the internet and write down expressions and sentences you can hear. 4. Microphone, prompters boards, slideshows*(=diaporama), and so on. 5. As much as you can because Practice makes perfect. ⇒Use your webcam to record your TV news presentation. make adjustments. ⇒Practice with your team. J'aime : J'aime chargement…

Spraktrollet: Listening Here you will find good exercises to improve your listening skills. SixPix #45 ESL Listening Game about Horses Hey, let's do the listening game. Which picture can you see? In the first picture, there's a man and a woman and they are sitting on a rail and they are talking to each other. You can only see a man and a woman. You can't see a horse. In the next picture, you can see a man, a woman and a horse and they are walking towards you. In this next picture, you can see the man, the woman and the horse, but you can't see their face. In the next picture. In this picture, we can see the man the woman and the horse, and the horse is turned sideways and we can't see the man or woman's face clearly, but the man and woman are not standing next to each other. In this last picture, all we can see is the woman and the horse and the horse has its head up and it is looking a little bit to the right. Could you get all the pictures.

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