Listening and Reading Exercise
Out Of Our Heads
The Selfish Giant
Every afternoon, as the children were coming back from school, they used to go and play in the giant's garden. It was a beautiful large garden.
Beautiful flowers grew in the grass. There were twelve fruit trees. In the spring the fruit trees were covered with red and white flowers, and later in the year they bore rich fruit.
The birds sang in the trees so sweetly that sometimes the children stopped their games and listened to them."How happy we are here!" they cried to each other.
One day the giant came back. He had been away for seven years. When he arrived, he saw the children playing in his garden.
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Listening to our Own Selves
Out Of Our Heads
IMPATIENS We are all so busy…
(Some hints to find the right pace)

Speed is a supossedly blessed virtue as we can see in the media. The popular thought is that responding with speed is an intelligent reaction. Because of this, people whose response in activi

ties is quicker than the rest, are considered very valuable. Nobody cares if that clerk at the Bank, who is the fastest doing transactions, has comitted terrible mistakes by the end of the day.

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Multiple choice comprehension exercise
Out Of Our Heads
What is a Hero?

As the New Year 2009 approaches, let us share the qualities people believe every hero should have. You don't need to wear a red cape or a secret cave to be a super hero.
Instead, you can be a hero just by the selfless, authentic, and moral qualities you project onto others.

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Inspire your soul
Out Of Our Heads
Coming and Going of Breath

Prem Rawat talks about the miracle of life. "You want to know how to recognize a miracle? Then understand that today was a miracle," he says. "And, if tomorrow comes, that is going to be a miracle. And the coming and going of this breath is a miracle."Watch a video clip.

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Practice Your English
Reading and Listening comprehension activities in Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced levels
A love of travelling
For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with what’s called a ‘gap year’. In common with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before __________ to study for his degree.
After doing various jobs to
_________ some money, he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures, visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young person, the _________ the challenge they are likely to ______ themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can ______ in a thirst for adventure.
Now that his university course has _______ to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that will take him _______ around the... (continue)

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