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Was beschäftigt die englischsprachige Welt im August?
VANESSA CLARK spürt die heißen Storys für Sie auf.
What’s the alternative?
Sport Are you bored with the Olympics? Are you looking for an
alternative? en go to Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, for the World Alternative Games.
ere, you will have the chance to watch, or try, some events that are not on the programme for London. ere will be egg-throwing, underwater hockey, wife-carrying, backwards running and mountain biking in a river.
For people who don’t want to do anything too strenuous, the World Alternative Games
include the office-chair slalom. e most important rule: you must stay seated at all times.
ere won’t be any gold medals, but it sounds like a lot of fun.
Who is Jodi Picoult?
Books American writer Jodi Picoult has many
thousands of loyal fans who love her stories of families,
relationships, love, and moral dilemmas. Her fans also
love the way she speaks to them personally by e-mail,
on Facebook, and while on tour. She spends three
months of the year on tour and writes a new novel
every year. She is also very active in the campaign for
gay rights, as her teenage son has recently come out.
Picoult studied writing at Princeton, a famous university. She also met her husband there.
Schuldig (English title: e Tenth Circle) comes out
in paperback in German this month.
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überdrüssig sein
Kampf
sich outen; auch: erscheinen
vertreiben, ausweisen
Schwulenrechte
Regierung
Gewissensnot
Roman
Taschenbuch
Beziehung
Regel
anstrengend
40 years ago
1972
Uganda In August 1972, President Idi Amin
expelled everyone from India who lived in
Uganda, and his government took control of
their businesses and land. Many went to
Britain, where there is still a strong Ugandan
Asian community today.
Illustrationen: B. Förth
Fotos: Alamy; Getty Images
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Llanwrtyd [lÄn(UEtId]
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Summer clothes
SUE MORRIS presents words for clothes we wear in the summertime.
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Write the words next to
the pictures above.
Oh, dear! Someone can’t spell. Correct the words
from the list (1–8) to complete the sentences below.
1. swimsuit
a) She bought a lovely n s s d u s e r for her holiday.
2. (a pair of) swimming trunks
3. (a pair of) shorts
4. sundress
5. T-shirt
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b) Women don’t usually wear m i w s m n i g r u n t k s.
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c) Oh, no! I forgot to pack my m i s s i t w u.
6. (a pair of) jeans
7. sun hat
8. bikini
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d) You can’t wear a n i b i i k in the hotel dining room.
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e) I always wear a s n u t h a on the beach.
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f) It’s sunny today, so I think a T - t r i s h will be OK. But it’s not
warm enough for s t r o s h. I’m going to wear my e n a j s.
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Answers: a) sundress; b) swimming trunks; c) swimsuit; d) bikini; e) sun hat; f) T-shirt, shorts, jeans
Like “trousers”, swimming
trunks, shorts, and jeans are all
plural nouns. You can also say
a pair of... .
• I need a new pair of jeans, and
these shorts are too small.
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